Mid-America and Southern States Show & Sales CATALOG online
Mid-America (National) Show & Sale
The online catalog is now LIVE.
If you have pending and you want them included in the sale, email Karla before Thursday. March 27. After that date, the catalog will be sent to print. Please review your lots for any changes, corrections or issues that you can find before then.
April 10-12, 2025
Duncan, Oklahoma
Annual Meeting Agenda
June 26-28, 2025
Cookeville, Tennessee
Managing Resources and Your Pocketbook: the benefits of adding sheep to a cattle operation
Written by: Karla Blackstock, Executive Director of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society and Dan Quadros, Ph.D., Small Ruminant Specialist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Rotational grazing remains a necessary management tool to conserve pastures and improve livestock nutrition. Properly rotating livestock improves soil condition, increases pasture utilization, and manages overall animal health.
Adding sheep to a cattle operation can diversify assets with a quick return on investment. Even better, adding Dorpers, which have superior growth performance and carcasses, help achieve these goals much more efficiently.
Lauri Celella of Poetry Dorpers and Amanda Houser, Assistant Manager for the Farm Administration at Tennessee Tech, use Dorper sheep for biological weed control, increase soil organic matter and increase profits.
Membership Renewal
The 2025-2026 Dorper Journal will once again have a member directory. If you want to ensure that your farm is included, please make sure that your membership is up to date. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
The final membership listing will be pulled December 2.
New Board Member and Officers
The ADSBS welcomed Jared Frieze to the Board meeting in December where 2025 elections were held. Justin Ransom was re-elected as president and Sharon Holman was elected as the new vice-president. These two officers will help guide the Society's business in 2025. We are happy to have all Board members as part of the team. These men and women donate numerous hours to the Society.