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Defending USFWS Decision to Delist the Gray Wolf

Published May 24, 2021

A coalition of agriculture groups has gone to court to defend the delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act. This follows lawsuits filed by animal welfare activist groups last fall challenging the decision to delist the gray…

Pandemic Results in Changes for American Lamb Purchases

Published March 26, 2021

Traditionally, lamb relied heavily on upscale restaurant sales, but that was impacted by COVID-19. To make matters worse, the pandemic began in the midst of the peak holiday demand. A checkoff-funded report commissioned by the American Lamb Board and put…

A Bright Outlook for U.S. Sheep Industry

Published November 30, 2020

After a tough year due to COVID-19, American Sheep Industry Association Senior Policy and Information Director Chase Adams says the outlook for 2021 is bright. "We were able to get direct payments to producers. That certainly helped bridge the gap.…

Sheep and Wool Producers Develop Business Continuity Plan

Published May 11, 2020

A Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan has been developed by the American Sheep Industry Association in the case of a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak. The plan focuses on business continuity, which is critical for food security and animal…

Sheep Markets Feel the Repercussions of COVID-19

Published May 4, 2020

The lamb market is one of the protein segments feeling the repercussions of COVID-19. The American Sheep Industry Association estimates $125 million in immediate damages for sheep producers. In total, that is a $350 million spread over the entire 2020…

Sheep Growers Seek MFP Payments

Published January 20, 2020

The American Sheep Industry Association is calling on the Trump Administration to consider direct payments to sheep producers in future Market Facilitation Program payments. Despite the phase one trade agreement, China will maintain its retaliatory tariffs on raw wool. The…

ND Farmer Named to USDA Advisory Committee

Published May 28, 2019

A Tuttle, North Dakota farmer has been appointed to USDA’s National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee. Burdell Johnson is a past president of the American Sheep Industry Association. This advisory committee considers issues like wildlife depredation.

Prestigious Sheep Industry Award Goes to North Dakotan

Published January 31, 2019

The American Sheep Industry Association has honored Burdell Johnson of Tuttle, North Dakota with the McClure Silver Ram Award for a lifetime of service to the sheep industry. Johnson was instrumental in creating the Young Entrepreneur Group. ASI also presented…

Sheep Industry Addresses “Fake Meat” and Other Policy Priorities

Published January 28, 2019

Lamb and wool producers from across the country gathered in New Orleans for the American Sheep Industry Association’s 154th Annual Convention. Like many other livestock organizations, one of the hot topics among producers at the American Sheep Industry Convention was…

Sheep Industry Focused on the Farm Bill

Published November 13, 2018

The farm bill remains a top priority for the American Sheep Industry Association. With the mid-term elections in the past, Senior Policy and Information Director Chase Adams says its time get the bill done. "This is the strongest farm bill…

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Articles tagged under: American Sheep Industry Association

Defending USFWS Decision to Delist the Gray Wolf

Pandemic Results in Changes for American Lamb Purchases

A Bright Outlook for U.S. Sheep Industry

Sheep and Wool Producers Develop Business Continuity Plan

Sheep Markets Feel the Repercussions of COVID-19

Sheep Growers Seek MFP Payments

ND Farmer Named to USDA Advisory Committee

Prestigious Sheep Industry Award Goes to North Dakotan

Sheep Industry Addresses “Fake Meat” and Other Policy Priorities

Sheep Industry Focused on the Farm Bill

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