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Welcome to the South Carolina Sheep Industries Association. Our goal is to carry on educational, promotional work to foster and encourage the breeding, raising, showing and
marketing of sheep and sheep products.
Upcoming Events
October 5, 2019- Old McCaskills Fall Family Farm Day from 10am-5pm plan to spend the day! for more info- http://www.oldmccaskillfarm.com
Next Event in October- All about Wool, details tba
What's New in the Sheep Industry?
American Lamb Board Hosts First Lamb Summit
The first American Lamb Summit took place in Fort Collins, Colo., this week as producers, packers and association representatives came together to plot a course for the American sheep industry.
Sponsored by the American Lamb Board and Premier 1, the summit hosted nearly 200 members of the lamb industry in the beginning stages of a quest to look critically at where the industry is headed in the years to come. And more importantly, how the industry might take charge of its own destiny.
Presentations on the first day covered a variety of topics from marketing lamb to millennials and Generation Z to looking at how the sheep industry operates in Australia and the United Kingdom. Hands-on seminars also tackled the use of technology on the farm/ranch, incorporating the use of genetic selection in your flock and using best management practices for added value in sheep operations.
The second day of the summit included seminars on out of season lambing and carcass quality before participants headed to the Colorado State University JBS Global Food Innovation Center to take part in more hands-on challenges surrounding carcass traits, value-based marketing and lamb flavor.
The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Young Entrepreneurs also took advantage of the gathering to meet and discuss their goals to build on the program and start planning for the Young Entrepreneur sessions at the 2020 Annual Sheep Industry Convention in Scottsdale, Ariz. With over 15 young sheep producers in the room, they also reviewed options for another summer tour in the coming year.
Look for more on the summit in the October issue of the Sheep Industry News.
Debbie's webinar for the American Sheep Industry about starting a family farm on limited acreage was very well attended by listeners from all over the US. It had more than 500 attendees! She plans to have this class in the fall at her new location in Seneca, SC.