News For Ewe: The Idaho Wool Growers Association's Member Newsletter
Profile updated November 2026
News For Ewe is the member newsletter of the Idaho Wool Growers Association (IWGA), the statewide organization founded in 1893 to advance the production and consumption of lamb and wool in Idaho. The newsletter carries association news, legislative updates and event notices to the sheep ranchers, feeders and wool growers who make up one of the West's historic sheep industries.
| Publisher | Idaho Wool Growers Association |
|---|---|
| Association founded | 1893 |
| Address | 2118 West Airport Way, Boise, Idaho 83705 |
| Shares building with | Idaho Cattle Association (since 2019 move) |
| Signature event | Idaho Ram Sale, 100th anniversary in 2021 |
| Service area | Statewide, Idaho |
| Official website | Idaho Wool Growers Association listing |
History of News For Ewe
The Idaho Wool Growers Association was organized in 1893, when sheep bands were moving across the state's high desert and mountain ranges and Idaho was becoming one of the nation's important wool-producing states. Its stated mission is to forward the production and consumption of lamb and wool and to help the people in Idaho's sheep industry.
For more than a century the association has run the Idaho Ram Sale, which marked its 100th anniversary in July 2021 at the Gooding County Fairgrounds. Long held in Twin Falls, the sale moved to Gooding, which the association calls the nucleus of Idaho's sheep industry.
In 2019 the association adopted a strategic plan that brought a new executive director, a new website and a move of its offices from Emmett back to Boise, where it now shares a building with the Idaho Cattle Association and operates a Sheep Shop store. Naomi Gordon was named executive director that year, succeeding Brandy Kay, and Liz Wilder later led the association during the Ram Sale's centennial.
News For Ewe Today
News For Ewe keeps members informed between the association's annual meeting and its events. Typical content includes legislative and regulatory updates, predator and range issues, markets, the Ram Sale and member notices.
The association lists its goals as providing quality lamb and wool products, marketing those products, lowering feed and supply costs, protecting the industry from harmful laws, protecting livestock from predation, poisoning, theft and disease, and supporting rules that protect Idaho's rangeland.
What News For Ewe Is Publishing Now
Association business
Board and annual meeting reports, membership news and the Idaho Ram Sale.
Policy and range
State and federal legislation, grazing on public rangeland, predator management and animal health.
Markets and promotion
Lamb and wool markets, the Sheep Shop store and lamb promotion efforts.
News For Ewe Editors and Staff
Leaders named in IWGA announcements include:
- John Noh - IWGA President (2019-2020)
- Liz Wilder - IWGA Executive Director (2021)
- Naomi Gordon - Former IWGA Executive Director (named 2019)
The association's general contact address is info@idahowoolgrowers.org, and its phone is (208) 344-2271.
Who Reads News For Ewe
Readers are Idaho sheep ranchers, range operators, farm flock owners, feeders and allied businesses. Agriculture is central to Idaho's economy, as the USDA Farm Service Agency's summary of the 2022 Census of Agriculture for Idaho shows, and sheep remain part of that story on the state's rangelands and irrigated farms.
News For Ewe already has the best pun in Idaho agriculture in its title, so its readers clearly appreciate a little wordplay with their wool prices. For more, farm.FM serves farm satire and farm humor in a deadpan rural voice, with ranch humor for the sheep camps and cow outfits alike. Its farm jokes are woolly, warm and fit for a Gooding ram sale.
For context, farm.FM is the nation's first satirical farm site and the home of Tractor Tunes, country music for farmers. Its contributors each keep an archive, and this one is a good sampler of ranch humor and farm jokes.
News For Ewe Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- IdahoLandCAN: Idaho Wool Growers Association - founding, mission and contact details.
- AgInfo: Gordon tabbed to administer Idaho Wool Growers - the 2019 leadership change and office move.
- Farm Progress: Idaho Ram Sale marks 100th anniversary - the association's signature event.
- USDA FSA: Idaho 2022 Census of Agriculture - Idaho farm statistics.
- Idaho Sheep and Goat Health Board: Industry resources - state resources for sheep producers.
News For Ewe FAQ
Who publishes News For Ewe?
The Idaho Wool Growers Association, based in Boise.
When was the Idaho Wool Growers Association founded?
In 1893.
What is the Idaho Ram Sale?
The association's annual ram sale, which marked its 100th anniversary in 2021 in Gooding, Idaho.
How can I contact the Idaho Wool Growers Association?
At 2118 West Airport Way, Boise, by phone at (208) 344-2271 or at info@idahowoolgrowers.org.
Backed by an association that dates to 1893, News For Ewe keeps Idaho's sheep producers informed and connected.