December 2025 RSG Foundation eNews

As 2025 ends, we want to personally thank you for the dedication you show every day to advancing the small ruminant industry. We hope you will consider a Year-End donation to help us continue our work in 2026.

Your generosity makes a direct impact: a gift of $100 provides training materials for five youth participants, while $1000 funds a full First Flock-Herd grant for an aspiring young producer. Every contribution—large or small—helps us build a stronger, more sustainable future for the sheep and goat industry.

We see the difference your support makes in the lives of young people. As one grant recipient shared, “Receiving my first ewe through the Foundation changed my life—thank you for believing in me!”

Thank you for your continued partnership, generosity, and belief in what we can accomplish together.

You can make a Year-End Donation to the Foundation online at: DONATE

All donors receive an acknowledgment letter of your donation to our 501-c3. If you itemize deductions on your federal tax return, you may be entitled to claim a charitable deduction for your RSG Foundation donations. 

Lanie’s Little Lamb is now available for purchase! The RSG Foundation is excited to partner with author Crystal Pottebaum for the release of Lanie’s Little Lamb!

This story is for every kid who ever knelt in the barn dust, whispered dreams into a lamb’s ear, or stepped into the show ring with a heart full of hope.

It’s a celebration of:

Friendship between a girl and her first show lamb

Courage when trying something new feels scary

The magic of county fairs, farm life, and 4-H dreams

Whether you grew up in the show ring or just love a good heartwarming story, this book is for you.

Available now on Amazon too!

$1 of each book sold goes to the RSG Foundation First Flock-Herd grant program.

This year, we awarded over $5,000 in semen grants, providing youth with free access to high-quality sheep and goat genetics to enhance their breeding programs and expand their opportunities.

Grants are provided to youth under the age of 21 for the acquisition of semen and/ or embryos from the RSG Foundation Gene Bank. The purpose of these grants is to provide genetics to help further advance a young person’s sheep or goat breeding program. Grants are awarded quarterly to qualified grant applicants. 

Consider donating your unwanted semen & embryos to the RSG Foundation to help support our programs.

Clean out your semen inventory before the end of the year! It’s easy to do, and you could receive a tax deduction.

Learn more at: Donate Genetics