Present by conference call: Brett Pharo, Bryce Freking, Chris Kaeb, Mark Van Roekel, Kathy Ewing, John Anderson, Jeremy Refshaw

Brett called the meeting to order.

• Minutes of the previous board meeting were approved 7-0.
• The 2019 Annual Membership Meeting will be held on the Clay County Iowa fairgrounds at 8:00 p.m. July 26th. The Suffolk Sheep Assoc is sponsoring a lamb dinner at 6:00. For producers unable to attend the meeting in person the APSA spring newsletter includes information on how you can connect to the meeting via conference call.
• Following the Annual Meeting Dr. Bret Taylor, Director of the US Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois Idaho, will talk about research involving Polypay Sheep, including new research being planned.
• The APSA Board Meeting will be held after the Annual Meeting.
• Ballots will be counted for the two seats on the Board that are up this year.
• Chris Kaeb will present the financial update.
• Committees and officers will be decided.
• Current memberships and registrations will be discussed.

Respectfully submitted,
John Anderson, Secretary