Sheep Industry News September 2023

YE's Tour Idaho As a Polypay producer, Mackenzie Strawser of Pennsylvania felt like she was visiting the homeland while touring the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho, with ASI's Young Entrepreneurs in August.

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20 Opportunities Abound for Georgia Producers Georgia producers Nathan and Tina Nix

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Former ASI President Jim Magagna Remains A Political Force During his two decades chal lenging Wyoming’s livestock industry, Jonathan Ratner saw time and again just how much political clout Jim Magagna wields.

Managing Mineral Intake Is An Easy Fix

RTM’s Bring Foreign Wool Buyers to United States Wool buyers from India were in the United States in late July as part of a reverse trade mission organized by ASI. In the last 20 years, India has played an important role in the American wool export market.

If there’s one thing sheep should never go without, it’s mineral. Mineral is the foundation of a healthy, productive and profitable flock.

always keep an eye out for opportunities to expand and diversify their family farming operation, which produces lamb, eggs, broiler chickens, pork and beef.

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