NEWS for North Dakotans
Agriculture Communication, North Dakota State University
7 Morrill Hall, Fargo, ND 58105-5665
August 24, 2000
Sheep management, nutrition, breeding and new technology will be among the topics covered in a two-day sheep school scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Oct. 26 and 27, in Mandan.
One day of the school will coincide with the North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers Annual Sheep Producers Convention set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and 28. Both the school and the convention will be held at Mandan’s Seven Seas Motel and Convention Center. The school is sponsored by the North Dakota State University Extension Service and the NDSU Hettinger Research Extension Center.
Tuition is $25 per person or $35 for two people from the same operation. Tuition includes noon meals both days. Participation will be limited to the first 25 operations to enroll. The enrollment deadline is Friday, Oct. 20.
To receive a registration packet or for more information on the school or housing, contact Tim Faller, Hettinger Research Extension Center, Box 1377, Hettinger, N.D. 58639, (701) 567-4323, or Roger Haugen, NDSU, Hultz Hall, P.O. Box 5053, Fargo, ND 58105-5053, (701) 231-7645.
"The school’s broad focus makes it excellent training for new producers," says Roger Haugen, NDSU Extension sheep specialist. "But the school also provides a thorough review for long-time producers. We’ve also included updates and new technology and techniques that will be of help to any producer."
Health, nutrition, breeding strategies, marketing, enterprise analysis, facilities and other topics will be included in the instruction. Instructors will be from NDSU and the sheep industry.
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Source: Roger Haugen, (701) 231-7645
Editor: Tom Jirik, (701) 231-9629