Press Releases
February 2013
February 01, 2013
Elected to represented Region II on the American Sheep Industry Association's (ASI) Executive Board at the ASI/National Lamb Feeders Association Board of Directors meeting on Jan. 26 is Bob Leer of...
February 01, 2013
California lamb and wool producer, Joe Pozzi, was elected to represent Region VIII on the American Sheep Industry Association's (ASI) Executive Board at the ASI/National Lamb Feeders Association Co...
November 2012
November 08, 2012
Chris Lupton, Ph.D. (Texas), a long-standing American wool industry member will receive the prestigious American Wool Council Wool Excellence Award at the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)/...
October 2012
October 18, 2012
The lamb market for farmers and ranchers has collapsed to well below half of last year’s prices. That, combined with the severe drought and the corresponding high cost of feedstuffs, has put sheep ...
August 2012
August 14, 2012
“The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) greatly appreciates the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of a $10 million supplemental lamb purchase,” said Association President ...
July 2012
July 27, 2012
Michael Gonzalez of Pullman, Wash., has been selected as the recipient of the $1,500 Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship being offered through the American Sheep Industry Association (AS...
May 2012
May 16, 2012
The 81st annual International Wool Textile Organization Congress (IWTO), themed WOOL IN THE CITY, commenced on May 7 in New York City. The conference was hosted by the American Wool Council, a divi...
March 2012
March 14, 2012
Through the American Sheep Industry Association, a Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 is being made available for sheep-related graduate studies.
February 2012
February 08, 2012
Mike Corn was elected to represent ASI's Region 6, comprised of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
February 08, 2012
Respectfully known to those around him as "Mr. Ben," Ben Powell served the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association (TSPA) as secretary/treasurer from 1961 through 2011. That's 50 years of service!