A recent vote in a U.S. House subcommittee bodes well for the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. Click here for full story.
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Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Monday, July 13, 2015
Appropriations rider aims to save sheep research station. Ag minute for July 13, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Sheep industry fears loss of herder H-2A visa provisions - AgMinute for March 13, 2015
Sheep producers are concerned that a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor regarding special provisions for open-range livestock herders through the H-2A visa program could make open-range operations unviable. Click here for the full story
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Sheep versus bears — AgMinute for May 30, 2013
Several environmental groups have filed a legal complaint claiming that USDA sheep research in Idaho disrupts the recovery of threatened grizzly bears. The environmentalists allege that the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho, has become a "black hole for carnivores."
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sheep or jail — Idaho AgMinute for Feb. 27, 2013
A bill introduced in the Idaho Legislature would make it a misdemeanor for a sheepherder to walk off the job and abandon their animals without first notifying their employer they are quitting.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
AgMinute for Feb. 28, 2012
A bill backed by Idaho's sheep industry would give the Idaho Sheep Commission authority to raise the current grower checkoff fee of 6 cents per pound of wool to 12 cents if necessary.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Podcast: Advances in the sheep industry and forestry
The sheep industry is in the news this week with a study showing that sheepdogs make livestock more relaxed and profitable, according to reporter John O'Connell. Also, strong prices for wool and lamb have prompted industry leaders to recruit more people to raise sheep.
Reporter Mateusz Perkowski says that foresters are looking at ways to improve the growth rate of trees through new advances in seedlings and weighing the trade-offs of container "plugs" and bare-root seedlings.
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