Marketing

Government Resources
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Risk Management Agency (RMA)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
U.S. Census of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Foreign Agricultural Trade of the U.S. (FATUS)
World Agricultural Outlook Board
Rural Business Cooperative Service
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center (NSIIC)
National Organic Program (NOP)
U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - U.S. Senate

General Marketing Links
www.sheepgoatmarketing.info
American Lamb Board (ALB)
Texas A&M Livestock Marketing Page
Livestock Marketing Association (LMA)
Lamb and Goat Meat Market Research in Brooklyn, New York
An Introduction to Livestock Marketing - Alberta, Canada

Lamb Marketing
Trends in the U.S. Sheep Industry
Lamb Marketing Patterns in the U.S., 2000 - USDA APHIS
Alternative Marketing Arrangements in the Lamb Industry
Slaughter Lamb Marketing and Price Differences - Oklahoma State
Production-Oriented Lamb Marketing - University of Kentucky
Marketing Alternatives for Alberta Slaughter Lambs

Goat Marketing
Meat Goat Marketing in Greater New York City
Marketing of Meat Goats - University of Arkansas
Meat Goat Production and Marketing Handbook - Clemson University
Meat Goat Marketing Fact Sheets - Cornell University
Market Analysis of Meat Goat in Ohio
The Feasibility of Meat Goats in Minnesota
Managing Producer Control in the Meat Goat Industry - Onion Creek Ranch
Slaughter Goat Market - Maudlin's Boer Goats
Marketing Strategies for Small Farms - Missouri Goats First on Internet Auction
Meat Goat Carcass Fabrication for Case Ready Products - Texas A&M
Meat and offal yields of goats (2007) - Victoria, Australia
Preparing meat goats for sale (2007) - Victoria, AU
Assessment skills for meat goat marketing (2007) - Victoria, AU
Goat from Farm to Table - USDA FSIS | PDF
Marketing meat goats - Penn State
Market opportunities for meat goats - Michigan State University
Marketing Goat Meat In The Raleigh-Durham Area Of North Carolina

Fiber Marketing
Wool Marketing - American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Considerations in Wool Marketing - Oklahoma State University
Handling and Marketing of Wool - University of Maine
Producing and Marketing High Quality Wool - University of Kentucky
Wool Marketing Options at Mid-States Wool Growers
Wool Marketing - Alberta, Canada
Marketing Wool Begins in the Barn - Redbud Wool Farm

Niche - Direct - Value-Added Marketing
On-farm Marketing of Lambs and Slaughter Goats - sheepgoatmarketing.info
Value-Added Agriculture Marketing Resource Site (AGMRC)
Direct Marketing Lamb - Kansas Rural Center
Direct Marketing of Lamb to Niche and Ethnic Markets - IDEA, University of Illinois
Direct Marketing - ATTRA
Alternative Meat Marketing - ATTRA
Direct Marketing of Meat - University of Wisconsin
The Internet as a Marketing Tool - Oklahoma State
Direct and Local Meat Marketing: Decision Aids - University of Kentucky
Adding Value to Livestock - University of Florida | HTML
[WORD] Direct marketing of goats in California
Niche marketing for small ruminants | PDF - Alabama A&M University

Ethnic/Religious Marketing of Lamb and Goat
Halal Meat Trade in the U.S.- sheepgoatmarketing.info
Interpretation of Halal and Haram Foods - sheepgoatmarketing.info
Religious Slaughter - American Meat Institute
A Brief Introduction to some of the Practical Aspects of the Kosher and Halal Laws for the Meat Industry - sheepgoatmarketing.info
Lamb Production for Ethnic Customers in the USA
Islamic Calendar
Holiday Calendar for Marketing Lambs and Goats - WV Sheep Project
Recommended Ritual Slaughter Practices - Dr. Temple Grandin
Religious Slaugther and Animal Welfare: A Discussion for Meat Scientists
[POSTER]  Humane (Halal) On-farm Slaughter of Sheep and Goats - sheepgoatmarketing.info
Marketing Sheep to the Ethnic/Religious Meat Markets - sheepandgoat.com
Ethnic goat marketing made simple - Rodale Institute
Niche and Ethnic Markets for Goat Meat in Illinois

Marketing Cooperatives
Contemporary Producing-Owned Lamb Processing Ventures
North Carolina Meat Goat Producers Cooperative - ordergoat.com
Canadian Goat Marketing Co-operative, Ltd.
Dakota Lamb Growers Cooperative
Mountain States Lamb Cooperative
Maryland Small Farm Cooperative
Collaborative Marketing - University of Minnesota

Sheep and Goat Statistics
Annual Sheep and Goat Inventory
Quarterly Sheep and Lamb Inventory
U.S. Sheep and Lamb Charts
Annual Wool and Mohair Report
Briefing Room: Sheep and Wool - ERS

Grading Standards
USDA Meat Grading and Certification Branch
U.S. Grade Standards of Slaughter Lambs, Yearlings, and Sheep
U.S. Grade Standards of Lamb, Yearling Mutton, and Mutton Carcasses
Fresh Lamb and Mutton IMPS
Slaughter Lamb Grading Training Manual - University of Georgia (Word document)
Yield Grades and Quality Grades for Lamb Carcasses - University of Nebraska
Examples of Goat Grades - University of Kentucky
Slaughter Goat Grading Training Manual - University of Georgia (Word document)
Evaluation of Slaughter Goat Selection and Goat Meat Classification Systems
Grades of Goats and Lambs for Northeast Markets - sheepgoatmarketing.info
Fresh Goat Imps
  ] Meat Goat Grades - North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture
U.S. Standards for Grades of Wool (1968)
U.S. Standards for Grades of Grease Mohair (1973)

International Trade
National Center for Import and Export (NCIE) - APHIS
U.S. Livestock Genetic Export, Inc.(USLGE)
Library of Export Requirements - FSIS
U.S. State and Territoriral Animal Import Requirements - APHIS

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Last updated 02-Nov-2009 by Susan Schoenian.

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