Ranching For Profit:  A Grass Roots Approach to Achieving Sustainability in the Sheep Industry

This proposal will provide funds of $1000 in scholarships to 30 sheep and goat producers to attend the Ranching For Profit School. The Ranching for Profit School and Executive Link provide training and support for ranchers transform their ranches into sustainable businesses.  Knowing how to raise sheep is a completely different proposition than knowing how to build and operate a business that raises sheep. Many ranchers grew up learning how to put up hay, build fence and dock lambs, but very few were ever trained in economics, finance, organizational structure or business strategy and tactics. Without these skills a ranch cannot become a sustainable business.