Ballots are being prepared, and you should be receiving them soon. The deadline to vote and return them is December 31th, 2022, so be sure to get them back in the mail. Candidates will take office on January 1, 2023.Since no election took place in 2021, 5, board positions are being filled. Per the BLU … Continue reading Candidates for 2022 BLU election
New Services for BLU members in the works
The new BLU board has not let any grass grow under its feet in taking up several projects designed to enhance members' interactions with the organization, particularly online. After several meetings, it became clear that members want more information regarding pedigrees, youth activities, imported bloodlines, events and more in an easily accessible format, kept current … Continue reading New Services for BLU members in the works
BLU Advertizing Expenditure
Your 2020 Advertising Dollars At Work As the 2020 sheep show and fiber festival season draws to a close, BLU would like to remind our members of the advertising dollars spent promoting the breed and the breeders during the year. This has been a strange and difficult year for these events, with many cancelled, or … Continue reading BLU Advertizing Expenditure
BLU Board Meeting 1/27/22
BLU board meeting – 1/27/22, 7pm EST, via ZOOM Present: President Katie Sullivan, VP Meredith Myers Null, outgoing Sec/Treas Lisa Rodenfels, board members Margie Smith, Karen Szewc, Nancy Starkey, Margaret Van Camp, Cindy Cieciwa, Paul Genge (joined at 7:30) Call to order : Present: President Katie Sullivan, VP Meredith Myers Null, outgoing Sec/Treas Lisa Rodenfels, … Continue reading BLU Board Meeting 1/27/22
Change to the color standard – NEW Black Silver designation
COLOR Black Pattern vs Black Silver lamb All purebred Bluefaced Leicester sheep are permitted in the Registry regardless of color: white or natural colored. Although moorit has not yet appeared, it will also be accepted. (Please refer to the Rules for Registration, Section 4.) Natural Colored: Although the Bluefaced Leicester is predominately a white wool breed, … Continue reading Change to the color standard – NEW Black Silver designation
Summary of 2-5-20 Board Meeting
The BLU board met by teleconference meeting on February 5th at 8PM EST. All board members were in attendance but Karen Szewc, who was moving her farm. The new youth board advisor, Kieran Van Horsen, was absent due to a midterm test. The minutes of the previous meeting in August were approved. The current balance … Continue reading Summary of 2-5-20 Board Meeting
Export to Canada : Explained (from a U.S. perspective)
By Margaret Van Camp, Pitchfork Ranch, Swartz Creek, MI (mavaca@usol.com, 810-814-3408)Of late, our breed has been catching the eyes and the interest of our good neighbors to the north. BLU currently has five Canadian flocks as members, and doubtless there are more flocks that have BLU-registered sheep in them that are not (yet!) members. With … Continue reading Export to Canada : Explained (from a U.S. perspective)
Find a Farm
It's been a long time coming, but we now have a farm search function on bflsheep.com! Visitors to bflsheep.com can now go to the (hopefully self-explanatory) Find a Farm tab and search for what they are looking for, be it breedstock, wool, a local farm, yarn, etc. BLU members who wish to offer sheep, products … Continue reading Find a Farm
Announcing the New Youth Voucher Award Program
BLU has a new program, available to all youth across the country. Applicants will be screened and the winner will receive a voucher for $250, which they can use to offset the cost of a registered BFL of their choosing. All the seller need do is present the voucher to BLU, and will be reimbursed. … Continue reading Announcing the New Youth Voucher Award Program
2020 DUES
2020 Dues are payable now. They are due by January 1st. Use this form to pay dues and mail to the address in Kansas. BLU-Work-OrderDownload