American Sheep Industry

Host Jake Thorne speaks with Woody Lane, PhD, Lane Livestock Services, Oregon

This week’s SheepCast takes a look at movement in the annual appropriation process, the re-introduction of the Vet Medical Loan Repayment Act and a look at the week ahead.

This week the ASI SheepCast looks at a new report giving some details to the President’s 30-by-30 plan, a new challenge to the President’s tax proposal, regulatory changes to the H-2A program, and a number of new bills being considered on the climate solutions front by the House Ag Committee.

This week’s ASI SheepCast looks at new bills of interest introduced in both chambers of Congress, push back on the President’s 30-by-30 executive order, and tax policy in light of President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress.

This week’s ASI SheepCast takes a deeper look into a pending lawsuit against grazing in the National Forest in Washington State and what the Growing Climate Solutions Act mean for sheep producers.

Guest: Rosie Busch, DVM, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

With Congress returning next week from the Easter/Passover recess, the ASI SheepCast takes a look at key legislation facing the industry and the prospects ahead.

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks the grizzly bear decision, the Modernizing Ag Transportation Act, reviews the release of the President’s infrastructure package, delves into wool’s sustainability, and how this week lamb is featuring in the news.

Guest: Cindy Wolf, DVM, ASI Animal Health Committee Chair

This weeks ASI SheepCast looks at progress being made on additional pandemic related payments to producers, highlights from the American Lamb Board’s 2020 Sheep Industry Report, and issues to watch on the legislative front in the coming weeks.