Sheep Industry News May 2024

NLFA Leadership School Visits Oregon The National Lamb Feeders

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Association conducted its Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School in Brownsville, Ore., March 25-27, as NLFA President Reed Anderson and his wife, Robyn, played host to producers with a wide range of sheep industry experience.

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20 Missouri Producer Believes In Direct-to-Consumer Model Whether he’s explaining the shearing process to handspinners or leading a group of school children into the petting zoo, Ed Crowley is perfectly at home with the consumer aspect of his direct-to-consumer operation.

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Developing A Successful Coyote Management Program Many state and federal predator control programs began in 1915 as demonstration programs,

Thermopolis to Host Wyo. Sheep & Wool Festival

Guidance Criteria for Public Lands Grazing During FMD Outbreak Released

The Wyoming Wool Growers Association is pleased to announce the schedule is getting packed for the Wyo ming Sheep & Wool Festi val to be held July 12-14 in Thermopolis, Wyo.

Managing livestock grazing on federal public lands in a

but were expanded following the ban of toxicants in 1972.

foot-and-mouth disease outbreak will pose unique challenges for ranchers and animal health officials.

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