Anyone who raises lambs affects end-product quality. On-farm practices are significant factors in how consumers will or will not find American Lamb a great meal choice. This was a major takeaway from the 2022 American Lamb Summit held August 8-9 in East Lansing, MI.

The American Lamb Board’s (ALB) benchmark research on the environmental footprint of the US lamb industry is within months of completion. Michigan State University (MSU) researchers Richard Ehrhardt, PhD, and Erin Reckenwald, PhD, gave American Lamb Summit participants a preview of the study August 19, 2022.

The second American Lamb Summit August 8-9, 2022, in East Lansing, MI, met expectations and more. Its sponsors, the American Lamb Board (ALB) and Premier 1 Supplies, set out to give good reasons for the industry to push beyond the status quo. “We are doing all we can for the entire American Lamb industry to not just survive, but thrive,” according to ALB Chairman Peter Camino.

The second American Lamb Summit kicks off August 8 in East Lansing, MI. Its sponsors, the American Lamb Board (ALB) and Premier 1 Supplies, say to expect to be challenged and pushed out of the status quo.