Spring 2016 - Ohio Sheep Improvement Association

OHIO
Spring 2016
SHEEPPRODUCER
Dr. Jack Judy Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Collecting Memorial Contributions
to Build Scholarship Program
Columbus, OH – Ohio Sheep Improvement
Association (OSIA) and the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation in coordination with the Dr.
Jack Judy Family has created the Dr. Jack Judy
Memorial Scholarship Fund to support future
sheep farmers through a memorial scholarship
program. The Dr. Jack Judy Memorial Scholarship Fund is offering a minimum of one $1,500
scholarship to a deserving young person who
is at least a second year undergraduate student
pursuing an agricultural degree.
“We want to thank Dr. Jack Judy’s family for
making a major contribution to this scholarship fund, it is a tremendous tribute to the
family’s interest in the sheep industry and the
family is very hopeful that this scholarship
program will make a contribution to the sheep
industry in Ohio,” said Roger A. High, OSIA
Executive Director.
To assist the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association in “growing” this Dr. Jack Judy Memorial Scholarship program, please send memorial contributions in the name of Dr. Jack Judy
to Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation, 280 N. High
St., P.O. Box 182383, Columbus, OH 43218
Ohio Sheep Day 2016
Mark your calendar for the 2016 Ohio Sheep Day.
Additional details will be included in the next issue of
the Ohio Sheep Producer.
Date:
Sat., July 9, 2016
Time: Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m.
Location: Rodger Sharp Sheep Farm
Rodger Sharp Family
27735 Winona Rd.
Salem, OH 44460
NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
For more information please contact Roger A. High,
Executive Director, Ohio Sheep Improvement
Association, 614-246-8299 or [email protected] or
visit www.ohiosheep.org for detailed
information as it becomes available.
A Publication of the
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association &
The Ohio Sheep And Wool Program
2015 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium
hits many different timely topics
By Roger A. High
OSIA/OSWP Executive Director
The 2015 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium
offered a program with the theme “Profitability, Productivity, Nutrition, and Sheep
Farm Succession Planning Principles”. The
2015 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium started
off on Fri. Dec. 11, with an afternoon program relating to the primary theme of the
program. Nearly 80 producers attended the
Friday afternoon program. On Sat. Dec. 12,
nearly 225 enthusiastic sheep and goat producers gathered at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster
for the symposium. Burton Pfliger, President,
American Sheep Industry and North Dakota sheep producer provided the Opening
Remarks which was entitled “Status of the
American Sheep Industry and Major Issues
Facing the American Sheep Industry”.
“The planning committee developed the
program with several segments of the sheep
industry in mind. There wasn’t one solid
theme, several different topics related to the
sheep industry were covered,” said Roger A.
High, executive director of the Ohio Sheep
Improvement Association and Ohio Sheep
and Wool Program.
Members received up-to-date and diverse
information to help them improve the productivity and profitability of their flocks and
herds, hopefully heading them in the right
direction to make appropriate changes to
their farming operations. Sheep and goat
farmers met some highly regarded sheep
producers and experts in the United States.
Session speakers included: Dr. Bob Leder,
Sheep Producer and Veterinarian, United
Veterinary Service in Wisconsin; Dr. Richard
Ehrhardt, Small Ruminant Specialist, Michigan State University; Dr. Francis Fluharty and
Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia, both of OSU Animal Sciences, Also Dr. Kevin Burgoon, Purina
Honor Show Chow; Peggy Kirk Hall and David
Marrison, both of OSU; and Robert Moore, Attorney, Wright and Moore Law Firm.
Brianna Moore - Daughter of Steven Moore and
Angela Moore sure does love her lambs at Cottage
Hill Farm Inc. near Cadiz, OH (Harrison Co.).
Several companies and individuals showcased their sheep and goat products and
participants were able to purchase Christmas
gifts. The annual silent auction generated
over $1,400 for the Ralph Grimshaw Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund is used
to provide scholarships to deserving young
sheep producers who would like to further
their education at a university or college. Donations were received from OSIA and OSWP
board members, trade show participants and
several other sheep farms. A BIG thank you
goes out to those who contributed and purchased items.
Symposium sponsors were the Ohio
Sheep Improvement Association, Ohio Sheep
and Wool Program, Ohio State University
Animal Sciences Department, Ohio State
University Extension and Ohio Research and
Development Center and Ohio Farm Bureau
Federation.
2016 OSIA
OFFICERS &
2016 Board
of Trustees
Ohio Sheep Improvement
Association Officer Team
Shawn Ray | President
Mark McCabe | First Vice-President
Mike Stitzlein | Second Vice-President
Daryl Clark | Past President
Ohio Sheep Improvement
Association Board of Trustees
Term Ending 2016
Kathy Bielek
Dusty Knapke
Denise Percival
Bob Hendershot
Term Ending 2017
Leah Amstutz
Kristin Reese
John Anderson
Allen Johnson
Representing the Joint Council of
Extension Professionals
Term ending 2016
Rory Lewandowski
2016 Ohio Sheep & Wool
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gary Wilson
Jenera
Dr. Dale Duerr
Bolivar
Jordan Beck
Wauseon
Becky Sexten
Xenia
Rodger Sharp
Salem
David Rowe
London
Roger Hunker
Bellevue
Robert Hunter
Pickerington
Scott Peters
Versailles
Rod Stoltz
New Lexington
Lori Shroyer
DeGraff
Ross Larue
Ashville
Jeff McCutcheon
St. Louisville
Dr. Henry Zerby
Marengo
Don Hawk
Danville
Roger A. High
Executive Director
614-246-8299
Steven Moore
Flushing
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
JULY 27-AUG. 7
OHIO STATE FAIR “TASTE OF OHIO CAFÉ”
Need shift volunteers to sign up, call Amy Hurst at
614-246-8262 to fill a shift.
MARCH 19
LAMBING SCHOOL
Location: Mount Hope Auction, Mount Hope, OH
Contact: Don Brown, 330-897-4320, for more
information.
SEPTEMBER 23-24
STATEWIDE SHEEP SHEARING SCHOOL
Location: Dave Cable Farm, Hebron, OH
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit
www.ohiosheep.org for more information
MAY 21
SMALL RUMINANT PARASITE
MANAGEMENT
Location: Leroy Kuhns Farm, Mount Hope, OH
Contact: Don Brown, 330-897-4320, for more
information.
JULY 8
OFGC GRAZING TOUR
Location: To Be Determined
Contact: Bob Hendershot, OFGC,
[email protected], 740-477-1114 or
visit www.ohiosheep.org for more information
JULY 9
OHIO SHEEP DAY
Location: Rodger Sharp Sheep Farm, Salem, OH
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit
www.ohiosheep.org for more information
JULY 10
ALL-BREED PICNIC
Location: Winner Harvest Barn, DeGraff
Contact: Sam and Pat Wiford, Ohio Suffolk Association,
[email protected], 937-596-5229
JULY 10-14
HOWARD WYMAN SHEEP INDUSTRY
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Location: Columbus, OH
Contact: National Lamb Feeders Association,
(503) 364-5462 or [email protected]
Written applications can be completed on-line at
www.nlfa-sheep.org or download the PDF form and
submit by mail or fax to (503) 585-1982
OCTOBER 8
TRI-STATE SHEEP SUMMIT – ASI “LET’S
GROW” PROGRAM (KY, IN, AND OH) – KIO
Location: Burlington, KY
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit
www.ohiosheep.org for more information
NOVEMBER 5
OHIO MAKE-IT WITH WOOL (MIWW)
CONTEST
Location: To Be Determined
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit
www.ohiosheep.org for more information
DECEMBER 9-10
BUCKEYE SHEPHERD’S SYMPOSIUM
Location: OARDC – Shisler Center, Wooster, OH
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit www.
ohiosheep.org for more information
DECEMBER 10
OSIA ANNUAL MEETING
Location: OARDC – Shisler Center, Wooster, OH
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit www.
ohiosheep.org for more information
DECEMBER 13-14
LAMB 509 PROGRAM
Location: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Contact: Roger A. High, [email protected] or visit www.
ohiosheep.org for more information
OSIA LEAD COUNCIL MARKET LAMB AND BREEDING SHEEP SHOW SCHEDULE
Located on Page 14 of Ohio Sheep producer newsletter or at www.ohiosheep.org
Surfed the OSIA website lately?
Here’s just a sample of
the information you
can access:
• Recipes
• Membership
• Educational
• Scholarships
• Upcoming Events
Joyce Spangler
Graphic designer, Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation
ohiosheep.org
www.ohiosheep.org
Visit www.ohiosheep.org for
information concerning
Educational and Promotional
Programs sponsored by
OSIA, OSWP, and
OSIA LEAD Council
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
By Shawn Ray
OSIA President
Deep in the heart of winter, sheep producers from across the United States are fresh back
from the American Sheep Industry (ASI) Annual Convention. My first
ASI Convention was in
2015 in Reno, NV where I
represented OSIA as a state
delegate. I learned quickly
that Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday of convention time
is one meeting after another
and it was educational and
Shawn Ray
important work representing Ohio; however, that schedule did not allow
time to experience the sheep industry in that
part of the nation. This year, my wife Kim and
I lined up enough farm help and had enough
vacation time accrued to allow for another day
and half to be put onto the schedule. Thanks to
God and OSIA for pushing us into this excellent opportunity.
Did I tell you that this years’ Convention was
in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 27-30? Roger A. High, my wife Kim and I flew out together
and landed in Phoenix at about 11:30 am, Arizona time on Tuesday. We rented a car for the
afternoon and made a 100+ mile trip around
The Apache Trail National Forest of the desert
southwest. While the saguaro cactus was tall,
proud and plentiful they weren’t trees, but they
were beautiful in their own way. It is amazing
how nice and beautiful the desert was in winter compared to the desert area six hours away
when I went to basic training in the summer of
1983.
Early Wednesday morning we participated
in the Sheep Industry Tour. After a wonderful hour and a half drive into Southwest AZ,
our first stop was at the Auza Ranch owned
by Joe, Carmen, Joseph and Tammy Auza. At
the time of our visit, most of the approximately
12,000 ewes had lambed and were grazing on
40-acre flood-irrigated alfalfa fields contained
within electric fencing and tended to by guard
dogs and sheepherders. The day of the tour was
also the first day of shearing and the California
shearing crew had set up a portable corral at the
end of an alfalfa field and had one band of ewes
with lambs corralled. The buses parked right on
the desert floor next to these corralled ewes.
The shearing crew had set up a portable
shearing shed with eight shearing stations. They
built a chute down one side of the structure
that had sheep panel on outside and a burlap
curtain on the inside. As a shearer needed a
ewe, he just pulled the curtain back, gathered a
ewe and the curtain returned and held the remaining ewes. Once shorn the ewe was guided
through a curtain hole on the opposite side
and into a pen awaiting paint branding and
deworming. Prior to the shearing shed they
had two cutting gates in the alley. One was to
send the lambs out and the other was to send
off colored/poor quality ewes into a holding
pen to be shorn last. The floor was plywood
laid on the ground. Electric was supplied by
portable generators. After shearing, wool handlers gathered up the wool, carried the fleeces
to opposite end of structure and put into a gas
powered hydraulic wool baler.
The sheep winter in the lower Arizona “Valley” and move to Williams, Arizona (just south
of the Grand Canyon) area some eighty miles
north in the summer months. The flocks are
moved by trailing and trucking. Trailed sheep
follow one of three remaining trails left in Arizona and at least one band must be trailed annually to keep the right-of-way current with the
government regulations.
I was surprised at how large the Rambouillet cross ewes were. An Idaho based rancher
I was visiting with pointed out that the smaller
ewes were Texas ewes. The guard dogs were fit
and trim compared to our larger, heavy, not as
hard working Pyrenees back home. We were
enthralled with a speaker at this stop who was
an USDA Wildlife ServicesTechnician who
had moved here for the winter from Idaho. He
shared that since October he had removed almost 200 coyotes from the area.
I shared our experience with you, not because of my interest in sheep production, but
because of my observation about how diverse
sheep ranching is in the southwest, the west,
and Texas. I thought Ohio was diverse in our
mix of big, small, club lamb, purebred, and
commercial operations? The degrees of diversity can be observed throughout our continental United States and Hawaii. So how appropriate the theme of this year’s convention,
“The Strength of a United Voice”. I can assure
the OSIA membership that your OSIA Board
of Trustees, council and committee leadership structure strives for “The Strength of
a United Voice” in all that we do.
Thank you.
Executive Director’s Report
By Roger A. High
OSIA/OSWP Executive Director
As we move into the 2016 Ohio
Sheep Improvement Association
membership and the 2016 Ohio
Sheep and Wool Program remittance year, we have many things Roger A. High
to think about, many things to be
thankful for, and many things ahead of us to make our industry as successful as it is.
Let me start out by saying that I am extremely proud
that Ohio has become the 3rd largest state in membership
within the American Sheep Industry, only behind the great
big sheep producing states of Texas and Montana. What
tremendous growth we had in our membership organization in 2015. Now, the question is, how can we retain those
members and keep this organization growing in a positive
direction?
Being of the competitive nature that I am, I was very disappointed that Ohio did not win the increased membership
award at the ASI Convention in January. I am not bitter, but
when a contest is based on percentages rather than actual
numbers, the states with smaller memberships that have
any increase of any kind are going to win that contest. Ohio
will move on and will continue to grow in membership. The
Ohio sheep industry will continue to exist because we do
not have the issues that so many other states, especially the
western states, have to deal with.
Ohio is also strong because our forefathers had the insight in 1989 to create a very strong check-off remittance
program which has assisted in maintaining a strong education, promotion, research, marketing, and producer services program. As the Chair of the ASI State Executives and
Contact Committee, I hear the woes of so many states and
come to realize that Ohio is extremely lucky to be in the position that we are in. Do you know that only 11 states have
state check-off programs and none of them are as strong as
Ohio’s? Therefore, combining the efforts of a strong membership organization with a strong board of trustees and a
strong check-off program with a strong board of directors,
Ohio is in a great position to continue to be one of the most
powerful states in the sheep industry. With that being said,
continue to pay your Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
membership dues on an annual basis and continue to contribute to the Ohio Sheep and Wool Program whenever you
market your sheep, lambs, and wool. Ohio will continue to
exist as the one of the strongest sheep industry states in the
United States with your help.
Thank you and I hope to see every one of you at an event
somewhere down a well-traveled road.
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OSIA/OSWP AWARDS
Mary Roediger, of Athens, was
named “Friend of the Ohio Sheep
Industry” during the 2015 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium. This
award is given annually to individuals who have made significant
contributions to the Ohio sheep
industry and to someone who may
or may not have been involved
with the production of sheep or in
leadership positions at the state or
national level.
Roediger has made an impact on
the Ohio sheep industry through
her dedication and leadership to
the Ohio Make It With Wool Contest over the past 11 years. Mary
successfully led this program to
greater heights in terms of visibility and success. She is a seamstress
by trade and the OSIA leadership
was very happy when she accepted
the Ohio Make It With Wool Coordinator in 2004.
Left to Right: 2015-16 OLWQ Abby
Pozderac, Roger A. High, Mary Roediger, and OSIA President Shawn Ray.
“Mary’s appointment to the
Ohio Make It With Wool coordinator position was one of my very
first duties when I became the
OSIA/OSWP Executive Director
in 2004. Mary came highly recommended by 2004 OSIA President Sam Wiford,” states Roger A.
High, Executive Director of the
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and Ohio Sheep and Wool
Program. Roediger has made an
Friend~ Continued on page 18
T. C. Wallace Farms named Environmental
Stewardship Award winners
T.C. Wallace Farms,
of Casstown, was named
the “Environmental Stewardship Award Winner”
during the 2015 Buckeye
Shepherd’s Symposium.
This award is given periodically to people and
farms that have made significant contributions to Left to Right: 2015-16 OLWQ Abby Pozderac,
the environment in and Roger A. High, Thomas Wallace, Dawn Wallace,
around their sheep farm- Tom Wallace and OSIA President Shawn Ray.
ing operation.
T.C. Wallace Farms is owned and operated by Tom and Dawn Wallace
and their children Thomas and Katelynn. The Wallace’s have made an
impact on the environment through their dedication to environmental
practices such as heavy use pads, watering systems, pasture management, and stream bed management. T.C. Wallace Farms produce Corriedale, Southdown, and commercial sheep on their farm in Miami
County and were recently named the Miami County Environmental
Stewardship winners by the Miami County Soil and Water Conservation
District. “The Wallace Family does a great job with environmental stewardship” states long time friend Jim Brandt, on their nomination form for
the award.
It is with great pride OSIA and OSWP congratulate T.C. Wallace
Farms as “Environmental Stewardship Award Winners for the Ohio
Sheep Industry”.
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PHOTOS BY DR. EMILY BUCK
Mary Roediger named Friend
of the Ohio Sheep Industry
Left to Right: 2015-16 OLWQ Abby Pozderac, Roger A. High, Ariel Watson,
Tyler Myers, William Ray and OSIA President Shawn Ray.
Ohio sheep youth
recognized for accomplishments
The Ohio Sheep Improvement Association recognized six young
adults during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium for receiving special
recognition over the past year in sheep production and management.
Tyler Myers, Logan County, Sarah Hunker, Huron County, Ariel
Watson, Guernsey County, William Ray, Noble County, and Dakota
Dunlap, Union County were the 2015 recipients of the Ralph Grimshaw
Memorial Scholarship Award. The scholarship committee selected the
recipients from a large pool of applicants. Grimshaw scholarship funds
come primarily from the silent auction held during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium and from private memorial contributions made in the
Grimshaw name.
Katy Tuggle of Lorain County was named 2015 State FFA State Sheep
Proficiency award winner.
Jacob Wenner of Delaware County was named the 2015 State 4-H
Sheep Achievement award winner.
Abby Pozderac of Knox County was named the 2015-2016 Ohio
Lamb and Wool Queen, Abby is a student at The Ohio State University.
Distinguished Service Award winners named
at the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium
Ohio sheep industry leaders and major contributors to the Ohio Sheep Industry
were honored with the Distinguished Service Award for their significant contributions
to the Ohio sheep industry over the years. The OSIA Board of Trustees bases its selections on a nomination process, and awards are given out during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium.
Meet your 2015 Distinguished Service Award winners:
Daryl Clark of Zanesville has been a board member representing OSWP District
7 for nine years and is term-limited. During the same time period Daryl also served
on the OSIA Board of Trustees, moving through the OSIA Board of Trustees Leadership
Team, completing his OSIA Presidency in 2014. Daryl has been a major contributor to
both OSIA and OSWP for many years.
Tiffany McComas of Sunbury was honored by the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and Ohio Sheep and Wool Program for her significant contributions over the
past year in the planning, development, and implementation of the new logos. Tiffany designed the OSIA, OSWP, and OSIA LEAD logo successfully working with the Logo
committee. Thanks to Tiffany on a job well done!
Charles Boyles Master Shepherd Award winners (Left to Right): Executive
Director Roger A. High, Don Hawk, Tim Barnes, Bob Hendershot, Don Van
Nostran, Cynthia Koonce, Glenn High, Steve Myers, Sam and Pat Wiford, and
OSIA President Shawn Ray
PHOTOS BY DR. EMILY BUCK
MASTER SHEPHERD AWARD
2015 Charles Boyles Master Shepherd Award Winner: Left to Right: 2015-16
OLWQ Queen Abby Pozderac, Roger A. High, Cynthia Koonce, and Shawn Ray
Cynthia Koonce named 2015 Charles Boyles
Master Shepherd Award winner
Cynthia Koonce, of Lisbon (Columbiana
Co.), was named the 2015 Charles Boyles Master Shepherd Award winner during an awards
ceremony held at the Ohio Sheep Improvement
Association annual meeting at OARDC-Shisler
Center.
This award is a prestigious honor, bestowed
upon very few Ohio shepherds since its inception in 1987. The award is named after Charles
Boyles, a teacher, industry friend and sheep
man at the Eastern Ohio Research and Development Center. Boyles was a great supporter of
the Ohio sheep industry.
Cynthia Koonce has been the driving force
and shepherdess in the development of the
family’s sheep operation, Blue Heron Farms,
a commercial based sheep operation outside
of Lisbon, OH. “Cynthia has been involved
in the Ohio sheep industry for several years,
and has traveled nationally and internationally
studying sheep production and management
practices. Cynthia has been willing to help
young and old alike become successful in the
sheep business. She is one of those individuals
who has made an impact on the lives of many
sheep producers across the state of Ohio”, said
Roger A. High, OSIA and OSWP executive director. “Cynthia’s had a successful commercial
sheep operation because she’s been willing to
change with the times and has kept up with industry trends over a long period of time.”
Cynthia has been a long-time member of the
OSIA and has been the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association Board of Trustees for 20
years.
Congratulations Cynthia on a job well done
in the Ohio Sheep Industry.
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NEWS
ANNUAL COUNTY LAMB BANQUETS
MARCH 3
Logan County Sheep Improvement Association Lamb Banquet
Bellefontaine Hi-Point JVS, Bellefontaine, OH
Contact: Pat Myers, (937) 468-2035 for details and tickets.
Photos from 2015 Buckeye
Shepherd’s Symposium
MARCH 5
Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association Lamb Banquet
Location: St. John’s Evangelical Church, Carroll St., Kenton, OH
Contact: Dave Burkhart, (567) 674-3463 for details and tickets
MARCH 7
Knox County Sheep Improvement Association Lamb Banquet
Fredericktown United Methodist Church, Fredericktown, OH
Contact: Don Hawk, (740) 599-6416 for details and tickets.
MARCH 19
Fayette County Shepherd’s Club
Heritage Hall, Washington C. H., OH
Contact: Jeremy Etzler, (614) 989-4025 for details and tickets.
OSIA Executive Director Roger A. High OSIA President Shawn Ray officiating
presenting the 2015-16 Ohio Lamb and the 2015 OSIA Annual Meeting.
Wool Queen Abby Pozderac to the OSIA
membership.
MARCH 29
Union County Sheep Improvement Association
North Union High School, Richwood, OH
Contact: Liz Sullivan, [email protected],
(614) 563-6050 or purchase online at
http://ucsheep2016.eventbee.com
MARCH 29
Clinton County Lamb and Fleece Lamb Banquet
Clinton Co. OSU Extension Office, Wilmington, OH
Contact: Wayne Ames, (937) 987-2817 for details and tickets.
ASI President Burton Pfliger (ND) presents Dr. Mark Judy, brother of Dr. Jack Judy
United States Sheep Industry issues.
announces the families plan to start a Dr.
Jack Judy Memorial Scholarship Program.
APRIL 4
Muskingum County Sheep Improvement Association
Lamb Banquet
Colburn United Methodist Church, 3618 Maple Ave.,
Zanesville, OH
Contact: Jerry Allison, (740) 872-3890 for details and tickets.
APRIL 9
Hancock County Sheep Improvement Association
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 9340 TR 32, Jenera, OH
(NEW LOCATION)
Contact: Hancock County Extension Office, (419) 422-3851; or
Amy Schroeder,[email protected]
L – R: Jeff McCutcheon, Dr. Richard Ehrhardt (MI) and Doug Clevenger discuss sheep
related issues at the 2015 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium.
APRIL 14
Licking County Sheep Improvement Association Lamb Banquet
Licking Valley Church of Christ, 1578 Dayton Rd. NE,
Newark, OH 43055
Contact: Marlon Luckhart, (740) 412-2130 for details
and tickets.
Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
APRIL 14
Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association Lamb Banquet
Location: Wayne County Schools Career Center, Smithville, OH
Contact: Don Brown, (330) 897-4320; or Velda Limbach,
(330) 833-7346
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Silent Auction – Mercer Co. Sheep Producer Doug Ortrop views the sale items on the
2015 Silent Auction
OHIO LAMB AND WOOL QUEEN
Queen’s Corner…
By Abby Pozderac
2015-16 Ohio Lamb and Wool Queen
Ohio sheep producers are very
fortunate to have two premiere
events to attend in the fall and early
winter. I thoroughly enjoyed my
time attending both and highly encourage all to attend these events in
the future.
The Ohio Make It with Wool
Competition, was held in November, and showcased Ohio’s most talAbby Pozderac
ented seamstresses. These ladies of
all ages revealed a passion for sewing
with wool and demonstrated their passion by displaying beautifully sewn
masterpieces. After a long productive day spent with the Ohio Make It
with Wool judges and contestants, I left in awe and with great respect
for the seamstresses and a greater appreciation for the wool and fashion
industry.
In December, I had the opportunity to attend the Buckeye Shepherd’s
Symposium held at Ohio State’s Ohio Agricultural and Research Development Center in Wooster. Saturday morning started off with my very
first Ohio Sheep Improvement Association’s annual meeting as a voting
member where new trustees were elected for the upcoming year. Following the meeting was the Opening Address which provided all who
attended with an update on the American Sheep Industry and many of
the sheep industry issues that we are currently facing. The conference room was then divided into three breakout rooms that
focused on three different topics affecting our industry. The first breakout discussed productivity and profitability in commercial ewe production, the second breakout discussed ewe and lamb nutrition, and the
third room focused on planning for the future of your sheep operation.
In the morning, I sat in on the discussion for ewe and lamb nutrition and
left that afternoon with a new perspective on how to feed out lambs and
get more for your money.
One of the biggest highlights of the day was the deliciously prepared
lamb lunch by the OSU Meat Science Club. During lunch, I was able to
sit down and speak with many of Ohio’s great sheep producers. Although
many were enjoying the warm weather this winter they also voiced great
concern about the increased risk for their flocks to catch pneumonia
during the lambing season.
The last event of the afternoon focused on recognizing several individuals for their influence on our industry along with outstanding scholarship recipients who will soon impact the future of our industry. It was
a wonderful experience being able to meet and greet with many of Ohio’s
great sheep producer’s and I look forward to seeing many of them again
at upcoming sheep related events.
This spring, as my reign as Ohio Lamb and Wool Queen continues,
I look forward to meeting more of you across the state plus continue to
learn more about our industry while attending local sheep improvement
banquets and youth shows.
In search of the 2016-17
Ohio Lamb and Wool Queen
By: Kristin Reese
Ohio Lamb and
Wool Queen Coordinator
The search is on once again!
Help us round up the next Ohio
Lamb and Wool Queen. The
queen serves as a spokesperson for
the industry throughout her year
of reign at numerous promotional
events and activities around the
state and will be selected by judges
at the Ohio State Fair.
Contestants will attend an interview and answer an impromptu question from a panel of judges
live at the conclusion of the Guys
and Gals lead competition. The
selection of the queen is based on
personality, presentation, poise
and knowledge of the Ohio Lamb
and Wool industry.
Contestants are encouraged to
participate in the Guys and Gals
Lead competition and we also
encourage all ladies between the
ages of 17-21 who are involved in
the industry to consider applying
for this position. This is a terrific
opportunity to build a wealth of
knowledge of the Ohio lamb and
wool industry and expand communication skills and network
within Ohio agriculture.
If you or someone you know
is interested in applying for
the 2016-2017 Ohio Lamb and
Wool Queen, please download
the application by visiting www.
ohiosheep.org. All applications
must be postmarked by June 20,
2016.
If you would like more information on the Ohio Lamb and
Wool Queen contest or would
like the Ohio Lamb and Wool
Queen to make an appearance at
your local event, please contact
Kristin Reese at 614-582-3208 or
[email protected].
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OSIA NEWS
Dr. Jack Judy memorial
scholarship established
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – The family of Dr. John (Jack) Judy, who passed away
in April 2015, has established a memorial scholarship in his name to be administered
through The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation.
According to his niece Jennifer Walker, the family has agreed to award one $1,500
scholarship annually to a second-year college student who is either a member, or have
parents who are members, of the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association.
“The student doesn’t have to attend an Ohio school,” Walker said, “but he or she
must be a resident of Ohio and be a member, or have parents who are members, of the
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association.”
Interested and qualified students can apply online at ofbf.org/foundation through
June 30. Walker said finalists will be interviewed by a selection committee comprised
of Walker and members of the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association during the Ohio
State Fair. This year interviews will take place July 30 and the winner will be announced
July 31.
“Preference is given to (agriculture) majors but it is not a necessity,” Walker said.
Judy was a member of the Ohio State University Department of Animal Science until his retirement in 1984. For 33 years he specialized in the study and teaching of sheep
production and management. He had the title of Professor Emeritus when he left OSU.
He was inducted into the Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame in 1985.
Always passionate about his students and their course of study, Judy was a faithful
supporter of the Ralph Grimshaw scholarship, awarded through the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. Grimshaw, who was chairman of the sheep department at the
State Fair, and Judy were close friends, according to Mark Judy, Jack’s brother.
For more information about the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation, contact Jennifer
Roundtree at 614-246-8228.
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OSIA/OSWP award
nominations due
June 1, 2016
In 2010, the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) Board of Trustees initiated an award
nomination program to recognize outstanding accomplishments made by sheep farmers as well as
people who are associated with the Ohio sheep industry. Nominations for these awards can only be
submitted by OSIA members and must be received
by June 1, 2016.
Award recipients will be honored at the 2016
Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium. If you would
like to nominate someone for any of these awards,
please contact the OSIA Office at 614-246-8299 or
[email protected] for an application. Award applications will also be posted at www.ohiosheep.org after
March 15, 2016.
Nominations are being accepted for the following categories. Information and requirements
regarding these awards will be available with the
award application:
• Charles Boyles Master Shepherd Award
• Friend of the Ohio Sheep Industry Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Environmental Stewardship Award
OSIA NEWS & ASI NEWS
Ohio once again well
represented at ASI Convention
Columbus, Ohio (OSIA) – Several Ohio Sheep Improvement Association members as well as representatives for the National Make
It with Wool Contest attended the
2016 American Sheep Industry Association
Convention in the arid, dry, beautiful town of
Scottsdale, AZ. Scottsdale has been the site of at
least two ASI annual meetings.
The Ohio delegation included the following
representatives: Shawn and Kim Ray, Cumberland; Guy Flora, Cardington; Bill and Susan Shultz, DeGraff; Jim Percival, Xenia; Mike
Minnick and Laura DeYoung Minnick, Peninsula; Mary Roediger, Athens; Melinda Stevens,
South Webster; Amy Schroeder, McComb; Daphne Hedgecock, Plain
City; Dr. Mick Wick, Columbus;
Jerod Jaborek and Roger and Holly
High, Richwood.
Members attending the convention were
involved in committee and council meetings
discussing sheep industry related legislative
issues, livestock protection animals, marketing of sheep, lamb, and wool to the lamb markets, sheep related health issues, nutrition, and
predator control research. The meeting also included U.S. sheep industry policy development
for the upcoming year.
Shawn and Kim Ray visiting in an Alfalfa field where the
tours had lunch, this area grows thousands of acres of Alfalfa
and Cotton and is flood irrigated.
Bill Shultz discusses the results of the
Bunker Hill Farm Suffolk flocks on
NSIP.
Ralph H. Grimshaw Memorial
Scholarship Program
Columbus, OH – Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) is again sponsoring the Ralph H.
Grimshaw Memorial Scholarship to support future
sheep farmers through its scholarship program.
OSIA is offering a minimum of one $1,000 scholarship to deserving students which have graduated
from high school and college students pursuing college degrees. Preference will be given to students
pursuing a degree in Agriculture.
Applicants or their parents must be members of
the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and a
2016 graduating high school senior enrolled in, or
a student currently attending a college or technical
school. Completed applications and essays must be
postmarked by June 30, 2016.
Visit www.ohiosheep.org after May 15, 2016
for more information and to download an
application.
“The Ohio sheep industry
depends on young people
who are considering and
pursuing a career that will
be beneficial to the Ohio
and United States sheep
industry.”
~ Roger A. High,
OSIA Executive Director
Roger A. High re-elected as
Chair of ASI State Executives
and Contacts Committee
Roger A. High, OSIA Executive Director was re-elected by his peers as the Chair
of the ASI State Executives and Contacts
Committee. In this role, Roger will maintain contact between each of the State executives and contacts and will be responsible
for spearheading next year’s State Executives and Contacts Committee in Denver,
CO. Tonya Fuller, Utah Wool Growers Association Executive Director, will serve as
Vice-Chair.
“This is an honor to be selected by my
peers to represent each of them at the National level. I hope I can carry on the success this committee has seen for several
years”, stated High.
Susan Shultz continues to
represent Region 3 on the
American Sheep Industry
Board of Directors
Susan Shultz, DeGraff, starts her last
year as ASI Region 3 Director on the ASI
Board of Directors.
Shultz will represent
Region 3, which includes Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Michigan. During her years
on the board, she has
been involved with
Susan Shultz
the Producer, Education, Research Committee (PERC), currently serving as its chair.
Shultz has been involved in the Lamb
industry roadmap, serving as chair of the
Productivity Improvement Committee and
has also served on the ASI “Let’s Grow”
Committee.
“Susan has taken this national leadership opportunity seriously and has worked
tirelessly representing these six states at the
national level.” states Roger A. High, Ohio
Sheep Improvement Association Executive
Director.
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OHIO MIWW NEWS
Ohio Make it With Wool Winter Report
By Melinda Stevens
Ohio Make It With Wool Coordinator
The 2016 National Make It
Wool Contest was held in Scottsdale, AZ in conjunction with the
American Sheep Industry Annual
Convention. Ohio is very lucky
and proud to have two outstanding contestants represent the Great
State of Ohio. Ohio has the tradition of “being a force to reckon
with” at the national level, and this
year was no exception.
Ohio’s junior representative,
Emily Waldron, is a 16 year old
seamstress representing the Hamilton area. Emily chose a vintage
pattern to complete her Robin’s
Egg blue coat. She chose her Oscar de la Renta fabric from a remnant that only cost her $30.00. Her
coat features a mid-thigh length,
3/4 length sleeves and large patch
pockets. The collarless coat is accented with self made bias binding. Her coat is also fully lined
with a design that she painted
and had made into lining fabric. Emily said that she took her inspiration from the Marvel comic
book character Gwen Stacy (Spiderman’s girlfriend) who wears a
similar style coat in the original
1960’s comic book as well as the
modern day movie. Emily’s coat
also features covered buttons and
contrasting buttonholes. This was
Emily’s first trip to nationals and I
do not think it will be her last! She
has “MIWW fever”! Meighan Stevens, our senior
representative, is a 25-year old
graduate student from South Webster. She attends graduate school
at Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah, where she is studying School Psychology. Meighan
made a 100% red boiled wool coat
featuring a yoke with a self-made
trapunto technique. Meighan
chose a paisley theme throughout
her garments. A paisley coat lining, dress insert, paisley shaped
buttons and yoke all lend to the effect. She chose a Vogue pattern for
her dress with accents of red wool,
paisley and charcoal black midriff. All fabrics are 100% American made wool. A wool hat and
leather gloves complete her look. Meighan has had the opportunity
to represent Ohio at the national
contest four times. She has received 5th runner-up and two
2nd runner-up titles. This year,
her final year as a senior, Meighan
was awarded 1st runner-up in the
senior division. Congratulations
Meighan Stevens: Ohio Make it
With Wool Contest Winner, National
Make It With Wool contest – Second
runner-up.
Meighan and thank you for representing Ohio throughout your
sewing career. We hope to see you
next year in the adult division!
It is that time of year to start
thinking about the next MIWW
contest. It will be held November
5, 2016 at a location to be determined. If you would like to keep
getting up to date information,
please join the Facebook page
Emily Waldron: Ohio Make it With
Wool Winner – Junior Division.
OHIO MAKE IT WITH WOOL
community page for updates. We
will also be having a wool sale
this spring to help you with your
fabric choices. If you would like
additional information, please
contact me at msstevens79@aol.
com or leave a message on the face
book page. I look forward to seeing all of your beautiful creations! SEW.....let’s start getting creative
Ohio!!! And once again, congratulations to Emily and Meighan!
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OSIA LEAD COUNCIL NEWS
New Show Added to this years Circuit New Drenching Rule/Change
As you can see, we have added a new show to this year’s schedule. The
Mark Banbury Memorial Scholarship Show will be held on May 14th
at the Madison County Fairgrounds. Mark Banbury made a living as
a livestock broker, traveling each week to buy and sell livestock at sales
in New Holland, PA; Mount Hope, OH; Kidron, OH; Mount Vernon,
OH; Barnesville, OH and many others. In his travels, he made countless friends that he genuinely enjoyed talking to and learning about their
lives. He never met a stranger and loved to brighten someone’s day in
any way he could. An avid livestock enthusiast, he spent countless hours
supporting 4-H and FFA youth nationwide with their projects. He was
most proud of his children and all their accomplishments in the show
ring with their lambs and goats. Some of his favorite stories are ones that
took place at the Ohio State Fair when he was growing up and later when
he watched his kids make history and break his own records at the fair.
This show is being held in memory of everything that Mark contributed to our industry. All proceeds from the show will be given to youth
within the state of Ohio in the form of college scholarships. Your sponsorship will help us run a successful market lamb show where exhibitors
can be recognized for their hard work and students will receive assistance
in furthering their education. This show is a LEAD sanctioned show.
For any questions please contact Jordan Butler at [email protected]
State Veterinarian Tony Forshey recently talked about rule changes for
showing livestock at 2016 fairs. “The Livestock Exhibition Committee
met in late October and we discussed several things. One of them was
drenching. We have had a lot of complaints asking why drenching is only
applicable to lambs. We passed a new rule and now drenching is not allowed with any livestock unless directed by a veterinarian,” Forshey said.
“Drenching applies to any substance applied in any way. It will prohibit
bottle-feeding of lambs. That is crucial. These lambs really shouldn’t be
on bottles at that age and weight anyway.” Complete rules on livestock
tampering can be found at: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/901-19.
For more information on the rules or exhibition information or questions visit agri.ohio.gov.
Quick Reminders
OSIA membership forms are available for all those individuals planning to participate in this year's show circuit.
Please take the time to complete the survey for the 2015 end
of the year banquet to better assist us with future banquets.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/YPMYP8D
Weigh-In/Start Time Changes
Single Show Day Weigh-In: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Show Starts at 10:00 AM
Double Show Day Weigh-In: 8:00 AM - 10:00 Am
Show Starts at 10:30 AM
2016 Event Schedule
Novice winners 2015 LEAD. OSIA LEAD Council novice showmen show off their
awards at the OSIA LEAD Council Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
Top 3 Juniors and Top 3 Seniors for the OSIA LEAD Council. Back Row: L-R – Meghan
Winters, Seth Wasilweski, and Logan Harvel. Front Row: L – R: Sarah Young,
Justin Howell and Ava Shroyer
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OHIO STATE FAIR
SIXTH ANNUAL OHIO STATE FAIR
COMMERCIAL PEN OF 5 MARKET LAMB SHOW
2016 Ohio State Fair
Guys & Gals Sheep
Lead Contest
July may seem like a long way
off, but it is never too early to begin planning for this year’s Ohio
State Fair Guys & Gals Sheep Lead
contest! Now is the perfect time to
shop for wool garments, wool fabric, and wool accessories for this
year’s outfit!
This year’s contest will be held
on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Check-in
begins in the sheep barn office at
9:00 a.m. and the Lead classes will
begin at 10:00 a.m. in the sheep
barn arena.
The objectives of the lead contest are to present a class of sheep
in the most attractive manner, to
give spectators an opportunity to
Guys & Gals~ Continued on page 15
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CLASS PURPOSE:
•Increase producer’s knowledge of
carcass merit of the lambs they are
producing.
•Provide carcass data to producers
to aid in sire evaluations.
•Promote the high quality product
being produced by the Ohio lamb
industry.
•Expand the number of lambs available for the Ohio State Fair Lamb
Sale to support the needs of the
Kroger Company.
•Provide a greater opportunity for
producers to participate in Ohio
State Fair sheep activities.
RULES FOR PARTICIPATION:
•Open to any producer of market
lambs – wethers and ewe lambs.
•Entry Fee: $25/pen of 5. Maximum
of 5 entries per family.
•All entries must have a number
one pelt (approx. 90 days growth)
with a fleece length of (one inch) 1”
+/- ¼” (hair breeds will be allowed
to show but no shearing will be
allowed). Shearing of lambs prior
to May 1, 2015 is highly recommended.
•Lambs will not be washed or
trimmed.
•Lambs will be shown loose in pens
with no handler in the pen at time
of judging.
•Lambs showing influence of the
callipyge gene will not be accepted.
•All lambs in the pen must weigh
a minimum of 100# and no more
than 165#. Lambs weighing 120#
to 145# and properly finished are
desired.
•Lambs determined to be unthrifty, light weight or extremely
thin by the live lamb judge will be
eliminated from the contest. The
exhibitor is responsible for removing these lambs after live evaluation is complete.
•Any lambs with evidence of
prolapse, sore mouth or foot rot will
not be accepted.
•All lambs will have full access to
water and bedding while housed at
the OSF.
PROCEDURE:
•All lambs arrive by 8:00 p.m. on
Mon., July 25, 2016.
•All lambs will be tagged, weighed
and ultra-sounded to estimate fat
thickness on Tues., July 26, 2016,
beginning at 1:00 p.m.
•Live evaluation of lambs 1:00-2:30
p.m. on Tues., July 26, 2016.
•Winners will be announced during
the OSF Market Lamb Sale on July
28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
PROPOSED AWARDS
Live Animal Placing:
$25..............22.......20.......18....... 15
Carcass Placing:
$200..........175.....150.....125..... 100
For additional information, contact
Gregg E. Fogle at 614.442.1538 or
via e-mail at [email protected].
LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
Guys & Gals ~ Continued from page 14
view a wool style show, and to promote lamb
and wool. This contest is open to all guys and
gals who have an interest in sheep or wool fashion. Contestants will model a wool outfit on
stage while a commentary is being read and
lead a sheep at halter. The entrant does not have
to own the sheep that is being shown.
The popular Costume Class will continue in
2016! Let your creativity shine while educating
the public about lamb and wool! Participants
will wear a wool costume and the sheep may be
decorated to coordinate with the costume. The
costume and theme chosen should directly relate and pertain to an aspect of lamb and wool
to educate the public and promote the sheep
industry. The commentary must connect the
costume chosen with the promotion of lamb
and wool. As in past years, the individual, pair,
and guys classes will also be offered.
Lead entries are submitted to the Ohio State
Fair entry office and must be mailed and postmarked on or before the entry deadline of
Monday, June 20, 2016. Contest rules, classes,
additional information and entry forms can be
found on the Ohio State Fair website at www.
ohiostatefair.com. Any additional questions
can be directed to lead contest superintendents
Pat Myers ([email protected]), Pat
Wiford ([email protected]), or Lisa Frost
([email protected]). Be sure to like the Facebook
page, Ohio State Fair Guys & Gals Sheep Lead,
to stay informed via social media.
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UNITED KINGDOM TRIP
Sheep Producers Tour UK and Ireland
By Mark Badertscher
OSU Extension Educator Hardin County
In late September, 23 sheep producers, sheep
industry personnel and OSU Extension Educators took part in a two-week OSU Extension
International Sheep Tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Included in the group were
also individuals from West Virginia, Oregon,
and Washington. Cities visited on the tour included Edinburgh, Scotland; Cumbria, England; Coventry, England; London, England;
Bath, England; Powys, Wales; Welshpool,
Wales; Waterford, Ireland; Cork, Ireland; and
Dublin, Ireland.
The sheep industry is a major part of agriculture in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, where in some areas the number of sheep
outnumber the population with five sheep for
every person. Lamb is commonly served on
menus as a main entre and widely consumed
in this very agricultural oriented part of the
world. The per capita consumption of lamb in
the United Kingdom and Ireland is about five
pounds per year, compared with about one
pound per year in the United States.
Several days of the tour included at least two
farm tours along with sightseeing at the traditional tourist sites in each country. Tourist sites
visited in Scotland included a city sightseeing
tour of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, “The
World’s Most Famous Scottish Show,” Coventry
Cathedral, Coombe Abbey, Tower of London,
city sightseeing tour of London, Stonehenge,
walking tour of Bath, England to see the historic public Roman baths, and the National Wool
Museum were all sites visited in England. The
group took a ferry across the Irish Sea and visited the Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, sightseeing tour of Dublin, Ireland, and the “Merry
Ploughboys Show” while in Ireland.
Sheep Industry visits on the tour included
Moredun Research Institute at Pentlands Science Park (Scotland) to learn about infectious
diseases of farm livestock and promotion of animal health and welfare. The group also toured
the Moffat Woolen Mills for an opportunity
to shop the very finest of Scottish knitwear.
Participants toured Shearwell Data (Scotland)
to get a presentation and demonstration of
animal identification products, both visual and
electronic identification tags, which are used by
farmers to keep records on their flocks.
The group toured the largest and most modern livestock market in the United Kingdom,
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the Welshpool Livestock Sales (Wales). This
livestock marketing center is capable of holding 1,200 cattle and 15,000 sheep. Breeds of
sheep that were raised at the farms visited included, but were not limited to Scottish Blackface, Greyface, Texels, Border Leicester, Suffolk, Charollais, Cheviots, Castlemilk Moorits,
Herdwick, Lleyn, Comeragh Mountain Lamb,
Ile De France sheep, and various commercial
crossbreds, which generally included the infamous “Mule” ewes, which is generally a cross
between a local breed and either a Border
Leicester and Blue-faced Leicester.
One of the most interesting items that we
learned about the United Kingdom/Ireland
sheep industry is that their primary market is
for a 52-54 lbs. lamb carcass. Therefore, all of
the breeds, especially the terminal sires that are
utilized are to produce a lamb carcass of that
size for the international market.
Several farms visited raised beef cattle in addition to the sheep enterprises. Small grains
such as wheat, oats, and barley were raised
along with some canola and fodder beets for
grazing and cattle feed. Pastures were divided
into lowlands, midlands, and highlands, with
both stone fences and hedgerows with woven
wire fences to allow for pasture rotation. Pastures were green and lush because of the frequent rains and cool temperatures. Although
the United Kingdom and Ireland receive frequent rains, they are not as nearly as heavy as
rains received in Ohio. Pastures were mainly
seeded with ryegrass and white clover. Wool
was of the long and medium staple, which is
courser than some wool found in the western
United States.
The International Sheep Tour organizers
were Roger A. High and Emily Buck, both of
The Ohio State University. The tour company
was AgroTours, an agricultural tour planning
company from the state of Virginia.
OHIO SHEEP AND WOOL PROGRAM
Ohio Sheep and Wool
Program Proposal
Funding Approved
By Roger A. High
Executive Director, Ohio Sheep and Wool Program
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Sheep and Wool Program
(OSWP), Ohio’s Sheep and Wool check-off program, will
invest up to $27,700 into sheep and wool promotion, education, research, industry information, producer and youth
programs in fiscal year 2015-2016. OSWP received ten Requests for Proposals for fiscal year 2015-16, with eight of these
proposals approved for full or partial funding by the Board
during their October board meeting.
OSWP approved programs which will benefit every segment of the Ohio sheep industry. A major lamb promotional
program approved is the Ohio Lamb Jam. Major educational
programs funded include the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium and Ohio Sheep Day programs and activities.
Producer related programs include funding to support a
Starter Flock/Mentoring Program for purebred, club lamb,
and commercial flocks within Ohio, as well as a Young Entrepreneurs Educational Program, which includes providing
funding for sheep producers to attend the Howard Wyman
Sheep Industry Leadership School. The youth related program dubbed the No-Sho Lamb Show sponsored by the OSIA
LEAD Council has also been added to the funded programs
list.
Other OSWP traditionally funded programs include the
Ohio Heartland Cuisine promotional program at the Ohio
State Fair as well as the State FFA Sheep Proficiency Award
and several smaller sheep and wool industry programs including but limited to County Farm Bureau Food programs.
“These programs are primarily collaborative efforts that
will increase visibility of the Ohio sheep and wool industry to
the consumer as well as improve the knowledge and research
base of our sheep, lamb and wool producers”, according to
Roger A. High, OSWP’s Executive Director. “The OSWP
Board of Directors is committed to assuring every segment
of the industry is represented in the funding since every segment of the sheep, lamb, and wool industry contributes to the
program.”
OSWP assesses one-half of one percent based on the value
on any sheep or lamb sold by an Ohio producer and $0.01 per
pound of wool produced by an Ohio producer. These checkoff funds are collected by stockyards, purebred and club lamb
sales, county fairs and the Ohio State Fair, wool marketing
facilities, and provided by private sales from Ohio sheep and
lamb producing farms.
Ohio Department of Agriculture
appoints Ohio Sheep and Wool
Program Board of Directors
Ohio Sheep and Wool Program (OSWP)
Board members have been named for the 2016
program year. Three, 3-year re-appointments
for years 2016-2018 to the Board include:
Jordan Beck (Fulton County), David Rowe
(Madison County), Robert Hunter (Fairfield
County). Two new 3-year appointment for
years 2016-2018 to the Board is Rodger Sharp
(Columbiana County) and Rod Stoltz (Perry
County).
The OSWP Board is a 15-member board of Ohio sheep, lamb, and
wool producers who are appointed to manage Ohio’s sheep, lamb, and
wool check-off funds.
For more information on the Ohio Sheep and
Wool Program, go to www.ohiosheep.org.
For more information, contact the Ohio Sheep
and Wool Program at 614-246-8299 or visit the
website at www.ohiosheep.org.
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OSIA MEMBERSHIP FORM
OHIO SHEEP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION (please print)
To become a member of OSIA, please fill out this form and send with your dues.
Name_____________________________________________________
Farm / Business Name_________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________
City / State / Zip______________________________________________
County ______________
Phone ____________________________________________________
Email _____________________________________________________
Circle all that apply:
Commercial
Allied Industry or Business
Purebred
Youth
Lamb Feeder Club Lamb Producer
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
❏ Farm, Family, or Individual Membership: #3002 $35.00__________
If your farm or family has youth involved in LEAD Council shows and activities or to be eligible for the Ralph H. Grimshaw Scholarship, the youth’s name
and date of birth must also be included on this form. This category covers all
family members for LEAD Council shows and activities.
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
❏ Association Membership: #3005
❏ Youth (eligibility granted to age 22): #3008
$35.00__________
$15.00__________
If you are a youth (age 22 or younger) involved in LEAD Council shows and
activities or to be eligible for the Ralph H. Grimshaw Scholarship, the youth’s
name and date of birth must also be included on this form.
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
Youth name____________________________ Birth Date_____________
❏ Corporate/Allied Industry: #3010
❏ Ralph Grimshaw Scholarship $100.00_________
$_________
Fund Donation: #2350
❏ Dr. Jack Judy Memorial Scholarship $_________
Fund Donation
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE: Ohio Sheep Improvement Association
Roger A. High, Executive Director
280 N. High St., P.O. Box 182383
Columbus, OH 43218
TOTAL
$_________
OR PAY USING PAYPAL AT:
www.ohiosheep.org
OR PAY BY VISA OR MASTERCARD:
Cardholder Name (please print)
_________________________________________________________
Visa/MC Card #:______________________________________________
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Ohio Sheep and Wool
Program funds Starter
Flock/Mentoring Programs
In an unprecedented move to “Grow” Ohio’s sheep flock and the number of producers, the Ohio Sheep and Wool Program Board of Directors approved funding for nine starter flock/mentoring programs. “The
Ohio Sheep and Wool Program Starter Flock/Mentoring Program has
become the most popular funding programs that has been instituted by
this Ohio sheep, lamb, and wool check-off program board over the past
couple of years”, states Roger A. High, executive director, Ohio Sheep and
Wool Program.
These check-off funds are to be used by sheep associations and sheep
committees to provide “starter flocks and mentoring programs”, not to
add sheep to “already existing flocks’ of sheep”. Each association or committee has established a set of rules to apply, and the Ohio Sheep and
Wool Program Board of Directors has also established guidelines that
will be followed as well.
If you are interested or know of someone that is interested in applying for a “Starter Flock/Mentoring Program” contact the associations
and committees for an application. The following have been approved
for funding:
• OSIA LEAD Council – Jordan Beck – [email protected]
• Muskingum County Sheep Producers Improvement Association –
Scott Bush– [email protected]
• Ohio Columbia Breeders Association – Mike Copeland –
[email protected]
• Ohio Suffolk Sheep Association – Tom Begg – [email protected]
• Coshocton/Tuscarawas Lamb and Wool Improvement Committee –
Mary Thomas – [email protected]
• Ohio Horned Dorset Association – Kim Root – [email protected]
• Ohio Oxford Breeders Association – Stacey Gadsby –
[email protected]
• Ohio Lincoln Association – Rob Sando –
[email protected]
• Ohio Shropshire Breeders Association – Jim Percival –
[email protected]
• Ohio Tunis Breeders Association – Tim Barnes –
[email protected]
The OSWP Board is a 15-member board of Ohio sheep, lamb, and
wool producers who are appointed to manage Ohio’s sheep, lamb, and
wool check-off funds.
For more information on the Ohio Sheep and Wool Program, go to
www.ohiosheep.org.
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impact on the Ohio sheep industry through her generous time and contribution to the wool industry and this wool outreach program.
Mary stepped down from the state position and is now the coordinator of the National Make-It With Wool Contest, with her first contest
being held at the ASI Convention in Scottsdale, AZ. It is with great pride
OSIA and OSWP congratulate Mary Roediger as “Friend of the Ohio
Sheep Industry.”
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PROTECTING AND GROWING
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT
Ohio Farm Bureau members have worked
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farms for nearly 100 years.
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for our rural communities.
Ohio Farm Bureau
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May 16 and 17, 2016 | All Day
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local foods growing right here in Ohio.
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county Farm Bureau to learn more.
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