{"id":5770,"date":"2018-10-02T12:20:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/?page_id=5770"},"modified":"2018-11-21T10:33:20","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T15:33:20","slug":"maine-sheep-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/home\/maine-sheep-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Maine Sheep Conference and Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/08\/sheep-4.jpg\" alt=\"sheep\" width=\"288\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/08\/sheep-4.jpg 288w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2013\/08\/sheep-4-105x71.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,288px\" \/>University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 10, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9:00 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>University of Maine Cooperative Extension Penobscot County Office<br \/>\n307 Maine Avenue<br \/>\nBangor, ME 04401-4331<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/directions\/\"><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong> $25, members; $35, non-member<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meal:<\/strong> Smoked Leg of Lamb<\/p>\n<h3><b>Registration Closed<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sheep Breeders Association are excited to announce the Maine Sheep Conference and annual meeting to be held in Bangor, ME on November 10, 2018. The Maine Sheep Conference is designed to bring the most up-to-date information to sheep producers on important topics impacting Maine sheep producers. The conference also serves as the annual meeting for the Maine Sheep Breeders Association(MSBA) where members can interact and discuss current events and production practices. Officers will be nominated and elected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bartlettyarns.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bartlettyarns<\/a> will be buying wool.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about the Sheep Conference<\/strong>, contact Melissa\u00a0Babcock at 207.581.2788 or 1.800.287.7170 (in Maine).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>8:00 &#8211; 9:00 a.m.: <\/strong>Meet with Bartlettyarns&#8217; wool buyers<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:30 &#8211; 9:00 a.m.:<\/strong> Registration<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00 &#8211; 9:10 a.m.:<\/strong> Welcome to Meeting<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:10 &#8211; 10:00 a.m.:<\/strong> How Nutrition Affects Sheep Reproduction, Dr. Colt W. Knight, University of Maine<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 &#8211; 10:20 a.m.:<\/strong> University of Maine Animal Health Lab Update, Dr. Anne Lichtenwalner, University of Maine<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:20 &#8211; 10:30 a.m.:<\/strong> <strong>Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:30 &#8211; 10:45 a.m.:<\/strong> Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45 &#8211; 11:00 a.m.:<\/strong> Sheep and Goat Tagging, Cindy Kilgore, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45 &#8211; 11:45 a.m.:<\/strong> Wintering Sheep Practices, TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:45 a.m. &#8211; 12:00 p.m.:<\/strong> Leg of Lamb Carving Demonstration and History of Lamb Consumption in the USA<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:00 &#8211; 1:00 p.m.:<\/strong> <strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:00 &#8211; 1:20 p.m.:<\/strong> Wool Grading, Susan Rice<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:20 &#8211; 1:40 p.m.:<\/strong> What Buyers Look for When Buying Wool, Lindsey Rice, Barlettyarns, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:40 &#8211; 2:30 p.m.:<\/strong> M.S.B.A. Annual Meeting<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call Melissa\u00a0Babcock 207.581.2788 or 1.800.287.7170 (in Maine) to discuss your needs. Receiving requests from accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, <\/em>however<em> all requests will be considered.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m. Location: University of Maine Cooperative Extension Penobscot County Office 307 Maine Avenue Bangor, ME 04401-4331 Directions Cost: $25, members; $35, non-member Meal: Smoked Leg of Lamb Registration Closed The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":3,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5770","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2018 Maine Sheep Conference and Annual Meeting - Cooperative Extension: Livestock - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/home\/maine-sheep-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2018 Maine Sheep Conference and Annual Meeting - Cooperative Extension: Livestock - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) Saturday, November 10, 2018 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 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