sheep

The American Lamb Board’s 2025 program includes workshops and summits aimed at equipping sheep producers with the necessary tools and resources to profitably grow their operations.  They’re encouraging producers to begin planning their year by discovering more about several upcoming opportunities, including six targeted grazing workshops on the 2025 schedule.   The rap...

Washington State University and the University of Arizona will host a series next month to help ranchers and land managers effectively and sustainably care for their land and livestock.  Rangeland scientists, ecologists, and web developers  will hold the StockSmart virtual workshop series starting Wednesday, November 6th, running through December 11th.   The S...

The American Sheep Industry Association’s Young and Emerging Entrepreneurs are planning an in-person lambing school on November 23 at the Codington County Extension Complex in Watertown, South Dakota.  The one-day lambing school will focus on the preparation and basics of lambing.  The scho...

The American Lamb Board is looking for 150 sheep producers to participate in its Climate Smart Sheep Program.  Producers enrolled in the program will be paid up to $7,000 to develop and implement Climate Smart Sheep management practices and measure and report emissions and life cycle analysis.  Po...

A Vaugn, Montana man wanted to breed giant 300 pound sheep, then sell special permits for people to hunt them and make him money.

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, of Wyoming, introduced legislation to stop the Biden Administration from lifting a ban on imports of sheep and goat products until accurate studies show the possibility of contamination or transmission of diseases have been completely eliminated.

Washington State University Extension and the Washington State Department of Agriculture through the WA Meat-UP program are excited to announce the first Mobile LAMB 300 short-course.

Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Plant Health Inspection Service is implementing updated import and health certification requirements for live sheep and goats imported from Canada for restricted feeding for slaughter.

Even though it may not be the biggest industry in the region, sheep make up their share of agriculture in the PNW.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation rejected a request by livestock and agriculture groups for an exemption to federal driving time regulations that many in farm county say would provide necessary flexibility during certain times of the year...