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Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program
(SMGTP)
December 2 & 3, 2005

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Friday, December 2, 2005
 
7:45 am

Registration, Welcome, Program Overview, Expectations & Evaluations, Bruce Lane and/or Garry Mathes
8:00 am Introduction of Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program Facilitator, Dr. Beth Walker, Missouri State University , Springfield, MO
 
8:15 am Curriculum & Learning Activities for Sheep & Meat Goat Educators - Dr. Mike Thonney, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
 
8:45 am Overview of the Sheep & Meat Goat Industries, Dr. Maurice Shelton, Texas A&M University
 
9:30 am Getting Started & Staying in Business - Pros & Cons of Sheep & Meat Goats, Suggestions for Success & Resources for Educators, Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
 
10:15 am Break
 
10:30 am Breeds & Breed Variations for Sheep & Meat Goats, Dr. Maurice Shelton, Texas A&M University
 
11:15 am The Basics:  Feeding Sheep & Meat Goats, Dr. Frank Craddock, Texas A&M University
 
12:00 Lunch
 
1:00 pm Sheep & Meat Goat Management, Dr. Frank Craddock, Texas A&M University
 
1:45 pm Sheep & Meat Goat Health, Dr. Joan Burke, USDA/ARS, Booneville, Arkansas
 
2:30 pm Break
 
2:45 pm Sheep & Meat Goat Breeding & Reproduction, Dr. Micheal Salisbury, Angelo State University
 
3:30 pm Behavior & Handling Facilities: Equipment for Sheep & Meat Goats, Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
 
4:15 pm Forages for Sheep & Meat Goats, Dr. Garry Lacefield, University of Kentucky
 
5:15 pm Adjourn
 
Saturday, December 3, 2005 ~ 7 am - 9 am
   
Fitting & Showing Club Lambs ~ Dwayne Hurliman, Hurliman Club Lambs, Cordell, Oklahoma
Fitting & Showing Breeding Sheep ~ Jim Heggemeier, Heggemeier Sheep Company, Platte City, MO
Fitting & Showing of Meat Goats, Preston Faris, Sonora Texas

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Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program Planning Committee

  • Garry L. Mathes, Chair, Missouri Livestock Symposium

  • Bruce Lane, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist  

  • Dr. Dan Morrical, Iowa State University Sheep and Meat Goat Specialist

  • Dr. Duane Keisler, Professor of Animal Science, University of Missouri

  • Dr. Beth Walker, Sheep and Meat Goat Specialist, Southwest Missouri State University

  • Vanessa Miller, Office Manager, University of Missouri Adair County Extension Center

  • Dave Birch, Birchwood Farms, sheep and meat goat producer, Perry, MO

  • Gene Milligan, Sheep producer and member of Missouri Sheep Merchandising Council

  • James Sappington, President, US Bank, Memphis, MO and sheep producer, Queen City

  • Ben Gallup, University of Missouri Extension State 4-H Youth Development Specialist

  • Dr. Gordon Laboube, Professional Development Specialist, University of Missouri

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2005 Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program Participants

  • Darold Jay Akridge, Kentucky

  • Michael E. Austrie, Virgin Islands

  • Leslie Bettencourt, California

  • Derial W. Bivens, Tennessee

  • Joe D. Camarillo, California

  • Jimmy Carter, Texas

  • Tracy L. Diefenbach, Missouri

  • Tom Drudik, Nebraska

  • Lisa Ellis, Illinois

  • Charli Jo Epperly, Missouri

  • Patricia Estes, Missouri

  • Mary Fitch - Rocheport, Missouri

  • Tony Francis, Missouri

  • Jim Humphrey, Missouri

  • Claudia Marcus-Gurn, Missouri

  • Ross A. Jacobson, Utah

  • Jim C Jensen, Utah

  • Dr. Susan Kerr, Washington

  • Jeremy Lacy, Missouri

  • Deb Leunen - Lancaster, Missouri

  • Richard Montgomery, California

  • Roberta Osborne, Michigan

  • Robert Pate, Utah

  • Brenda Postels, Minnesota

  • David Regehr, Kansas

  • Tom Rorabaugh, Michigan

  • Randall D. Saner, Missouri

  • Becky Settlage, Idaho

  • Leon Watson, Missouri

  • Windy Willette, Tennessee

  • Mark Wood - Sedalia, Missouri

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2005 Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program Photos

2005 Sheep & Meat Goat Program Participants in Class

 

Group Photo; 2005 Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program Class
 

Instructors; 2005 Sheep & Meat Goat Training Program

Seated L-R: Dr. Mike Thonney (Cornell University); Dr. Garry Lacefield (University of Kentucky);
Dr. Joan Burke (USDA/ARS Boonville, Arkansas); Dr. Frank Craddock (Texas A@M University)

Standing L-R:  Dr. Beth Walker (Missouri State University); Susan Schoenian (University of Maryland);
Dr. Micheal Salisbury (Angelo State University); Preston Faris (Sonora, Texas);
Dr. Maurice Shelton (Texas A@M Emeritus)

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