Montana State University Program Looks at Domestic Wool Manufacturing

August 13, 2024

In conjunction with the Montana Ram & Ewe Sale – Sept. 11-12 in Miles City, Mont. – Montana State University will offer a program entitled Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Grown and Sewn Wool and Natural Fiber Clothing on Sept. 11 from 1-3 p.m. at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds Event Center in Miles City.

The program will offer “a relaxed, but technical discussion from people who get their hands dirty on the challenges and opportunities facing the growing U.S. companies trying to compete in a global market to revive the U.S. grown and sewn wool and natural fiber clothing supply chain.”

Scheduled to appear on the program are: Guy Carpenter of Bear Fiber in North Carolina; Wade Kopren of Fishhook Socks in South Dakota; Evan Helle of Duckworth in Montana; and Ben Hostetler of Mountain Meadow Wool in Wyoming.

For more information, contact MSU Extension Sheep and Wool Specialist Brent Roeder at roeder@montana.edu.

Source: MSU Extension

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