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USDA ARS With just under 600 sheep living permanently at a Western research ranch, lambing has been a little hectic.
Reagan Colyer | May 28, 2021
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Throughout a Montana spring, baby livestock become a welcome feature on the landscape, with both wild and domestic newborns appearing across the state.
For the staff at Montana State University’s Red Bluff Research Ranch near Norris, the arrival of springtime means preparing for several hundred new lambs.
Red Bluff, which covers nearly 11,000 acres between Norris and the Madison River, is staffed by ranch foreman Noah Davis, sheep foreman Wyatt Geis and shepherd Raul Franco-Urcos. All three live on the property, which proves useful when the time comes for lambing. Nearly 700 lambs are born over five weeks each spring.
Montana Ag Network: New wool lab to be built at MSU Bozeman
Montana Ag Network: New wool lab to be built at Montana State University
and last updated 2021-05-20 00:28:27-04
Bozeman - In 1945, the Montana Legislature first approved funding to construct the Montana Wool Lab on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman. The landmark building currently sits on the north end of Bozemanâs campus on South 11th Avenue.
Completed in 1947, the lab has served sheep and wool producers nationwide by conducting research and testing to help sheep producers improve their wool clip for fiber diameter and wool yield, which significantly influences their income from wool. The lab is one of only two testing locations for wool fiber left in the nation.
BOZEMAN â Throughout a Montana spring, baby livestock become a welcome feature on the landscape, with both wild and domestic newborns appearing across the state. For the staff at MSUâs Red Bluff Research Ranch near Norris, the arrival of springtime means preparing for several hundred new lambs.
Red Bluff, which covers nearly 11,000 acres between Norris and the Madison River, is staffed by ranch foreman Noah Davis, sheep foreman Wyatt Geis and shepherd Raul Franco-Urcos. All three live on the property, which proves useful when the time comes for lambing. Nearly 700 lambs are born over five weeks each spring.
âUsually, we get about a 130 percent lamb crop,â said Davis. âWe have sets of twins and triplets as well as single lambs, depending largely on the genetics of the sheep.â
Montana Ag Network: New wool lab will be built at MSU
Montana Ag Network: New wool lab to be built at Montana State University
and last updated 2021-05-20 10:11:25-04
Bozeman - In 1945, the Montana Legislature first approved funding to construct the Montana Wool Lab on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman. The landmark building currently sits on the north end of Bozemanâs campus on South 11th Avenue.
Completed in 1947, the lab has served sheep and wool producers nationwide by conducting research and testing to help sheep producers improve their wool clip for fiber diameter and wool yield, which significantly influences their income from wool. The lab is one of only two testing locations for wool fiber left in the nation.