Upcoming Events
2024 Sheep and Wool Festivals
MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — May 4 & 5, 2024
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794-9604
Sat 8:30AM – 6PM — Sun 8:30AM – 5PM
We are pleased to announce that Cotswold is our 2024 Featured Breed, sponsored by the American Cotswold Record Association.
Registration will open at 12 noon ET on Saturday, February 17, 2024, for Spinning Classes ONLY. Registration for all other classes will open at 2:00 p.m. ET that day.
NH SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — May 11th & 12th, 2024
45th Annual NH Sheep & Wool Festival
Deerfield Fair Grounds, Deerfield, NH, 03037
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING — June 28th - 30th, 2024
Linn County Fairgrounds, Albany, OR 97322
SAFF/SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FESTIVAL — Oct 18th - 20th, 2024
WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC
OREGON FLOCK & FIBER FESTIVAL — September 21st - 22nd, 2024
Linn County Expo, Albany, OR
SHENANDOAH VALLEY FIBER FESTIVAL — September 28 & 29 2024
Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, Berryville, Virginia 22611
35TH ANNUAL VERMONT SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — Oct 5th - 6th, 2024
Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 05077
NY STATE SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL — Oct. 19th - 20th, 2024
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
6550 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.
Visit the ACR Member Cooperative Booth
This 2' X 5' vinyl banner is available for loan to ACR members who would like to display it at events they're attending.
Please contact Marianne Dube for details
ONLINE SHEEP & WOOL MANAGEMENT CLASSES
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The Pipestone Lamb and Wool Management Program is a sheep management education/consulting program offered by Minnesota West Community & Technical College located at Pipestone, Minnesota.
Lamb and Wool Management: Online Sheep Management Courses:
Introduction to Sheep Management
Equipment & Facilities
Introduction to Sheep Health
Ewe Ration Formulation
Wool Characteristics and Properties
"Introduction to Sheep Management" is a 14 lesson self-paced course with continuous enrollment. It is the online version of the successful home study course that provides an overview of year long sheep management.
The purpose of the program is to help sheep producers increase income and profit per ewe and realize the full potential of all sheep through modern management practices, new technologies and new approaches to marketing both lamb and wool.
For more information, visit the Pipestone Lamb & Wool Program online at www.mnwest.edu or contact:
Laurie Johnson
507-825-6815
laurie.johnson@mnwest.edu
Philip Berg
507-825-6799
philip.berg@mnwest.edu
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