Press Releases
October 2004
October 08, 2004
DENVER, Colo. ? A sheep industry endorsement for a "Livestock Risk Protection" (LRP) pilot project request, called LRP-Lamb, was submitted this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Risk M...
July 2004
July 15, 2004
Members of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Executive Council unanimously approved the association?s FY 2004-2005 Wool Trust Budget of $3,090,000.
July 15, 2004
DENVER, Colo. ? The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) was notified July 14, 2004, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue the proposed regulation supporting the 2004 Ret...
January 2004
January 28, 2004
After a six-year absence, the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) re-instated the tradition of an annual awards ceremony at its national convention. Winners were recognized during an awards...
January 28, 2004
Laura Kusek of Albion, Neb., and Kassandra Laber of Delmont, S.D., took top honors at the 2004 Make It Yourself With Wool National Finals & Award Program held Jan. 24, 2004, in Sacramento, Calif....
January 27, 2004
Approximately 300 U.S. sheep industry members from around the country convened in Sacramento, Calif., Jan 21-24 for the combined 2004 American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) / National Lamb Fee...
January 27, 2004
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Bill Hawks thrilled participants at the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) annual convention by announcing a one-year extension of the retain...
September 2003
September 04, 2003
U.S. sheep industry members as well as agricultural and animal-science instructors now have access to a new source of in-depth, peer-reviewed information -- the seventh edition of the Sheep Product...
June 2003
June 02, 2003
Attention all photographers: It?s time to start thinking about the American Sheep Industry Association?s 2003 Photo Contest. The contest is open to all who wish to enter, which means you don?t have...
May 2003
May 12, 2003
Twenty-two U.S. Senators have signed a letter addressed to Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman, in which they requested a one-year extension of the lamb payment programs (LMAAP).