UW Sheep Unit Director Todd Taylor has a smile on his face discussing plans for this coming year. He's welcoming new and ongoing research projects into the barn. And he's getting ready for the unit's annual sale which starts on Friday at wlivestock.com. Despite higher input costs, Taylor says the unit came out in the black. He also has 29 ewes lambing this fall -- a number he wants to grow to meet the growing year-round demand for lamb. Sheep primarily lamb in the spring. Pictured: Todd Taylor helping clip his children's sheep before a show at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.