Welcome to my corner! I hope to provide all of our sheep producers with the latest news about our industry sprinkled, of course, with my personal insight about what is happening, why it is happening and what I think we need to do.

In addition, as a member of the Executive Board of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), hopefully I can provide you with the background to what issues are being addressed and regretfully those which are not.

The annual ASI convention was held in Reno, NV; 18-22 January. The ASI convention has changed quite a bit from what some of the old timers would remember. Gone is the acrimony between all of the divergent groups and here is a convention of collegues. The Wool Growers, Lamb Board, Lamb Feeders, the new American Shearers Council, and a host of other groups; now gather to focus on the challenges of today's markets.