sheep

The University of Idaho was recently awarded a $209,595 grant from the Idaho Global Entrepreneurial mission Council.  The money will be used to fund an ongoing project designed to help minimize the impact of diseases in sheep, as well as provide genetic testing.  Th...

American red meat production totaled 4.40 billion pounds in December of 2017, up slightly from December of the previous year.  For the calendar year 2017, commercial red meat production was 52 billion pounds. That was 3% higher than the previous year. Add...

A new Sheep Industry Economic Impact Study completed recently shows that sheep continue to be a good investment for America.  The impact analysis revealed that every one dollar spent in sheep and sheep-related production added an additional $2.87 to the...

WSU’s Snohomish County Extension will be hosting a twilight pasture walk near Duvall on June 22nd from 6:30 until 9.   The goal is to help create or improve grazing plans for producers including judging quality, defining goals, plant growth and grazing time, and creating systems amongst many other topics.   T...

After two consecutive years of gains, the most recent report on lamb and sheep showed that there are fewer head in the U.S.   USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam said the reason is simple, price. In 2014, prices were $159 per hundredweight.  ...

For a sheep producer, this winter has been challenging for more than just the occasional road or school closure.   WSU’s Sarah Smith said sheep are pretty hardy and can handle the cold due to their coats, but that can also be a negative.   “...

The lamb and wool market is wrapping a pretty steady 2016 with a minimal decline at the end of the year which is typical according to President of American Sheep Industry Association Exeuctive Board Burton Pfliger.   And those small declines are masking what is a very positive story Pfliger said.  ...

The 2016 Let’s Grow Lamb and Wool Symposium takes place on Saturday in Aurora, OR.   WSU Extension Meat Specialist Jan Busboom says one of the biggest topics of conversation is around reproduction and the use of genetics and breeding values as, “Having those numbers we can make much more rapid genetic progress to improve the performance of our animals, both from the standpoint of wool but also fro