{"id":1105,"date":"2021-05-17T19:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:58:11","slug":"sheep-genetics-usa-improving-genetic-tools-to-enhance-profitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/sheep-genetics-usa-improving-genetic-tools-to-enhance-profitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep Genetics USA: Improving Genetic Tools to Enhance Profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sheep Genetics USA (36)\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z9gcidEmNjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">May 11, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenters\/Panelists:<br>Tom Boyer, Ben Lehfeldt, Brad Boner, and Rusty Burgett<br>Sheep Genetics USA, Board Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 1 hour 15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description:<br>One of the production inputs sheep producers have control over are the genetics they choose for their flocks. Sheep Genetics USA is a proactive and collaborative initiative focused on improving genetic tools to enhance profitability. It is designed with action committees representing all industry stakeholders thereby unifying the industry in an effort to maximize demand for American Lamb. In this webinar, Sheep Genetics USA founding board members Brad Boner, Tom Boyer, Rusty Burgett, and Ben Lehfeldt present the founding framework, goals, and objectives of Sheep Genetics USA and answer numerous questions from a live audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.OptimalAg.com\/webinars\/2021-05-11_SheepGeneticsUSA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Slides<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This webinar is made possible with funding support from the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheepusa.org\/\">American Sheep Industry Association.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-1024x458.jpg\" alt=\"American Sheep Industry Association Let's Grow combined logo\" class=\"wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-1536x686.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-100x45.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-450x201.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-600x268.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined-900x402.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ASI-Lets-Grow-Combined.jpg 1833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 11, 2021 Presenters\/Panelists:Tom Boyer, Ben Lehfeldt, Brad Boner, and Rusty BurgettSheep Genetics USA, Board Members Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Description:One of the production inputs sheep producers have &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/sheep-genetics-usa-improving-genetic-tools-to-enhance-profitability\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sheep Genetics USA: Improving Genetic Tools to Enhance Profitability<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[34,11,36],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webinars","tag-genetics","tag-sheep","tag-sheep-agriculture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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