Northwest Arkansas small ruminant field day Nov. 15

 

By John Lovett

University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Fast facts

• Small Ruminant Field Day offers tips on raising sheep and goats
• Nutrition, parasite management and breeding focus of event
• University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture experts offer advice

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tips on breeding, nutrition and health care for goats and sheep are the focus of the next Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminant Field Day.

The workshop, which offers educational sessions from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Hanna Family Ranch, 8583 Reuben Road, in Bentonville.

There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. To register, please visit https://forms.office.com/r/12XhcmwDgR.

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Program

8:30 a.m. Welcome, with light breakfast, featuring:

• Johnny Gunsaulis, Benton County extension staff chair.
• Michael Looper, head of the animal science department, for the Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
• Dilynn Dodd, vice president and loan officer for commercial lending at Farm Credit of Western Arkansas.
• Kristen Michaels, research conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
• Will and Waltina Hanna of the Hanna Family Ranch.

9-10:20 a.m. Technical demonstrations

• Station 1 — Nutrition, with Dan Quadros, assistant professor and small ruminant extension specialist with the Division of Agriculture.
• Station 2 — Parasite management, with parasitologist Eva Wray, research associate for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture. 

10:20-10:40 a.m. Break

10:40 a.m.-12 p.m. Technical demonstrations

• Station 3 — Breeding season: “Start strong, finish strong,” with Wyatt Catron of Catron Veterinary Services.
• Station 4 — Health Care, with Marion Harris of Countryview Animal Care Center; and
  Hoof care with Tara Hicks of Rock’N Heart Hoof Care.

12 p.m. Adjourn

The sponsor of this year’s NWA Small Ruminant Field Day is Farm Credit of Western Arkansas, with additional support from the Hanna Family Ranch, Catron Veterinary Services, Countryview Animal Care Center and Rock’N Heart Hoof Care.