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  • Big News from the Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival

    This news from longtime Montana BFL breeder Judy Colvin:   Reporting in from our little Montana fiber festival, the Big Sky Fiber Arts Fest, held in Hamilton, MT.  The sheep show was held on June 11th and I brought a mix of registered BFLs and some BFL/Gotland crosses. The classes were divided into fine, medium, longwool, and…

  • To AI or not to AI? That is The Question! By Robina Koenig

    By Robina Koenig, Tumble Creek Farm As one crop of lambs arrives, I plan next year’s breedings and ponder this very topic. Should I use AI again this fall or wait until next year? How good are my current rams? These and other questions pile up as I make preliminary decisions for my flock. There…

  • Littledale Farm makes good use of the 3-tier breeding system

    BLU Associate members, Graham and Margaret Phillipson make good use of the traditional UK 3-tier breeding system on their Littledale Farm in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Click on the link below to read an interview with Graham. Sheep Industry News article: UK Breeding System Gains Popularity with Some U.S. Producers by Becky Talley Also visit the…

  • Blue Alliance Investors Import Straws from Six UK Rams

    By Heather Landin, Cedar Fen Farm, Baldwin, WI Originally published in the newsletter BLU Print; October 2010 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3 Additional content/edits by Kristen Barndt for this version A group of BFL Union Members from both the US and Canada pulled together last fall with a group of UK breeders to figure out…