USDA appoints 3 to national sheep board
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors has 3 new members as the Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue appointed two producers and one marketing expert in position for a three-year term.
"The Sheep Center was established to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. sheep industry and these appointees bring experience that will serve this agricultural sector well" declared Perdue.
The appointees are Jeremy Geske, producer, Brenda J. Reau, producer and Steve W. Lewis, Expert in Marketing.
The board is composed of seven voting members and two non-voting members. Voting members of the board include four members who are active producers of sheep in the United States, two members that have expertise in finance and management, and one member that has expertise in lamb, wool, or lamb product marketing.
Non-voting members of the board include the USDA’s Under Secretaries for Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Research, Education, and Economics. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service provides oversight of the center.
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