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Utah sheepherders aging as industry loses appeal
In Price Utah veteran sheepherders retire amid harsh working conditions and isolation. Fred Rispard, who has tended flocks since 1914, reflects on a life of hardship and changing labor, while Utah Wool Growers Association cites a shrinking workforce and rising reliance on immigrant labor from France Spain and Peru.
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Price, Utah
Fred Rispard
Rispard
Utah
Marcells Palmer
Utah Wood Growers Association