Online sheep and goat production workshop series scheduled for May

“Proper sheep and goat operation management is important to optimum operation productivity and profitability,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist.  Therefore, MU Extension and Lincoln University Cooperative Extension will be providing an online Sheep and Goat Production Workshop Series to discuss various strategies in operation management.

This workshop series will be held on May 10, 17 and 24, beginning each evening at 7 p.m. The online workshops will be held via ZOOM and once participants register; they will receive the link to login each evening. Topics covered by MU Extension and Lincoln University Cooperative Extension agriculture experts include:

• Sheep and goat selection for a successful operation

• Reproductive management for optimum kidding or lambing crop

• Economics of multiple births in a sheep or goat operation

• Sheep and goat composting and dealing with losses

This workshop is free to the public but please register for the event at: https://extension.missouri.edu/events/online-sheep-and-goat-production-workshop-series. For all other questions please contact Davis at davismp@missouri.edu or by phone at (417) 955-0287.