2013 ASI CONVENTION VIDEO
The Honorable Edward Avalos
Undersecretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lamb Exports and Opportunities
Dr. Dennis Stiffler
Mountain States Rosen
Lamb Exports and Opportunities
Beka Gil
U.S. Meat Export Federation
Tri-Lamb Joint Nutrition Project
Allison Beadle, President
Salt and Company
Lamb Market Situation and Outlook
Dr. David Anderson
Texas AandM
Livestock Mandatory Reporting for Lamb and Marketing Information
Erica Rosa-Sanko
Livestock Marketing Information Center
Mike Lynch
USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
Lamb Maturity Definition and Compliance: A Panel Discussion
Margaret Soulen Hinson, ASI President, Moderator
Fran Boyd, Meyers and Associates
Dr. Lawrence Yates, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
Dr. Henry Zerby, The Ohio State University
American Lamb Board Update
Nick Forrest, ALB Chair
ALB Industry Assessment Study
Bob Ludwig
The Hale Group
ALB Sustainability Report
Janet Greenlee and Kenton Harmer
Milepost Consulting
2013 ASI CONVENTION PRESENTATIONS
Executive Board Meeting -- Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
USDA AMS Update for the Sheep Industry
Dr. Craig A. Morris
Deputy Administrator
Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program
2012 Communication Strategy ROI Overview
Hugh Whaley
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance
National Livestock Producers Association Sheep and Goat Fund
Scott Stuart
President/Chief Executive Officer
State Executives/Contacts Meeting -- Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013
California Presentation
Lesa Eidman, State Exective
Ohio Presentation
Roger High, State Executive
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Allience
Hugh Whaley
Food Trends & Ewe
Chloe Crane, Baltz and Co.
Rebuild the Sheep Inventory Committee -- Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Let's Grow Webinars of 2012
Jay Parsons, Ph.D.
Optimal Ag
Colorado State University
sheepSD Update
Dave Ollila
SDSU Extension Sheep Field Specialist and
J.D. Ryen
sheepSD participant
Emerging Entrepreneurs -- Thursday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 26, 2013
New Tax Rules and Implications
Arthur G. Uhl, III
Uhl, Fitzsimons & Jewett, PLLC
San Antonio Texas 78209
U.S. LAMB MARKET – A 5 YEAR JOURNEY OF VOLATILITY!
Ron Cole
Cole Consulting
ASI's Insurance Agency -- Food and Fiber Risk Managers
Burdell Johnson
Starting an Emerging Entrepreneur Program in Your State
Dave Ollila
SDSU Extension
Sheep Field Specialist
Resource Management Council -- Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Public Lands Council
Dustin Van Liew
PLC Executive Director
Targeted Grazing Committee - Final Report (for now)
Rob Rutherford, California, Chair
Rochelle Oxarango, Idaho, Vice Chair
Genetic Stakeholders Committee -- Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
Integrating genomics, testing, and management strategies to control OPP
Dr. Kreg Leymaster
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, Neb.
Prospects for Expansion of Host Genetic Tests for Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Virus in Sheep
Dr. Stephen N. White
USDA-ARS Animal Disease Research Unit
Dept. Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Washington State University
Top five genetic research findings to use now
Dr. Kreg Leymaster
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, Neb.
Animal Health Committee -- Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013
NAHMS Sheep 2011 Update
Katherine Marshall, DVM, MSc
Veterinary Epidemiologist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Veterinary Services
Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever)
Katherine Marshall, DVM, MSc
Veterinary Epidemiologist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Veterinary Services
Screwworm Myiasis
William Edmiston, DVM
Eldorado Animal Clinic
Eldorado, Texas
National Scrapie Eradication Program Moving Forward
Dr. Diane Sutton
National Scrapie Eradication Program Coordinator
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Veterinary Services
Wool Council Meeting/Roundtable -- Thursday/Friday, Jan. 24-25, 2013
Wool Testing
Reid Redden, Animal Science Department
Igathinathane Cannayen, Ag & Biosystems Engineering
Christopher Schauer, Hettinger Research Extension Center
North Dakota State University Extension
Military, Product Development and SVC Update
Rita Kourlis Samuelson
ASI Wool Marketing Director
FAS Program Overview
Tosha Clark
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Livestock and Seafood Products Branch
Office of Trade Programs
Crescent Sock Company
Jack Ewing, President
International Wool Marketing Presentation
Barry Savage
ASI Wool International Consultant
AWEX Market Reports Presentation
Barry Savage and Ron Cole
ASI Wool Consultants
AWEX Charts
Legislative Action Council -- Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
Legislative Action Council
Bob Benson and Gary McGehee, Co-chairs
Federal Tax Issues -- What Come Next?
Patricia A. Wolff
Senior Director, Congressional Relations
American Farm Bureau
Production, Education and Research Council -- Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
Technology Tips for Agricultural Workers -- A sharinging session
Woody Lane, Ph.D.
Lane Livestock Services
Roseburg, Oregon
Livestock Damage Research -- An Update
Dr. Larry Clark
USDA / Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service / Wildlife Services
Domestic – Bighorn Sheep Research
M. A. Highland, DVM, Ph.D.
Veterinary Training Program
USDA-ARS ADRU
Morris Animal Foundation - Pfizer Animal Health Fellow
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Nutrition and Range Research Update
Dr. J. Bret Taylor
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
United States Sheep Experiment Station, Dubois ID
Lamb Council -- Friday, Jan. 25, 2013
U.S. Lamb Exports & Opportunities
Beka Gil
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)
U.S. Lamb Export Update
Dennis Stiffler, Ph.D.
American Lamb Board Member
USMEF Executive Committee
Mountain States Rosen
2012-2013 Nutrition Program Update
Allison Beadle
Salt & Co.
2013 Lamb Market Outlook
David P. Anderson, Ph.D.
Professor and Extension Economist
Livestock and Food Products Marketing
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Livestock Mandatory Reporting for Lamb
Erica Rosa-Sanko, Ph.D.
Agricultural Economist
Livestock Marketing Information Center
Lamb Tenderness Standard
Lawrence Yates, Ph.D.
Standards and Technology Division
Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program
United States Department of Agriculture
Board of Directors Meetings -- Friday/Saturday, Jan. 25-26, 2013
American Lamb Board 2013 Industry Update
Nick Forest, Chair
International Wool Programs
Rita Kourlis Samuelson, ASI
Wool Marketing Director
Domestic - Bighorn Sheep Research
M. A. Highland, DVM
PhD Veterinary Training Program
USDA-ARS ADRU
Morris Animal Foundation - Pfizer Animal Health Fellow
Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Washington State
Sheep and Lamb Market Situation, Outlook, and Issues
Erica Rosa-Sanko
Agricultural Economist
ASI Wool Council Report
Larry Pilster, Chairman
Production, Education and Research Council (PERC)
Dr. Will R. Getz, Chair
Resource Management Council
Art Swannack, Chair and Mike Corn, Vice-chair
Legislative Action Council
Bob Benson and Gary McGehee