The Indianhead Sheep Breeders Association invites you to their 10th Annual Shepherd's Clinic, Saturday February 7th, 2004 at the WITC Conference Center, Rice Lake, WI. There will be something for everyone: Youth classes, spinning and felting classes, as well as a wealth of information for everyone raising sheep from the beginner to the experienced Shepherd.
The following program information will outline this years Clinic. For further information and registration info email Larry Meisegeier [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Jeff Kieffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 888-336-4223. For directions, check out the WITC web site: http://www.witc.edu/rlake/center/index.htm A block of rooms have been held at the Best Western Inn in Rice Lake. If you are going to need a room, we suggest that you make a reservation early. Room availability is limited. For reservations call: 1-800-528-1234 Pre-registration: $15.00 members, $20.00 non members, $10.00 youth. At the door: $20.00 members, $25.00 non members. Additional charges for wool class materials. All registrations include a lamb lunch. PROGRAM 8:50 - 9:00 Welcome & Introduction 9:00 - 9:50 Ben Bartlett - Pasture As A For "Profit Crop" Ben will review he and his wife's Upper Peninsula pasture operation that profitably utilizes 400 ewes and 200 head of stocker cattle to merchandize pasture on a part time basis. The operation focuses on manageable labor inputs, forage utilization as both pasture and stored feed and strategic use of supplements and fertilizer. 9:50 - 10:20 Stan Potratz - Internal Parasites A new look at the internal parasite problem with sheep and goats. Were we wrong all along regarding the use of dewormers? 10:20 - 10:30 Break 10:30 - 11:00 Stan Potratz - Save Time And Aggravation In Sheep Production Some ways to save time and aggravation in the day-to-day life of sheep production. 11:00 - 11:50 Ben Bartlett - Decision Making for Quality Of Life, Profit And a Future Does your sheep operation sometime feel like Bo-Peep with her lost sheep, or a hamster tread mill where the farm runs you and not the other way around, or maybe a money pit like an expensive hobby out-of-control? Ben will share some recent ideas on how you can gain skills to put yourself back in control of your life, your business and your future. 12:00 - 12:50 Lunch Slide presentation - Ben Bartlett: UK & Scotland Awards, election results and announcements 1:00 - 1:50 Room 241 Bob Rule - Why Did My Lamb Get Discounted Have you ever wondered why you didn't get top dollar for your lambs? Rob will tell you what the packer and buyer would like to see on market day. Room 243 Stan Potratz - Making Electric Fences Safer Stan Will talk about some ways to make an electric fence more effective and safer for you and your animals 2:00 - 2:50 Room 241 Bob Rule - Overview Of Iowa Lamb Room 243 Pat Barnett - Ewe Nutrition Pre-Breeding, Pre-Lambing, Post-Lambing; Breeding Stock Replacement Nutrition, Basic Sheep Nutrition Tips - Do's and Don'ts 3:00 - 3:50 Room 241 Ben Bartlett - Turnips, The Missing Pasture Crop On most Midwest farms, just as lambs are weaned or ewes are being flushed for breeding, the quality of stockpiled forage is headed downhill. Ben will report on both personal experience with turnips and an extensive trial comparing four different varieties of turnips and rape utilized for late fall lamb gains. Room 243 Pat Barnett - Lamb Nutrition Whether you are buying feeder lambs to fill a feedlot or raising your own lambs from weaning to market, Pat can tell you what the nutritional needs are and how to get them to market weight YOUTH PROGRAM 9:00 - 9:15 Introduction 9:15 - 9:30 Selection - Ann, Jessica, Megan 9:30 - 10:30 Judging contest - Ann, Jessica, Megan 10:30 - 11:15 Showmanship - Ann, Jessica, Megan 11:15 - 11:50 Feeding and Management - Jeff Morris (Land O Lakes) 12:00 - 12:50 LUNCH 1:00 - 2:00 Skillathon Stations 2:00 - 3:00 Quiz Bowl Competition 3:00 - 3:50 "Cooking with Chef Cody" (for adults & youth) WOOL ROOM Spinning Class Marta Ljungkull, Cumberland, WI Class size: 10 Materials Fee: $5 Felting Linda Johnson-Morke, Cable, WI Class size: 12 Material Fee: $7.50 + a special button or bead There will be a small trade show and silent auction. Hope to see you there. =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly
