(NAFB.com) – In the first three months of 2025, three European Union countries experienced outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease, which illustrated the importance for livestock producers to be prepared. Sheep producers have two in-person opportunities in the coming months to learn more about how the American Sheep Industry Association’s Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan can help them prepare for a possible outbreak in the U.S. Trainings are scheduled in Iowa on May 9 and Nevada on June 5 as part of the USDA’s National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program Grant secured by the American Sheep Industry Association. In all, 11 states have had or will host similar training opportunities in 2025 thanks to the grant. “Stopping disease transmission from farm to farm and animal to animal is the first step in protecting your animals from diseases,” says Carolyn Ihde, small ruminant specialist at the Iowa State Extension Service.
