USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks nominees for its National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors and the American Lamb Board.
AMS is seeking nominees for two producer positions and one expert in marketing to serve three-year terms on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors from candidates nominated by certified nominating organizations.
AMS is seeking nominees for the American Lamb Board to succeed five members with terms that expire in early 2024. Nominations are needed to succeed members that include one producer with 100 or fewer lambs, one producer with more than 500 lambs, one feeder with less than 5,000 lambs, one first handler and one seedstock producer.
Any U.S. producer, feeder or first handler who owns or purchases lambs may be considered for nomination. The deadline for nominations is May 5 for the improvement and lamb board positions.
For more information, contact Barbara Josselyn at 202-713-6918 or barbara.josselyn@usda.gov.
