ASI Weekly Newsletter
November 2009
November 20, 2009
The details for the 2010 American Sheep Industry Association and National Lamb Feeders Association convention are taking shape for the meeting in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 20-23. The registration f...
November 20, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced the approval of EAZI-Breed Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release (CIDR) sheep insert (progesterone solid matrix) for induction of estrus in...
November 20, 2009
Targeted grazing utilizing sheep will be showcased by the award-winning television series, The Profiles Series. The show will air on the Discovery Channel on Monday, Nov. 30, at 7 a.m. EST and PST....
November 20, 2009
The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) commended U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (Calif.) for his leadership in introducing H.R. 4087, which provides temporary tariff reduction for nylon woo...
November 20, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gearing up for the Sheep and Goat Inventory Survey. Conducted each year in January and July, this surv...
November 20, 2009
The executive board of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) nominated Greg Ahart of California, Larry Miller of Maryland and Clark Willis of Utah for re-appointment to the American Sheep a...
November 20, 2009
Montana is completely shutting down its first public hunt for gray wolves across the state. State officials say they expect to meet the season's 75-wolf quota by the end of Monday evening.
November 20, 2009
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee this week passed S. 510, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act, by a voice vote. It was a pro form...
November 20, 2009
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has decided it will establish a dispute settlement panel to rule on the legality of the U.S. country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) law following challenges by Canada ...
November 20, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has extended, by an additional 30 days, the comment period for its proposed rule to allow interstate shipment of meat ...