The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and other agriculture coalition members commended a decision from the…
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Industry Groups Receive Funds to Develop FAD Criteria for Public Land Allotments
by Brett McRaeASI- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is providing more than $200,000 dollars in Farm Bill funding to support the American Sheep Industry Association and…
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The American Wool Assurance website launched last week, allowing American sheep producers to take a crucial step in certifying their wool through this voluntary, American industry-driven certification process. The American…
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The American Sheep Industry Association joined half a dozen other livestock groups in calling on Congress to reject any attempts to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Packers and Stockyards…
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The Farm Workforce Modernization Act was introduced on Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, sponsored by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA). The bill would reform the H-2A…
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As of Feb. 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out more than $156 million to the American sheep industry through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The American Sheep…
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The public comment period for proposed updates to the rangeland management directives has been extended by 60 days. The comment period will now end on April 17th. The official notice…
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Following one of the most difficult years in the history of the American sheep industry, Susan Shultz of Ohio has been elected to lead the American Sheep Industry Association as…
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Ben Lehfeldt, sheep producer from Lavina, MT, and Montana Wool Growers Board of Directors member representing District 2/Central Region, is campaigning for the nomination of the American Sheep Industry Associations…
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The American Sheep Industry Association joined the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council in taking the opportunity to provide comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to…