I cant even get anyone to tell me anything in our county about this program. I have called and emailed. Its pretty disgusting. I have went on the web site and can not find out anything about it. Does anyone have any better ideas. oj
-----Original Message----- From: Carol J. Elkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [blackbelly] Re: Government Sheep Programs Last year when I was paid for retaining my ewe lambs, there was no mention of being "unbred." Where in the rule did your extension agent think the ewe had to remain unbred? Also, if your extension agent wants to start discriminating against hair sheep, then he opens himself up for a lawsuit. This is a federal program and it sounds like you need to contact some of the feds. I'd start with the American Sheep Association. Carol At 08:33 AM 7/27/2004 -0500, Carr wrote: >I called the FSA office in Bosque County (central Texas). The County >Extension Agent there said he was not sure that Barbados Blackbelly sheep >were eligible for this program. He termed this program as a "cruel joke." >He says it makes no sense for sheep raisers of any type to keep their ewe >lambs "unbred" for 18 months for $18.00/per lamb. The extension agent was >not supportive of the program. FYI, this is the local interpretation of the >Ewe Lamb Retention Program. =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
