American Lamb Summit Underway in Idaho

July 24, 2025

After successful events in 2019 in Colorado and 2022 in Michigan, the American Lamb Board is excited to host the 2025 American Lamb Summit in Moscow, Idaho.

ALB Chairman and Kansas Producer Jeff Ebert says they’re excited to bring the Summit to the West and this year's conference theme is an important issue to all U.S. sheep producers: “Increasing the American Lamb Industry’s Competitiveness.”

For information about the 2025 American Lamb Summit other programs lamb checkoff dollars are being invested in, visit www.lambboard.com.

Source: Western Ag Network

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