Mike Corn Sheepman of the Year!

Mike Corn, Roswell, was named the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. (NMWGI) 2018 Sheepman of the Year at the association’s recent annual meeting in Ruidoso.
“Mike Corn is a great advocate for the sheep industry, both here in New Mexico and on the national level,” said his son Bronson Corn, NMWGI President, Roswell.  “He is an eternal optimist when it comes to the sheep business, and works hard to protect and promote our industry and way of life.  He is a rancher, sheepman, and a family man, and we are proud to have this opportunity to say thank you.”
The Corn family has been ranching in the Roswell area for over 135 years.  A fourth-generation sheep producer, Corn raises white-faced, fine-wool sheep – along with cattle and goats – on his family ranches, which he operates with his son, Bronson.  Corn also co-owns and manages Roswell Wool Warehouse, marketing wool for sheep producers across the West. Roswell Wool is now the largest wool warehouse by volume in the United States and recently opened a second facility in Long Beach, Calif.
Corn is an active member and past president of the NMWGI and is currently serving as President of the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), the national organization that represents sheep producers.e     He is also active in the Chaves County Farm and Livestock Bureau, the New Mexico Hereford Association, the Chaves County Soil and Water Conservation District.  Corn is also an active member and serves on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association.
Corn and his wife, Jennifer, have three children: Bronson and his wife Barbara, who live and work on the family ranch near Roswell with their children Garrett and Madison; Jessica and her husband, Craig, who live in Canadian, Texas, with their children Connor, Creed and Courtney; and Jenny, who lives with her husband Travis and their two sons Tripp and Tucker in Gladstone, New Mexico.
The NMWGI is the trade organization that has represented New Mexico’s sheep industry for well over 100 years. Established in 1902, it is the oldest agricultural organization in the state. For more information, please visit www.nmagriculture.org