Alabama Meat Goat & Sheep Producers
Arizona Wool Producers Association — 520-560-4202
Colorado Wool Growers Association
Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association
Meat Sheep Alliance of Florida, Inc
Georgia Sheep & Wool Growers’ Association
Hawaii Sheep & Goat Association
Idaho Wool Growers Association
The Illinois Lamb & Wool Producers, Inc.
Iowa Sheep Industry Association
Kentucky Sheep & Wool Producers
Maine Sheep Breeders Association
Maryland Sheep Breeders Association
Massachusetts Federation of Sheep Associations — 978-928-5175
Michigan Sheep Producers Association
Minnesota Lamb & Wool Producers
Missouri Sheep Producers, Inc.
Montana Wool Growers Association
Nebraska Sheep & Goat Producers Association
Nevada Wool Growers Association — 775-744-4388
New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Growers Association
New Jersey — Garden State Sheep Breeders
New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. — 505-247-0584
New York — Empire Sheep Producers Cooperative, Inc. — 585-367-2775
North Carolina Sheep Producers Association
North Dakota Lamb & Wool Producers Association
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
Oregon Sheep Growers Association
Pennsylvania Sheep & Wool Growers Association
South Carolina Sheep Industries Association
South Dakota Sheep Growers Association
Tennessee Sheep Producers Association
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers’ Association
Vermont Sheep & Goat Association
Virginia Sheep Producers Association
Washington State Sheep Producers
West Virginia Shepherds Federation
The U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) provides a list of state animal health officials.
Alabama
Soren Rodning
Extension Sheep Specialist
Auburn University
Phone: 334-844-7502
Email: rodnisp@auburn.edu
Alaska
Milan Shipka
Extension Livestock Specialist
University of Alaska
Phone: 907-474-7429
Email: mpshipka@alaska.edu
Arizona
Joslyn Beard
Livestock Extension Specialist
University of Arizona
Phone: 520-626-9532
Email: joslynbeard@arizona.edu
Arkansas
Dan Quadros
Small Ruminant Extension Specialist
University of Arkansas
Phone: 501-425-4657
Email: dquadros@uada.edu
California
Rosie Busch, DVM
Assistant Specialist for Sheep & Goat Herd Health & Production
University of California, Davis
Phone: 530-574-8208
Email: rcbusch@ucdavis.edu
Colorado
Steve LeValley
Extension Sheep Specialist
Colorado State University
Phone: 970-491-1321
Email: steve.levalley@colostate.edu
Connecticut
Thomas Hoagland
Extension Specialist
University of Connecticut
Phone: 860-486-1069
Email: thomas.hoagland@uconn.edu
Delaware
Kwame Matthews
Small Ruminant Specialist
Delaware State University
Phone: 302-857-6540
Email: kmatthews@desu.edu
Florida
Geoffrey Dahl
Extension Sheep Specialist
University of Florida
Phone: 352-294-6980
Email: gdahl@ufl.edu
Georgia
Niki Whitley
Animal Science Extension Specialist
Fort Valley State University
Phone:
Email: whitleyn@fvsu.edu
Hawaii
Kyle Caires
Extension Specialist
University of Hawaii
Phone: 808-956-7090
Email: kccaires@hawaii.edu
Idaho
Melinda Ellison
Sheep Extension Specialist
University of Idaho
Phone: 208-756-2749
Email: ellison@uidaho.edu
Illinois
James Theuri
Sheep Extension Specialist
University of Illinois
Phone: 815-933-8337
Email: jtheu50@illinois.edu
Indiana
Michael Neary
State Extension Sheep Specialist
Purdue University
Phone: 765-494-4849
Email: mneary@purdue.edu
Iowa
Vacant
Extension Sheep Specialist
Iowa State University
Phone: 515-294-2160
Email: answeb@iastate.edu
Kansas
Vacant
Extension Specialist
Kansas State University
Phone: 785-532-6533
Email: asi@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Debra Aaron
Extension Specialist
University of Kentucky
Phone: 859-257-7553
Email: daaron@uky.edu
Louisiana
Franklin (Randy) Wright
Extension Specialist
Louisiana State University
Phone: 225-765-2712
Email: fwright@agcenter.lsu.edu
Maine
Colt Knight
State Livestock Specialist
University of Maine
Phone: 207-581-2953
Email: colt.knight@maine.edu
Maryland
Susan Schoenian
Sheep & Goat Specialist Emeritus
Western Maryland Research & Education Center
Phone: 240-520-9228
Email: sschoen@umd.edu
Massachusetts
Vacant
University of Massachusetts
Phone: 413-545-2312
Email:
Michigan
Richard Ehrhardt
Small Ruminant Extension Specialist
Michigan State University
Phone: 517-353-2906
Email: ehrhard5@msu.edu
Minnesota
Travis Hoffman
Sheep Extension Specialist
University of Minnesota
Phone: 701-231-2222
Email: travis.w.hoffman@ndsu.edu
Mississippi
Kipp Brown
Small Ruminant Specialist
Mississippi State University
Phone: 662-237-6926
Email: kipp.brown@msstate.edu
Missouri
Charlotte Clifford-Rathert
Small Ruminant Specialist
Lincoln University
Phone: 573-681-5169
Email: clifford-rathertc@lincolnu.edu
Montana
Brent Roeder
Extension Sheep & Wool Specialist
Montana State University
Phone: 406-994-3758
Email: roeder@montana.edu
Nebraska
Randy Saner
Sheep Extension Specialist
University of Nebraska
Phone: 308-532-2683
Email: rsaner2@unl.edu
Nevada
Gary McCuin
Sheep Specialist
University of Nevada
Phone: 775-237-6134
Email: gmccuin@unr.edu
New Hampshire
Andrew Conroy
Sheep Contact
University of New Hampshire
Phone: 603-862-2625
Email: drew.conroy@unh.edu
New Jersey
Michael Westendorf
Extension Specialist
Rutgers State University of New Jersey
Phone: 848-932-9408
Email: michael.westendorf@rutgers.edu
New Mexico
Marcy Ward
Extension Livestock Specialist
New Mexico State University
Phone: 575-646-5947
Email: maward@nmsu.edu
New York
Betsy Hodge
Livestock Resource Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension St. Lawrence County
Phone: 315-379-9192
Email: bmf9@cornell.edu
North Carolina
Andrew Weaver
Extension Small Ruminant Specialist
North Carolina State University
Phone: 919-515-2755
Email: arweave3@ncsu.edu
North Dakota
Travis Hoffman
Extension Sheep Specialist
North Dakota State University
Phone: 701-231-2222
Email: travis.w.hoffman@ndsu.edu
Ohio
Brady Campbell
Sheep Program Coordinator
The Ohio State University
Phone: 740-434-3252
Email: campbell.1279@osu.edu
Oklahoma
Gerald Fitch
Extension Sheep Specialist
Oklahoma State University
Phone: 405-744-6065
Email: jerry.fitch@okstate.edu
Oregon
Shelby Filley
Regional Livestock Specialist
Oregon State University
Phone: 541-236-3016
Email: shelby.filley@oregonstate.edu
Pennsylvania
Melanie Barkley
Livestock Extension Coordinator
Pennsylvania State University
Phone: 814-623-4800
Email: meh7@psu.edu
Rhode Island
Katherine Petersson
Small Ruminant Specialist
University of Rhode Island
Phone: 401-874-2951
Email: kpetersson@uri.edu
South Carolina
Patty Sharko
Extension/Field Veterinarian
Clemson University
Phone: 803-726-7803
Email: pschark@clemson.edu
South Dakota
Kelly Froehlich
Extension Sheep Specialist
South Dakota State University
Phone: 605-688-5165
Email: kelly.froehlich@sdstate.edu
Tennessee
Jessy Shanks
Extension Specialist
Tennessee State University
Phone: 865-974-4160
Email: jharri50@tennessee.edu
Texas
Reid Redden
Extension Sheep Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center
Phone: 915-653-4576
Email: reid.redden@ag.tamu.edu
Utah
Chad Page
Small Ruminant Extension Specialist
Utah State University
Phone: 435-797-2154
Email: chad.page@usu.edu
Virginia
Scott Greiner
Sheep Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech
Phone: 540-231-9159
Email: sgreiner@vt.edu
Washington
Sarah Smith
Regional Extension Specialist
Washington State University
Phone: 509-754-2011
Email: smithsm@wsu.edu
West Virginia
Brad Smith
Extension Livestock Specialist
West Virginia University
Phone: 304-293-2669
Email: brad.smith@mail.wvu.edu
Wisconsin
Todd Taylor
Sheep Specialist
University of Wisconsin
Phone: 608-846-5858
Email: toddtaylor@wiscmail.wisc.edu
Wyoming
Whit Stewart
Extension Sheep Specialist
University of Wyoming
Phone: 307-766-5374
Email: whit.stewart@uwyo.edu
For Wildlife Services assistance in your State, call toll-free (866) 4USDA-WS (866-487-3297).