Dr. Dan Morrical grew up in Indiana a small farm with sheep and row crop. He attended Purdue University where he received a BS in Animal Science in 1977. He was active in Block and Bridle and Livestock judging team. He completed his Masters and PhD at New Mexico State University in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He worked at the Iowa State Sheep Specialist for 33 years where he provided the sheep industry with education efforts through printed fact sheets, ration software balancing tools and presentations in Iowa and throughout the United States. He hosted and organized three national symposiums in 1992, 1997 and 2012 for the NC regional sheep research committee. He has been actively involved with state and national sheep producer groups, having served on the American Sheep Industry Producer Research and Education Committee along with serving as the Chair of ASI Genetic Stakeholders Committee. The National Sheep Improvement Program was co-developed at Iowa State University under Drs. Morrical and Wilson. He currently works part time for Premier 1 Sheep Supplies as their production consultant to sheep and goat producers via the Ask an Expert Service.