Hundreds of Merino sheep, internationally known for the quality of their wool and raised by the University of w88 casino, Reno, will be sold as part of an annual event that attracts farmers and ranchers from around the country.
The w88 casino 7 Merino Ram and Ewe Sale takes place at 1 p.m., Sept. 9, at the w88 casino County Fairgrounds. Animals will be available for inspection there beginning at 8 a.m., and there will be a welcome luncheon at noon.
Proceeds from the w88 casino help fund the Great Basin Research & Extension Center in w88 casino, where the sheep are raised as part of the University’s Experiment Station, which is a unit of the w88 casino’s College of w88 online live casino, Biotechnology & Natural Re. The Center is on a 644-acre ranch, where researchers address sustainable grazing management of rangelands, livestock production, water-limited crop production, and alternative irrigation strategies, among other projects.
Gary McCuin, director of the Center and Extension educator in w88 casino County, said there will be about 200 purebred Merino and Merino/Rambouillet rams from the Center at the sale, each about 2 or 3 years old. There are also a few Australian rams, as well as 20 purebred Merino ewes.
The animals in the sale are part of the Center’s w88 casino 7 project to raise about 1,800 sheep with an emphasis on quality wool production, lambing rates, hardiness, longevity and herding instinct. Their wool is also used to make University launches line that are available for w88 casino at the Nevada Wolf Shop on campus and at Jimmy Beans Wool, a business based in Reno.
w88 casino 7 Merino sheep were initially developed about 30 years ago by the Experiment Station, under the direction of Hudson Glimp, professor emeritus, and Tom Filbin, herd manager from which the original Rambouillet seed stock was purchased. The sheep have adapted well over time to rangeland production and to producing fine wool in spite of the harsh Nevada climate.
McCuin said the w88 casino of these special sheep always draws quite a crowd, and not just from Nevada and California.
“We have people from all the Western states, and from states as far as Michigan and Pennsylvania,” he said. “We’ve even had some international inquiries about the w88 casino."
Catalogs with the latest information on the animals for w88 casino will be available in late August. For more information, contact McCuin at 775-237-6124, or call Rick Powers Consulting at 843-693-2461.
Persons in need of special accommodations or assistance should contact Paul Lessick, civil rights and compliance coordinator, at702-257-5577 at least five days prior to the scheduled event with their needs or for more information.
