Agriculture
Sheep Checkoff seeks candidates for board
The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program has supported and funded many sheep education programs across the state, including the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) shearing school and at the Indiana State Fair. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (Indiana S&W) is seeking candidates for two district seats in 2025. The checkoff board, which is composed of representatives from nine county-determined districts, will hold elections for seats in districts 1 and 4 in 2025:
- District 1 includes Porter, Lake, Jasper, La Porte, St. Joseph, Marshall, Fulton, Starke, Pulaski and Newton counties.
- District 4 includes Benton, White, Warren, Tippecanoe, Fountain, Montgomery, Vermillion and Parke counties.
Anyone with questions or interest in learning more about the program and the duties of a district seat should contact council chair David Trotter at 812-987-5139 or Purdue program advisor Meredith Cobb at 765-426-1195. Those interested in the position should notify Trotter or Cobb by June 1.
The Sheep and Wool Market Development Program in Indiana impacts all sheep producers across the entire state. By having each geographic region of the state represented on the board, we learn about issues as well as ideas for markets and promotion that are specific to an area. Learning from others, we are able to duplicate a successful program in other areas.
- David Trotter, Council Chair
Indiana S&W asks that producers and other industry-related individuals continue to submit funding requests for projects involving the promotion of or research about the Indiana sheep industry. More information can be found at https://indianasheep.com/checkoff.php.
In recent years, the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program has funded projects such as the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) shearing school, ISA-Greencastle Wool Sale, lamb samples for the Indiana State Fair through the Taste From Indiana Farms event, educational materials for county fairs, and informational workshops on sheep production and other topics.
About the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program
The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program was created to support educational, promotional and research efforts involving sheep in Indiana. Funds for the council are collected from the sale of all sheep in Indiana — 0.5% of the net market price of each sheep sold. All funds collected by stockyards, sale managers, producers and others should be sent to the council’s business office at Purdue. See https://indianasheep.com/checkoff.php for more information.
About the Indiana Sheep Association
The Indiana Sheep Association is one of the oldest livestock organizations in Indiana. It was originally founded as the Indiana Wool Growers Association in 1876 to encourage local shepherds to come together to share ideas and expertise, to promote lamb and wool in the state, and to educate our communities about the value of sheep and the sheep industry.
About Purdue University
Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States, Purdue discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 107,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 58,000 at our main campus in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap — including its comprehensive urban expansion, the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue Computes and the One Health initiative — at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.
Writer: Emma O'Brien, executive@indianasheep.com
Media contact: Olivia De Young, odeyoung@purdue.edu
Sources: Meredith Cobb, 765-426-1195
Agricultural Communications: Maureen Manier, mmanier@purdue.edu, 765-494-8415
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