Articles written by The United States Department Of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture|Updated Mar 15, 2016

Wyoming ranchers and farmers report the number of sheep and lambs totaled 355,000 head on January 1, 2016, up 10,000 head from a year ago. According to Rhonda Brandt, Wyoming State Statistician for United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, “The Wyoming sheep and lamb inventory increased 3 percent from last year’s record low inventory. This is the first inventory increase since 2006.” The number of breeding sheep and lambs increased to 265,000 head for 2016, up from 260,000...