Sheep organizations

An organization is a group of people, usually with a common interest or goal, who work together. There are many international, national, regional, state, and local organizations related to sheep and wool. On this page, the organizations are organized alphabetically, mostly by geographic location: Canada, club lamb, international, regional and county, and states.

Canada

Alberta Lamb Producers
Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Association
Canadian Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Canadian Sheep Breeders Association
Canadian Sheep Federation
The Manitoba Sheep Association
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
Purebred Sheep Breeders of Ontario
Purebred Sheep Breeders Association of Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board
Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland & Labrador

Club lamb

Georgia Club Lamb Producers Association
Illinois Club Lamb Association
Iowa Club Lamb Association
Kansas Club Lamb Breeders Association
Kentucky Club Lamb Association
Ohio Club Lamb Association
Oklahoma Market Lamb Association
Pennsylvania Club Livestock Association
Texas Junior Livestock Association
Utah Show Lamb Association
Wisconsin Club Lamb Association

International

Alliance Pastorale, France
Australian Wool Growers Association
Australian Stud Sheep Breeders Association Ltd.
Sheepmeat Council of Australia
British Sheep Dairying Association
British Wool Marketing Board
EBLEX UK
Federation of Goat and Sheep Producers Association of the Philippines, Inc.
National Wool Growers Association of South Africa
National Sheep Association (UK)
New Zealand Sheep Breeders' Association
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
ALPINETGHEEP
South African Stud Book and Livestock Improvement Association
Trinidad and Tobago Goat and Sheep Society

National

American Lamb Board (ALB) | Facebook | Twitter
American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) | Facebook | Twitter
American Sheep Shearers Council on Facebook
Dairy Sheep Association of North America (DSANA)
Let's Grow Our Flock
National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP)
National Lamb Feeders Association (NLFA)
American Sheep and Goat Center (ASGC)

Regional and county

Dine be' Iina: the Navajo Lifeway | Facebook | Twitter
Duchess County (NY) Sheep & Wool
Frederick County (MD) Sheep Breeders Association
Gold Country (CA) Sheep Producers Association
Indianhead ( N. WI) Sheep Breeders Association
Kern County Wool Growers Auxiliary
Loudoun Valley (VA) Sheep Producers
Monroe County (IL) Sheep Producers
Pacific Coast Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Puget Sound (WA) Sheep Breeders Association
Scott County (VA) Hair Sheep Association
Sonoma County (CA) Purebred Sheep Breeders Association
South Central Katahdin Hair Sheep Association
Treasure Valley Sheep Producers
Washington County (IN) Sheep Association
Western Nebraska Sheep and Goat Association
Worcester County (MA) Sheep Producers Association

State

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Last updated 02-Jul-2011 by Susan Schoenian.