Jeanne Carver is a true champion of agriculture and sustainable livestock farming. The founder and president of Shaniko Wool Company, Jeanne has taken an innovative approach to develop high quality wool in a climate that has otherwise viewed wool as a commodity. Her dedication has built a strong market and consumer relationships based on climate-resilient and economically and ecologically sustainable sheep farming.
Even before “regenerative agriculture” became a buzzword, she was already practicing its core principles such as direct seeding, diverse perennials, continuous soil cover, adaptive grazing, and low input. With her unwavering commitment to sustainable ranching, adaptive land management and regenerative grazing practices, she has improved the resilience of the ranch in face of extreme climactic and market conditions.
Aware that the claims on the positive effect of sheep grazing on ecosystem and sustainable wool production from Shaniko Wool Company ranches have to be evidence-based and data-driven, Jeanne initiated a project in collaboration with forage/livestock systems lab at OSU and Agoro Carbon Alliance to quantify the carbon sequestered by the ranches’ sustainable grazing practices. For monitoring and quantification of the soil carbon, Jeanne provided funding that helped hire a postdoctoral fellow whose focus is on the quantification of soil carbon in the sheep ranches.
Over the years, her commitment to sustainability and quality has led to collaborations not only with OSU but also with a number of public and private agencies, as well as high profile personalities and leading fashion houses that share her values. In 2022, the Winter Olympic uniforms were sourced from Shaniko Wool Company and she is soon to be featured in a forthcoming biography about King Charles, which charts the monarch’s life and reflects on the ideas and issues he has championed along the way, highlighting examples of achievement and progress across social, cultural, technological and commercial spheres-including Shaniko Wool’s role in sustainable agriculture and fiber production.
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