
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
Opening Session
Lamb Panel Featuring Jeff Hasbrouck, Spence Rule and Rick Stott
Genetic Stakeholder Committee
Sheep Genetics USA
Production Education and Research Council
Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan
Electronic Identification Panel
USDA Parasite Treatment
Keynote Speaker
Angus Gidley-Baird of Rabobank
Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
Thursday, Jan 23, 2020
Wool Council
World Wool Market Update – Goetz Giebel, ASI Consultant
Raw Wool Services Update – Heather Pearce, ASI Wool Production & Speacialty Markets Consultant
Military Program Update – Mitch Driggers, ASI Government Procurement Consultant
International Exports & Program Update – Barry Savage, ASI International Marketing Consultant
Wool Education & Promotion – Christa Rochford, International Wool Marketing Coordinator
Brooklyn Tweed & American Wool – Luigi Boccia & Stephanie Engle, Brooklyn Tweed
American Wool in International Markets – Bianca Losekoot, Lugresso Services Sgl
Genetic Stakeholders Committee
Development of a Fine Wool Index
Future Sheep Genetics Research at ARS
Animal Health Committee
Production, Education & Research Council
American Wool Assurance Program (Draft Review)
Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan
The Dynamic Interplay Between Parasites and Immunity in Sheep
Opening Session – Innovation Panel
Duckworth Innovation – John Helle
Anderson Ranches Innovation- Reed Anderson
Friday, Jan 24, 2020
Lamb Council
Economic Tools For Sheep Producers
Wool Roundtable
American Wool Assurance Program (Draft Review)
Helping Consumers Answer the Question: “Why American Wool?”
Regional Processing – Mountain Meadow Wool
ASI Board of Directors – Informational Session
Saturday, Jan 25, 2020
ASI Board of Directors
Thursday, January 24, 2019
ASI Wool Council
FiberLux, Heather Pearce
International Marketing Update – Barry Savage
Wool in the Military, Mitch Driggers
Opening Speaker
Friday, January 25, 2019
Lamb Council and ALB Joint Meeting
American Lamb Board Research Projects – Karissa Maneotis
Economic Complications of Aseasonal Breeding – Levin Porter & David Anderson
Lamb Market Outlook – David Anderson
Lamb Processor Panel: Increasing & Improving Industry Feedback on Carcass Quality Evaluation
– Brad Anderson, Mountain States Rosen
Let’s Grow Committee
ASI Wool Roundtable
Board of Director’s Informational Session
American Lamb Board, Jim Percival
“The Army’s Best Uniform is Back”, Clay Williamson
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Board of Director’s Business Meeting
Cybersecurity, Vince Gremillion, Restech
LambEX AUS Summer Conference Leadership Team, Mike Corn, Jim Percival and Reed Anderson
Sheep Venture Company, Tim Turner
2018 ASI Convention Presentations
Wednesday Executive Board Meeting
Why is Now the Ideal Time to Expand On-farm OPPv Eradication
Dr. Cindy Wolf, ASI Animal Health Committee
Thursday State Executives/Contacts Meeting
Tri-Lamb Young Leader Update
Karissa Maneotis, Tri-Lamb Young Leader
Thursday Genetic Stakeholders Committee
Genetic Stakeholder Committee Update
Tomy Boyer and Dr. Ron Lewis
Incorporation of Genomic Information into Genetic Evaluation: U.S. Beef Industry as a Model
Larry Kuehn, USDA ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Thursday Animal Health
National Scrapie Eradication Program Update
Dr. Diane Sutton, USDA/APHIS
Mycoplasma Ovis Research
Dr. Maggie Highland, USDA/ARS
Research Updates on Malignant Catarrhal Fever
Dr. Cristina Cunha, USDA/ARS
Footvax Use in the United States
Erica Sanko, California Wool Growers Association
Innovations in Parasite Research
Dr. Joan Burke, USDA/ARS
Thursday National Sheep Improvement Program
Update and Panel
Dr. Ron Lewis, Dr. Jason Osterstock, Ben Pjesar and Micah Wells
Thursday Production, Education, and Research Council
Range and Animal Science Research in Texas
Dr. John Walker, Texas AgriLife
NWRC – Predator Research Facility Update – Livestock Working Dogs
Dr. Julie Young, USDA/APHIS/WS
National Wildlife Resource Center Update
Dr. Larry Clark, USDA/APHIS/WS
Evaluation of Three Maternal Lines Under Pasture Management
Dr. Brad Freking, USDA/MARC
Increasing Ewe Production Efficiency: Leveraging Ewe Lambs to Increase Flock Lambing Rates
Dr. Bret Taylor, USDA/ARS
Thursday Wool Council
Marketing and Technical Services Update
Roy Kettlewell, ASI Wool Consultant
Update on Marketing Wool Domestically and Internationally
Goetz Giebel, ASI Wool Consultant
Raw Wool Services Update
Dr. Lisa Surber, ASI Wool Consultant
Friday Lamb Council
Nourish With Lamb – 2018 Nutrition Education Program
Megan Wortman and Allison Beadle
Lamb Market Outlook
David Anderson, Texas AgriLife
Update on Mandatory Price Reporting
Erica Sanko, California Wool Growers Association
Defining “Lamb” Maturity
Dr. Travis Hoffman, North Dakota State University
Friday Wool Council and Wool Roundtable
Report on Wool Marketing and Trends
Goetz Giebel, ASI Wool Consultant
Wool: From Fiber to Fashion
Roy Kettlewell, ASI Wool Consultant
American Wool in the 2018 Olympics
Jeanne Carver, Imperial Stock Ranch
Responsibility in Wool Production Update
Dr. Lisa Surber, ASI Wool Consultant
USDA-AMS Wool Market Update
Chris Dias, USDA-AMS, LPGMN Reporter
Feast and Famine: The Situation and Prospect of the World Wool Market
Chris Wilcox, Poimena Analysis
ASI Market News App
Chris Dias, USDA-AMS, LPGMN Reporter
Friday Let’s Grow
GM1 Sheep Production for Huntington’s Disease
Larry and Sue Holler, Dakota Lamb Producers
Presentation
Video
Friday Young Entrepreneurs Meeting
Pelt and Byproduct Values
Erica Sanko, California Wool Growers Association
Friday Board of Directors Informational Session
Retailers Expectations of Lamb
Brad Graham, Mountain States Rosen
ASI Legislative Update
Jim Richards, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Feed Your Adventurous Side
Chairman Jim Percival, American Lamb Board
Cost of Production Comparison and Economic Tools for Sheep
Bridger Fuez, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Wyoming Extension
Wool: The “New” Performance Fiber
Roy Kettlewell, ASI Wool Consultant
Saturday Board of Directors Meeting
Let the Good Times Roll? Global Situation and Outlook for Sheep Meat and Wool
Chris Wilcox, Poimena Analysis
Wool Marketing Worldwide
Goetz Giebel, ASI Wool Consultant
Untapped Crop Insurance Opportunities for Ranchers
Brandon Willis and Burdell Johnson
Update on Let’s Grow! Program
Susan Schultz, Let’s Grow Committee Chair
ASI Wool Council Update
Ken Wixom, ASI Wool Council Chair
Production, Research and Education Council Update
Jimmy Parker, PERC Co-Chair
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
Steve Lee, Executive Director, NSIIC
2017 ASI Convention Presentations
VFD and Dr. Grandin videos from the 2017 ASI Annual Meeting are available on the ASI YouTube Channel at SheepUSA1
Thursday Genetic Stakeholders, Animal Health and PERC Meetings
NSIP vs Non-NSI Sires
Reid Redden, Ph.D., Texas A&M
Genetic Trends Over Time with Breeds on NSIP
Rusty Burgett, NSIP Program Director
Scrapie Eradication Program Update
Diane Sutton, DVM, USDA/APHIS/VS
Medically Important Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture – Sheep
Mike Murphy DVM, JD, Ph.D., DABVT, DABT; Veterinary Medical Officer, Office of the Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA
Animal Health Committee Updates
Cindy Wolf, DVM, and Jim Logan, DVM – Animal Health Committee Co-Chairs
Research Update from the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Brad A. Freking, Ph.D., USDA, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
National Wildlife Research Center Update
Larry Clark, Ph.D.
Livestock Protection Dog Update
Julie Young, Ph.D. and Daniel Kinka
Thursday State Executives/Contacts Meeting
Tri Lamb AUS/NZ Tour
Ryan Mahoney, 2016/17 Tri Lamb Young Leader
Let’s Grow Funding and Resources
Alan Culham, Let’s Grow Coordinator
Thursday Resource Management Council Meeting
Public Lands Council
Ethan Lane, PLC Executive Director
National Grazing Lands Council Sterring Committee
Ben Lehfeldt, ASI Representative to Grazing Committee
Domestic Small Ruminants & Bighorn Sheep Respiratory Disease Research
M. A. Highland, DVM, DACVP, PhDc; USDA-ARS Animal Disease Research Unit
Control of Infectious Diseases
Don Knowles, DVM, Ph.D.; USDA-ARS Animal Disease Research Unit
Thursday and Friday Wool Council Meetings
State of Objective Measurement Industry
Angus McColl, Yoco-McColl Testing Laboratories
World Wool Market, 2017
Goetz Giebel, ASI Wool Consultant
Business in China
Kitty Gu, ASI Wool Consultant
Responsible Wool Standard Update
Lisa Surber, Ph.D., ASI Wool Consultant
Agriculture Marketing Service Report
Chris Dias, AMS Market Reporter
Friday Lamb Council and American Lamb Board Meeting
Food Service Trends and American Lamb
Mary Humann, American Lamb Board
Lamb Quality / Flavor Researcj
Karissa Maneotis, Colorado State University
Livestock Mandatory Reporting
Erica Sanko and USDA/AMS
Instrument Augmented Lamb Grading Status of the Industry
Willie Horne, Ph.D., USDA/AMS
Lamb Market: Situation and Outlook
James Robb, Director, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Friday Legislative Action Council Meeting
Best Practices and Federal Overview
Jim Richards, Cornerstone Government Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Friday Let’s Grow Committee Meeting
Leading Edge Sheep Producers
Tom Boyer (Utah) and Brandon Bitner (Utah)
Use of Electronic ID to Enhance Lamb Productivity & Value-Based Marketing
Reid Redden, Ph.D. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Brad Anderson, Mountain States Rosen
S.D. Post Weaning Lamb Performance Program
Dave Ollila, SDSU Extension and Jeff Held, Ph.D., SDSU Extension
Fine Wool Consortium
Ben Lehfeldt and Rusty Burgett, NSIP Program Director
Grass Based Pipestone in the Southeast
Shawn Hadley
Friday Board of Directors Informational Session
Veterinary Feed Directives for the Sheep Industry — How Did We Get Here? And What Do We Do Now?
Meg Oeller, DVM – Director, Office of Minor Use & Minor Species, FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine
Watch the presentation video on ASI’s YouTube Channel at SheepUSA1
Farm to Feet
Kelly Nester – Nester Hosiery
Twizel, Inc.
John Fernsell – Twizel, Inc.
What is a brand?
John Bellina – Brand Juice
Political Discussion, or…What the heck happened???
Jim Richards – Cornerstone Government Affairs
Tri-Lamb Young Leaders
Brad Osguthorpe – Utah
Karissa Maneotis – Colorado
Katie Olagaray – Kansas/California
Ryan Mahoney – California
Friday and Saturday ASI Young Entrepreneurs Sessions
Crossbreeding to Improve Productivity
Dave Notter, Ph.D., Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
Social Networking and Your Flock
Emily Buck, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Transition Planning is Optional – Well, Kinda!!!
David Specht, Family Dynamics National Development Manager
Tri-lamb Young Leaders
Brad Osguthorpe – Utah
Katie Olagaray – Kansas
Kariss Maneotis – Colorado
Ryan Mahoney – California
Saturday Board of Directors Meeting
Conducting a proof of concept for differentiating the inherent differences in flavor that exists among American lamb using volatile flavor compound analysis.
Karissa Maneotis, Colorado State University
American Sheep Industry Incident Management (ie. Emergency Response)
Linda A. Detwiler, DVM
2017 Face of Farming and Ranching
Emily Buck, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Responsible Animal Care
Rita Kourlis Samuelson, ASI Director of Wool Marketing
Responsible Wool Standard
Lisa Surber, Ph.D., ASI Raw Wool Service
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Update
Steve Lee, NSIIC Executive Director
National Lamb Feeders Association Update
Bob Harlan, NLFA President
National Livestock Producers Association Update
Scott Stuart, NLPA Executive Director
Let’s Grow Committee Update
Susan Shultz, Let’s Grow Chair