Oregon Shepherd LLC

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Oregon Shepherd, LLC is a small Oregon-based sheep wool products development company formed in 2002 by Joel and Kay Pynch and Margaret Magruder. The owners have a lifetime involvement in agriculture with a specific interest in sheep and wool. For over 40 years, Margaret Magruder has been an active partner in Magruder Farms, previously a diversified livestock operation, now primarily engaged in sheep production. Margaret received her Bachelor’s Degree from Willamette University (Salem, Oregon) and a Masters Degree from Syracuse University (New York).

“Thanks to USDA, we now have additional resources to educate consumers, homeowners and small business owners about the unique benefits that natural sheep wool insulation can provide.

Portland, OR — Oregon Shepherd, a leading Natural Wool and Home Insulation producer is proud to announce its new PermaBatt® line of sheep wool insulation products. PermaBatt® is a natural Insulation for walls and other framing in the home.

Joel and Kay Pynch raise sheep, cattle, ryegrass and horses on their Halsey, Oregon farm. Joel received a bachelor degree in agriculture education from Oregon State University and was a vocational agriculture teacher for more than 30 years. He has served on multiple boards relating to agri-business including president of the Oregon Vocational Educators Association and project coordinator for the Oregon Lamb Board. His broad and lengthy experience in the hands-on application of equipment and processes is brought to bear in design and implementation of the process lines for production of the insulation materials. Joel’s broad background includes more than 10 years as a general building contractor.

Portland, OR — Oregon Shepherd, a premier producer of natural sheep wool insulation is proud to announce that it has received a business development grant from the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand the marketing capacity of the organization.

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