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USSA DIRECTOR ELECTION
Intent to run submission deadline is August 1!
Director Openings:
District 1 – one 3-year term
District 2 – one 3-year term
District 3 – one 3-year term
District 4 – one 3-year term and one 2-year term
To view the USSA District map click here (scroll down the page, below the director listing).
For eligibility requirements, review the USSA Bylaws here.
If you or a USSA member you know would like to be a candidate for the upcoming USSA Directors elections, here’s a brief overview of your next steps:Submit a letter of intent declaring that you are willing to be a candidate for the USSA Board of Directors Election. Letters of intent are due in the USSA Office by August 1, 2021. The letter must be faxed, emailed or mailed to the USSA Office, PO Box 121, Holland, IA 50642. Letters of intent submitted through mail must be postmarked by the deadline date. Phone calls [ … ]
Click Here to learn about Suffolk registry programs.
Sale Results
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The link below provides results from the Suffolk Needs Assessment, conducted Fall of 2020.
Click Here to View Suffolk Needs Assessment
U.S.S.A Board Adopts Suffolk Genetic Recovery Program
The United Suffolk Board in its retreat during the spring of 2015 proposed a goal of establishing a Suffolk genetic recovery program under the breed improvement plan. It became apparent to the Board that a number of Suffolk breeders had not registered their Suffolks for many years. These sheep were not eligible for the percentage registration program even though they were of Suffolk origins. The Board decided to explore the ramifications of allowing these breeders to register their sheep by appointing a committee to further investigate the issue. The Board adopted a Suffolk genetic recovery proposal after much research and numerous meetings. The parameters of the program are as follows.
Eligibility for Suffolk GAP registrations
Must be a member in good standing of the U.S.S.A. or U.J.S.S.A
Certify to the best of your knowledge that the sheep being considered for GAP are of Suffolk descent by signing [ … ]
Click Here to View Archived Webinar!
Click Here to View Presentation Slides!
Click here to learn more about the National Suffolk Online Sale!
2019 Suffolk Ewe Lamb Giveaway WinnersDistrict 1 – Kendall DriscollDistrict 2 – Beau NewportDistrict 3 – Nesse TuttleDistrict 4 – Hannah McAllistor
Videos will be posted on our website soon!
We had 52 videos submitted! Applicants are encouraged to consider reapplying next year!!!
USSA HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION EVENING
The USSA Board is excited to announce, the 2019 USSA Hall of Fame inductees!
John Ascuaga
Spelman B. Collins
Rob Frost
Ken McMillan
Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized on Monday, November 18 in Louisville, Kentucky. If your schedule allows, please consider attending this year’s event. Please note that the dinner requires a reservation, reservations are due to the USSA Office by November 1st. The dinner is $25 per person.
Thank you to our event sponsors:Gene Check, Inc.Purina Animal NutritionThe Banner MagazineRoyer FarmRussell Sheep Co., LLCSuperior Farms
Location: ULA room – on the second floor of Freedom Hall – use escalator/elevator in food court.
USSA Director Election Results
District 1Cynthia Huckins, Spring Creek, Nevada (unopposed)
District 2Jim Van Dyke, Wessington Springs, South Dakota (20 votes)Bill Gergen, Geneva, Nebraska (10 votes)
District 3Randy Dombek, Ivanhoe, Minnesota (39 votes)Gary Hoskins, Jefferson, Iowa (27 votes)Dennis Sorensen, Chebanse, Illinois (21 votes)Kenny Capron, Parkersburg, Iowa (16 votes)District 4Randy Hodges, Lansing, Michigan (unopposed)
