Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT ENDANGERED LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY BREEDS FROM EXTINCTION.
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY IS AMERICA'S LEADING NON-PROFIT CONSERVING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF FARM ANIMALS. THE BIODIVERSITY EMBODIED IN RARE, HERITAGE BREEDS OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY IS CENTRAL TO AGRICULTURAL CHOICES AND CHANGES. CONSERVATION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH OUR DISCOVER, SECURE, AND SUSTAIN PROCESS. THE CONSERVANCY INVESTIGATES REMNANT POPULATIONS, DOCUMENTS THEM, AND WORKS WITH BREED MANAGERS. ENDANGERED BREEDS ARE SECURED THROUGH BREED CENSUS, PEDIGREE REGISTRATION, RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION BREEDING PLANS. THE CONSERVANCY WORKS AS A CATALYST TO SUSTAIN RARE BREEDS AND REINTEGRATES THE ANIMALS BACK INTO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS. IN THE PAST DECADE, SEVEN BREEDS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE CONSERVATION LIST.
THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY'S EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS GIVE FARMERS AND BREED ORGANIZATIONS NEW TOOLS TO MAINTAIN THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ENDANGERED BREEDS. THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY PROVIDES EDUCATION ON ALL FACETS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, BREEDING, AND MARKETING THROUGH BOOKS, VIDEOS, ON-LINE MATERIALS, AND LECTURES AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FARM CONFERENCES. CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED THE ANNUAL HERITAGE LIVESTOCK CONFERENCE ON "ALL THINGS SHEEP- AND THE CHICKS IN THE CLASSROOM HATCHING PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHICH WENT VIRTUAL THIS YEAR. THE LIVESTOCK CONSERVANCY ALSO RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT ENDANGERED BREEDS THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE BREEDS WEEK IN MAY, AND OFFERED MICROGRANTS TO RARE LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY BREEDERS OF ALL AGES.
INDIVIDUAL SPECIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CATTLE: COMPLETED MILK TESTING AND GENETIC ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF AN IMPORTANT NORTHEAST US BREED. SWINE: REPRODUCTIVE RESEARCH RESULTED IN BIRTH OF THE FIRST PIGLETS WITH BRITISH GENETICS IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS. SHEEP: SHAVE 'EM TO SAVE 'EM PROGRAM EXPANDED MARKETS FOR 60% OF RARE BREED WOOL PRODUCERS. HORSES: DISTRIBUTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON BIOLOGICAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO CONSERVATION OF RARE HORSE BREEDS; BEGAN DNA TESTING AND CRYOPRESERVATION PROGRAMS. GOATS: BREEDING RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED FOR AMERICAN GOAT BREEDS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brice Yocum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy M Wollen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Wilkes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wanda E Tillman | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine K Shirley | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lawrence Rushton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marie Minnich | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Heather Loomis | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Brian Larson | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Steve Kerns | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Calvert Jr | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Patricia Johnston | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Andrew Heltsley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gabrielle M Gordon | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Julie Gauthier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Dvergsten | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Adam P Dixon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Day | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Isabela Castaneda | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Browning | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Blaney | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Silas Bernardoni | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Gloria Basse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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