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The 2024 National Junior Suffolk Show, held in conjunction with the All-American Junior Sheep Show will be July 4-7 East Lansing, Michigan.
To learn more: https://allamericanjuniorshow.com/
To view info on the Midwest Stud Ram Sale – including the sale and schedule visit: www.midwestsale.com
Online Catalog: https://www.midwestsale.com/catalog/
Livestream: https://www.dvauction.com/
Online Bidding: https://www.dvauction.com/
Photo ContestAges 8-12 1st MacKenzie Hornbostel (IL)2nd Claire Harris (IL)
Ages 13-161st Creed Harker (IA)2nd Morgan Tweed (PA)
Logo Contest1st Katie Ford (IN)2nd Case Rodgers (TX)
Virtual Skill A ThonAge Group 7 and Under1st Brodie Boyd, OH
Ages 8 to 121st Allie Boyd, OH2nd Cayenne Harker, IA3rd Case Rodgers, TX4th Kinley Tolle, OK5th Greely Everts, IAAges 13-161st Creed Harker, IAAges 17-211st Ethan Leggett, WV2nd Emily Stevens, OH
The Board of Directors of the United Suffolk Sheep Association wishes to extend gratitude to the membership for your participation in the recent vote on how animals should be presented at the National Suffolk Show and National Suffolk Sale. In recent history, there has been very few votes in the USSA that has seen this level of turnout. The membership vote related to the presentation of animals at the association sanctioned events has been counted and is for there to be no change; 77 in favor of the presentation change and 83 in favor of no change.
We thought it was important for our members to participate in the decision-making process. The Board was clear when this was put to the vote of the membership that we would abide by the wishes of the membership, and you have spoken.
Now that this vote is in the rear-view mirror, the [ … ]
2023 USSA Suffolk Directory Dates:Feb. 15 – Ad Commitment DeadlineMarch 1 – Ad info & payment due
*We’d like to get started on directory ads early this year! Consider finalizing your ad BEFORE lambing!!
Click Here for Electronic Ad Worksheet
Hitting the Target for Lamb Yield, Quality & Value
Register in advance for this webinar:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yoZZCgAER-CRP4RmrPE7bA
USSA INFORMATIONAL MEETING January 11, 20235pm pacific/ 6pm mountain/ 7pm central/ 8pm eastern
This meeting is scheduled for USSA members to connect with the USSA board via zoom to further discuss the membership vote. Members can join via computer or phone with the connection information below.
COMPUTER/DEVICE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87494560019?pwd=ZFhHZlR4SGx6N2ZmQS85M2F4RVI0dz09
PHONE: 1 305 224 1968
Meeting ID: 874 9456 0019Passcode: 760780
USSA Committee Application
A few years ago, the USSA invited non-board members to participate in our various committees. This has been extremely valuable in terms of getting broader input on association activities as well as surfacing potential new future board members. Committees meet via Zoom, the frequency dependent on how active each committee wants or needs to be. One challenge that we have encountered is that some committees became so large it was difficult for the chair to manage, and to ensure all committee members were able to share their opinions and ideas, and for the committee to reach consensus. To keep all of our committees at a manageable size, we have created this short application. An application is not an automatic appointment. The president will appoint committee members with a goal is to be inclusive of all types of Suffolks and a diversity of opinions. Applications are to be submitted [ … ]
The United Suffolk Sheep Association board of directors (including both the outgoing and incoming members of the board who were able to participate) came together in Des Moines on October 28, 29, and 30th for an internal strategic planning session.
As the board reviewed the discussion topics that had been submitted ahead of time by the meeting participants and past five association presidents, our internal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, the membership needs assessment that was conducted in 2020, the notes and take-aways from the 2016 strategic planning session, and the 2013 membership survey, we approached the meeting with the overarching thought processes of:
What needs to be done to keep the USSA financially viable, and
What can we do to address the needs and wishes of our membership
The following are the committees for the coming year, and their assignments as well as respective committee chairs.
Digital Suffolk Committee, Diane Russell, ChairWith [ … ]
Suffolk breeders are more than ever reporting the receipt of spam email from the USSA, it’s directors and/or staff. These emails are claiming they are from the Suffolk Association, directors or staff but are not actually from the association anyone affiliated with the organizations. If you received an email asking to send gift cards, money or that send you to a website that looks suspicious and may ask for a password, delete the email. Do not click on the link or open a file. Another red flag is if the email has bad grammar or common words that are misspelled.
One of the easiest ways to check to see if it is a spam email is by looking at what the actual email address is of the sender, not just the printed name.
