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National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors 2015

• Dr. Cathie Woteki

Under Secretary – Research, Education, and Economics

1400 Independence Ave., SW Room 214-W, Whitten Building Washington, DC 20250-0110

• Mr. Edward Avalos -

Undersecretary Marketing and Regulatory Programs

1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 22-W, Whitten Building Washington, DC 20250-0109

Glen Fisher, Chairman 750 Loop 467 Sonora, Texas 76950 Joan R. Snyder Vice Chairwoman 271 Hollow Rd Farm Stuyvesant, New York Linda S. Campbell Sec/Treas. 2974 Stonyman Road Luray, Virginia 22835

Cody Heimke 1773 Koshkonong Stoughton, WI 53589 Laurie Hubbard 6358 Cortland Road Alum Bank, PA 15521

Janet B. Mawhinney 408 Blaker Ridge Road Waynesburg, PA 15370 Marsha Spykerman 5771 230th Street Sibley, IA 51249-7034 Steven Lee Program Manager Box 646 Rockland, Maine 04841

MISSION:

The Mission of the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center is to improve the infrastructure of the U.S. sheep and goat industries by strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep, goats, and their products.

FUNDING PRIORITIES

The primary objective of the Grant Program is to fund a number of projects determined by industry leaders to be priorities for benefiting the sheep industry.

That list is:

• 1. Strengthen and enhance the

production and marketing of sheep and sheep products through initiatives that improve infrastructure, enhance resource development, and support innovative solutions to industry problems.

• 2. Provide leadership training and

education to industry stakeholders.

• 3. Enhance sheep and sheep products

in the United States through assistance to all segments of the industry to address sustainable production and marketing of sheep and sheep products.

• 4. Promote marketing strategies or

methods that can reliably be expected to have a long-term, positive impact on the sheep industry.

• 5. Enhance the sheep industry by

coordinating information and idea exchange to facilitate deeper understanding among industry stakeholders.

Grants:

The Center may use grants to provide funding for research on new products, technologies, or knowledge that will improve the efficiency, profitability, or quality of the sheep industry, and as seed money for the production and commercialization of new and innovative products or processes.

These Priorities need to be updated! Please give us your feedback by contacting: stevelee@nsiic.org

Funds awarded: 2011 -- $278,895 2012 -- $299,500 2013 -- $217,222 2014 -- $160,502

2015 Grants $262,186

Arkansas State University

“Camelina” meal control strategy of internal parasites in sheep

Glycoscience Lab

Development of ovine GM1 ganglioside for Huntington’s disease

Greenfleece, Inc.

Promotion of Wool Batting to Improve Fiber Quality and Incomes of Northeastern Wool Growers

KY State Dev. Office

Improving Education and Access to Breeding Stock for Kentucky’s Small Ruminant Producers

Montana State Univ.

Survey of select trace mineral status in ram lambs and production implications for ram development

Montana State Univ.

Wool Education and Research

• Mt. States Rosen Co.

Qualitative analysis of the market

• pportunities for U.S. lamb among

the Muslim population

NLFA

2016 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School with OSU Lamb 509 Short course

NSIP

National Sheep Improvement Program-Program Director Salary Match

Sheep Venture Co

Working Dog Liability Program

Superior Farms

Providing producer’s information from electronic grading through a web based application.

Texas A&M University Research

Improving and expanding the use

• f livestock guard dogs for small

ruminant predation control

Could Your Project Get Financial Support from NSIIC??

The Sheep Center encourages more participation by producers. Please take the time to look into projects that could be done locally with national implications and apply! You can’t be approved if you don’t apply.