A brand-new lamb processing facility is officially up and running in Brush, Colorado, giving sheep producers another place to market their animals.
The Raftopoulos open range sheep operation includes 10,000 breeding ewes with 2,000 replacements, grazing private, state, BLM and Forest Service lands in Colorado and Wyoming. They are one of three families who started Colorado Lamb Processors in Brush, Colorado, hoping to provide a stronger future for sheep feeders.
Three prominent sheep feeding families have come together to build a new processing plant, which went into operation Sept. 21, sourcing lambs from Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa and other states. Owner Mike Harper said they hope the plant gives future generations an opportunity to succeed feeding lambs.
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