Each year the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival presents the Tyson Creamer Memorial Award to the best 4H fleece of the wool show. This honor for 2013 was awarded to junior ARBA member Alexandra Rogers for a white Romney fleece from her sheep “Taffy”, Little Hooves 101. This is the second year in a row […]
Following are Candidate Biographies for the upcoming 2013 ARBA Board Election: 2013 Candidates for President Ron Andress My name is Ron Andress and I would like to continue as your ARBA President. My wife Sue and I have been raising Romney sheep for 20 years. We live in southeastern Pennsylvania. When our three sons were […]
The 2013 ARBA Show and Sale will be separated into two different events held at different venues in the Midwest, in hopes that more members will be able to attend one or the other ( or hopefully, both!) The National Romney Sale took place at the Great Lakes Fiber Show and Sale this past Memorial […]
Members present: Ron Andress, Jane Caulfield, Charlene Carlisle, Carol Pasheilich, Margaret Van Camp, Tracy Haslem, Hilary Chapin, Chris Posbergh, Ed Julian, Scott Culver, Randy Thompson, Carolynn Avery Secretary Report was approved. Dues reminder — was sent via e-mail, put on website and on Facebook. It had also been in the last Ramblings both as part […]
There is a new commercial yarn, available nationwide, that is all pure American Romney. This yarn is shipped to the mill, washed, carded and spun into yarn. It is then sent back to the yarn designer who dyes it and sends it to the wholesale distributor. This product is an opportunity for Romney breeders to […]
John Landers passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in Albany, OR, with his daughter by his side. John was hired by Oregon State University’s Department of Animal Science in 1950. He served 27 years at OSU, principally as a State Extension Livestock Specialist traveling across Oregon helping farmers and ranchers. He also was a […]
