Texas Producer to Testify to House Subcommittee

Sheep producer Steve Salmon of San Angelo, Texas, has been invited to testify next week on behalf of the American sheep industry before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Salmon will appear before the subcommittee on Tuesday, July 16, to talk about a handful of priority issues affecting the American sheep industry, including: wool and sheepskin trade with China, Bighorn sheep and domestic grazing allotments, Mandatory Price Reporting for lamb, Minor Use Animal Drug Program, Wildlife Services, the H-2A Sheepherder Program, the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, and Scrapie. ASI President Benny Cox recommended Salmon - a prominent member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association and regular participant of the ASI Spring Trip to Washington, D.C., for consideration by the subcommittee.