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Taste Matters: Clark Wolf (16:38)
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"We are always there when our lambs are born, because our sheep are very rare and we can't afford to lose any of them."
--Virginia Scholomiti of Yellow Farm on The Farm Report
"The idea behind preserving rare breeds is that some of these breeds, for instance the Santa Cruz breeds in California, have developed some of their own natural parasite control. If we can use some of these genetics in our modern breeds and not have to use drugs [to fight parasites], it would be a whole lot better."
"The better a shearer gets the more relaxed the animal gets. It has nothing to do with the sheep, it's all dependent on the shearer and how you control them. Whether the sheep like it or not is very hard to say."
"A good blade shearer can shear 200 sheep in a day."
--Andy Rice of Hogget Hill Farm on The Farm Report
Virginia Scholomiti of Yellow Farm (21:00)
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"There's been a huge upsurge in interest in traditional breeds over the past few years."
--Jeanette Beranger of the American Livestock Breed Conservancy on Straight, No Chaser
"There are a few reasons you're seeing vets interested in heritage breeds. Because a lot of the vets don't have a background in agriculture, they are taking a real close look at their situation and financials and realizing they have to be smart. Heritage breeds fit a niche market and don't require a large level of infrastructure."
"The unemployment rate for veterans is significantly higher than the national average. The unemployment rate for vets in the post 9/11 era is over 10%."
"Less than 10% of the US has ever served in the military. There's a huge disconnect between the knowledge base of what a veteran does."
--Chris Ritthaler of the Farmer Veteran Coalition on Straight, No Chaser
