USDA Announces Appointments to the American Lamb Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the American Lamb Board. All members will serve three-year terms beginning January 2026.

Newly appointed members are:

• Lee Bruner, Whitehall, Mont. - Producer (100 head or less head)
• Garrett Julian, Kemmerer, Wyo. - Producer (Greater than 500 head)
• Tucker West, Crawfordville, Ga. - At Large Feeder
• Karissa A. Isaacs, Carr, Colo. - First Handler

The 13-member American Lamb Board is composed of six producers, three feeders, three first handlers and one seedstock producer. Two producers appointed to the board must own 100 or less head of lambs annually; one producer must own 101 to 500 head of lambs annually; and three producers must own more than 500 head of lambs annually. At least one feeder must feed less than 5,000 head of lambs annually and at least one must feed more than 5,000 head of lambs annually.

More information about the board is available on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) American Lamb Board webpage and on the American Lamb Board website, lambboard.com.

Since 1966, Congress has authorized industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to pool their resources and combine efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight of 22 boards. Oversight ensures fiscal accountability and program integrity and is paid for by industry assessments.

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