The American Sheep Industry Association has once again set aside $15,000 in grants to assist developing shearers and mentors. There is a large and continuing need for sheep shearers across the U.S. Domestic shearers are becoming fewer, and it is increasingly difficult to bring international shearers into the U.S.
Seeing the need for more shearers for both large and small sheep operations, the ASI Wool Council developed this grant program to incentivize the development of domestic shearers. The program will support shearers as they increase the quality of their shearing and the number of sheep they shear each day, thus working to build their income and longevity in the shearing industry.
Additionally, as mentors provide developing shearers with education and an avenue to shear, they may also apply for assistance under the grant program. The grant will be given to ten developing shearers and/or mentors.
For information, go to sheepusa.org.
NAFB news service
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