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ASI Weekly

February 2026

February 26, 2025 – ASI Leaders Prepare to Head to Washington D.C. Next Week, USDA Seeks Organizations to Nominate Members to the American Lamb Board & More

February 19, 2026 – Sheep Inventory Levels Fall, USDA Awards $212 Million Through MAP and FMD to Grow Global Demand for U.S. Agriculture Including American Wool & More

February 12, 2026 – Winner Announced for the Reimagine Wool Poster Contest, USDA Announces Completion of the Sterile Fly Dispersal Facility in Texas & More

February 05, 2026 – Klobuchar to Jump in MN Governor Race, Leaving Room for New Senate Ag Dem Leadership, USDA New World Screwworm Update& More

January 2026

January 22, 2026 – House Congressional Dear Colleague Letter Submitted!, Senate Ag Leadership Calls for Expanded Farm Assistance & More

January 15, 2026 – ASI meets with USDA FPAC Under Secretary Fordyce in Washington, DC on Farmer Bridge Assistance, USDA Announces New Slate of Political Appointees & More

January 8, 2026 – FINAL Congressional Push for Lamb Import Investigation: ASI Mobilizes Industry Ahead of Jan. 9 Deadline , USDA Announces 2026 Wool Marketing Assistance Loan Rates

December 2025

December 18, 2025 – ASI and State Associations Mobilize Industry as Dec. 19 Deadline Nears on Lamb Import Issue , Legislative Update from Washington, D.C. & More.

December 12, 2025 – Legislative Update from Washington, D.C., Celebrate American Wool This Holiday Season & More

December 4, 2025 – USDA launches centralized New World Screwworm website, Ralph Lauren Unveils Team USA Uniforms Featuring Shaniko Wool & More

November 2025

November 26, 2025 – Tuesday is Final Day for Early Bird Registration, ASI Research Update Podcast & More
November 13, 2025 – ASI Accepting Awards Nominations – ASI Now Accepting Applications for Executive Director & more
November 6, 2025 – ASI Requests Investigation Into U.S. Lamb Imports – ASI Now Accepting Applications for Executive Director & more

October 2025

October 30, 2025 – ASI Requests Investigation Into U.S. Lamb Imports – U.S. Lamb Imports a Key Focus in Senate Hearing & More
October 23, 2025 – USDA rolls out New World Screwworm response playbook – Federal Government Shutdown Update
October 16, 2025 – Registration Now Open for ASI Annual Convention, ASI Now Accepting Applications for Executive Director & More
October 9, 2025 – Registration Now Open for ASI Annual Convention, ASI Now Accepting Applications for Executive Director & More
October 2, 2025 – Government Goes into a Shutdown after Congress Struggles to Pass Spending Package , FDA Conditionally Approves Drug for Treatment and Prevention of New World Screwworm and & More

September 2025

September 25, 2025 – Mexico Confirms New World Screwworm Case 70 miles from U.S. border, Podcast on New World Screwworm – Overview and Update & More
September 18, 2025 – Legislative Update from Washington, D.C., MSPA Seeking New Executive Director & More
September 11, 2025 – Legislative Update from Washington, D.C., The Australian Wool Market & More
September 4, 2025 – ASI Awarded USDA Funding to Expand Global Markets for American Wool, Center for Agricultural Resilience Last Solar Grazing Workshop of 2025 – ASI Discount Codes & More

August 2025

August 28, 2025 – ASI Approves Budgets and Dues, Legislative Update from Washington, D.C. & More
August 22, 2025 – The Benefits of Crossbreeding on Podcast, Genotype Sampling Strategies: Choosing Who to Genotype & More
August 15, 2025 – ALB Returns to Solar Farm Summit in Chicago, Utah Sheep Industry Faces Crisis, Maloy & Owens Warn & More
August 8, 2025 – ASI Wants to Hear from You, Legislative Update from Washington, D.C. & More
August 1, 2025 – ASI Wants to Hear from You, Nominations Open for American Lamb Board and Sheep Center & More

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