American Romney Breeders are proud to announce the winner of their 2017 Futurity. First place was secured by Megan Higgins of Coventry, CT. Megan did an awesome job of raising and showing this Fall Ewe Lamb. This lamb was purchased at the Romney National Sale held at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival in May […]
President, Chris Posbergh, called the conference call board meeting to order at 1:04 EST on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Participating in the call were Posbergh, Scott Culver, Randy Thompson, Charlene Carlisle, Allison Seyfert, Sue Kalina, Don Burgess, Betsy McPherson, Emma Rogers, Anne McIntyre-Lahner and JoAnn Mast, ARBA Secretary. Please download this PDF for the complete […]
California Wool Growers Association (CWGA) is hosting four interactive workshops focusing on improving lamb marketing and quality as well as producer profitability by applying innovative management practices and technologies.
Romneys in Research! The Utah State University (USU) sheep research program is using Romneys to study cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder in humans that affects the lungs and sometimes parts of the digestive system. CF is inherited as a recessive trait caused by mutations within the CFTR gene. Currently there is […]
The American Romney Breeders Association has participated in the Great Sheep Expedition. Jennifer Gunn and her husband have interviewed the ARBA secretary and received materials produced by the association to include in their research. Pictures, a DNA sample, Roving and Raw Wool samples have also been provided to represent the breed. The Romney breed was […]
