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Aquaculture
Dale Bumpers College
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Livestock and Forages
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| 8:15 a.m | Registration at door-$15 (includes lunch) |
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Moderator: Bryce Baldridge, County Extension Agent - Lawrence County |
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| 9:00 a.m |
Welcome, Jennifer Hawkins, County Extension Agent - Faulkner County |
| 9:10 a.m | Why Raise Goats or Sheep, Major Problems of Goats and Sheep, Dr. Jodie Pennington, Professor-Dairy & Goats, U of A Cooperative Extension Service |
| 9:50 a.m. | Basic Management to Maintain a Healthy Herd, Ann Wells, DVM, Spring Pond Holistic Animal Health, Prairie Grove, Arkansas |
| 10:50 a.m. | Well-Adapted Forages for Goats in Arkansas, Jack Boles, County Extension Agent-Staff Chair - Newton County Extension |
| 11:40 a.m. | Interactive Goat/Sheep Survey, Dr. Jodie Pennington, Professor-Dairy & Goats, U of A Cooperative Extension Service |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (included in registration), Review Posters and
Exhibits, Survey of Marketing and Management Practices/Locations. Meeting of Arkansas Meat Goat Association (Meet and eat lunch in Break Room) |
| Moderator: John Gavin, County Extension Agent-Staff Chair - Bradley County | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Diseases of Goats; Control of Internal Parasites, Ann Wells, DVM, Spring Pond Holistic Animal Health, Prairie Grove, Arkansas |
| 1:50 p.m. | Panel Discussion: |
| (1) Commercial Goat Production, Ware and Lynn Russell, Warelynn Farm, Camden, AR | |
| (2) How Do Hair Sheep Fit Into Small Ruminant Production In Arkansas? Ed Martsolf, Petit Jean Farms, Morrilton, AR | |
| 2:50 p.m | Break |
| Two Sessions - Select One | |
| 3:00 p.m | (1) Moderator: Mike McClintock and Pat Cotten - Showing and Fitting Meat Goats and Sheep, Showing and Fitting Dairy Goats, Top Youth Showman from Arkansas Will Answer Questions and Demonstrate Including Faulkner County Youth with Meat Goats and Sheep (Morgan Scroggin, Jenny Nulsen, and Kinsey Watkins) and Makhala Butler with Dairy Goats from Pulaski County. |
| (2) Moderator: Ann Wells - Commercial Sheep and Goat Production - You may send questions to Jodie Pennington that you want discussed. | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Sponsors include:
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Arkansas Meat Goat Association
Purina Feeds (Randy Sanders, Vilonia, AR)
For questions please contact:
Dr. Jodie A. Pennington
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-671-2190
501-944-0897 cell
501-671-2185 fax
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