FALL/WINTER 2016 / 17 Romney Ramblings Newsletter of the American Romney Breeders Association

President’s Message By Chris Posbergh Thank you to everyone who came out to NAILE this year for our annual meeting and Junior Show Spectacular! It was Inside this an enjoyable meeting with breeders Issue: coming from

Southern Adirondack 2 show results coast From the Desk of ... 4 to coast to at- Director Reports 5 tend. Con- Successful NAILE 6 grats to Ethan JRs. enjoy shows 7 Kennedy for win- Calendar of events 10 ning Jr. Supreme Dorm Mom 10 Champion

Ram ARBA in 2017 12 across all

breeds— ARBA breed 13 a first for standards updated Romneys

at NAILE! Marketing decisions 14 Congrats to

ARBA membership 14 everyone application else for winning various awards in both

American Romney the Junior and Breeders Open shows. Results can be found later Association in the newsletter. website: Another thing to re- http://american member is that the Vet- romney.org/ erinary Feed Directive Cont. on page 11 PAGE 2 ROMNEY RAMBLINGS

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Southern Adirondack show results Contact Information The Southern Adiron- quality of the Romneys Champion Ram—Tom For American dack Fiber Festival held this weekend, and I can Graves; Reserve—Carole Romney Breeders its Second Annual Rom- see that the breed is in Foster and Abigail Hen- Association

ney Sheep Show on Sep- excellent hands as there derson; Champion Ewe—

tember 25, at the Wash- were so many young Bekah Parent; Reserve— Chris Posbergh, President ington County Fair- people involved. The Carole Foster and Abigail 381 Burnt Mill Road grounds in Greenwich, Romney is such a won- Henderson; Junior Cham- Somerville, NJ 08876 NY. Romneys are a very derful, dual purpose pion Ewe—Bekah Parent; 908-310-8548 popular breed in this, president@american Junior Reserve—Emma romney.org and nearby counties, as Lacko. well as the neighboring Best Head—Tom Randy Thompson, state of Vermont. Four- Graves; Junior Best Vice President teen exhibitors (nine of Head—Devin Lacko; 4004 50th St. Ct. E. Tacoma, WA 98443 which were junior AR- Best Fleece—Bekah 253-926-8150 BA members) brought Parent; Junior Best [email protected] over 45 Romneys, both Fleece—Bekah Parent. white and natural col- Natural Colored JoAnn Mast, ored. Secretary/Treasurer Romneys: 58221 Lee Valley Road “Without the support Champion Ram—Jane Coquille, OR 97423 of our local and region- Lacko; Reserve—Josh 541-572-3094 al sponsors,” show Neumann; Junior secretary@ chairperson, Norma Champion Ram—Josh americanromney.org

Johnson-Glacy com- Neumann; Junior Re- Charlene Carlisle mented, “this show serve— Bekah Parent; Director At Large would not have be- Champion Ewe— 510 Centerton Road come a reality. These Bekah Parent; Re- Moorestown, NJ 08057 856-866-1747 competitions, for serve—Devlin Kenne- c.carlisle@littlehooves young and old, are the dy; Junior Champion romneys.com very essence of the en- Ewe—Bekah Parent; during qualities of agri- Junior Reserve—Devlin Anne McIntyre-Lahner cultural life.” Kennedy; Exhibitor’s Director At Large 2577 Boston Post Road The Show Committee breed, and so well suited Flock—Norma Johnson- Guilford, CT 06437 offers their thanks to to this area.” Glacy; Breeder’s Flock— 203-458-3070 Geof Ruppert, from Rup- Show results: Norma Johnson-Glacy; [email protected] pert in Fair- Junior Best Head—Jane Lacko; Scott Culver field, PA, who judged the Showmanship: Junior Best Head—Devin Director At Large show. Geof generously Champion—Bekah Par- Lacko; Best Fleece—Josh 3455 N.E. Granger Road complimented the Rom- ent; Reserve—Gabrielle Neumann; and Junior Corvallis, OR 97330 neys he judged saying, “I Ochs. Best Fleece—Josh Neu- 541-231-3398 was so impressed by the White Romneys: mann.) scott.culver@oregon state.edu

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Romney Ramblings From the Secretary’s Desk by JoAnn Mast The Romney Ramblings is the news- It is time to enter a new year. junior members were in the show letter of the American Romney Lambs are growing, or soon to be ring earlier in the day and shared Breeders Association. The purpose delivered, weather changes are of the Ramblings is to provide sheep their successes with the member- industry news, highlight the efforts of being used to manage feed ra- ship. Topping the junior show was ARBA, announce events and activi- tions, and vacations are being the selection of Ethan Kennedy’s ties, provide an outlet for promotion of your sheep and products planned to include (or avoid) Romney ram as Supreme Champi- and recognize the accomplishments sheep shows, sales and education- on of all breeds in the junior show. of the membership. al meetings. ARBA board members met prior Advertising in the Ramblings Prices: color or black & white With the new year comes your to the annual meeting and follow- Full Page $100 opportunity to renew your ARBA ing the annual meeting. New to 1/2 Page $75 membership, or take the step to the board is District 4 Director, Sue 1/3 Page $60 1/4 Page $35 become an ARBA member. En- Kalina. Follow up of several issues Card Ad $20 closed in this issue of the Ram- took place during these meetings, Classified Ads—45 cents per word. blings is a membership applica- and reports from committees indi-

Above rates are based on camera tion, and in the mail is a renewal cated the involvement of the ready copy, sized to fit the space form board purchased for the ad. Ads pre- for ex- pared by the editor will be charged through- at $15 per hour, with a minimum fee isting out the of $15. mem- year.

Send all advertising information and bers. Minutes news to: Cindy Peterson Pay- of the 54656 Brady Road ment meetings Myrtle Point, OR 97458 (541) 572-5930 through are post- [email protected] Associ- ed on the ated website, Regis- and you Deadlines for tries are en- Article Submissions can be couraged done, to read & Advertising but for

Romney Ramblings is pub- each changes

lished in the spring, summer mem- that may and fall. Deadlines for submis- bership impact pro- decisions sions of articles and advertis- Source: www.freedesignfile.com ing is the 15th of the month of cessed you publication—March 15, June is $2.85 taken from ARBA. Pay- make regarding your sheep herd- 15 and September 15 (subject ment to the secretary allows the ing. www.americanromney.org. to change). Articles may be entire amount to be deposited in Plans for 2017 are in the making. emailed or mailed to the edi- the ARBA account. If the National Sale is on your list, tor—contact information The annual meeting was held watch for details early and be pre- above. Photo submissions of November 12 in Louisville, KY. pared to attend the Maryland Romney events, awards and Over forty sheep breeders gath- Sheep and Wool Festival the first sales are encouraged; publica- ered for dinner, the annual busi- weekend in May. Fall will bring the tion is subject to available ness