A lawsuit has been filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Public Lands Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Assn, American Sheep Industry Assn and 8 other groups challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s new Conservation and Landscape Health rule.
Genetic analysis is an increasingly important and common tool in guiding animal breeding. With the use of genomic information, a growing number of desired traits for livestock that boost flock health and producer profitability are being incorporated into breeding programs.
GEMS stands for Genetics, Environment, Management and Society, which are four pillars of our sheep industry. Why so? In the U.S., distinct breed-types are spread across climatically diverse regions and management systems.
On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) wildlife damage management program, Wildlife Services (WS), posted its annual Program Data Reports (PDR) for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
Haley White
Willamette Livestock & Forages
ODA, the Oregon Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with USDA and APHIS