Sheep Producers To Vote On Pennsylvan DENVER Sheep producer leaders nationwide will decide whether to merge the National Wool Growers Association (NWGA) and the American Sheep Producers Council (ASPC) at the American Sheep Industry Con vention. Final decisions will be made at the annual meetings of NWGA and ASPC, Jan. 20 and Jan. 21, respectively. The conven tion will be January 18-21 at Ral ly’s in Las Vegas. The Implementation Commit tee recommended “American Sheep Industry Association, Inc.” (ASI) as the official name of the organization if the merger is approved. The committee polled NWGA and ASPC boards of directors and “American Sheep Industry Association” was favored by a 2 to 1 margin. The Implementation Committee is responsible for developing detail ed recommendations regarding the merger. Pending acceptance of the mer ger, the new board of directors will meet during the convention, Jan. 21, to elect an 11-member executive board which will include a president, vice president and secretary/trcasurer of the new association. ASl’s major functions will be similar to NWGA’s and ASPC’s current functions; lamb and wool market development, producer services and government rela tions. NWGA and ASPC repre sent the interests of the nation’s 114,000 sheep producers. ASPC conducts advertising, publicity, merchandising, educa tional and public relations prog rams to increase the demand and awareness of American lamb and wool for the sheep industry. NWGA is involved in regulatory and legislative matters that affect the American sheep industry such as the Wool Act, animal damage control and public lands issues. 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