From the organizers: Join us to hear how we handle lambing, kidding, and calving, including what to have on hand, helpful tools, recognizing imminent birth, how a normal birth proceeds, and when and how to intervene. What do we do after the birth? How do we select mothers that do the work, so we don't [...]
From the organizers: Description: FACT and the American Solar Grazing Association are teaming up to offer a free hour-long webinar on Solar Grazing. Solar arrays need vegetation management, and solar grazing is the practice of using livestock (primarily sheep) to manage this vegetation. This webinar will cover the research done to date on this innovative approach, and how sheep producers [...]
The purpose of this training session is to educate small ruminant producers and Extension professionals on the prevalent disease and parasite challenges that jeopardize small ruminant health and performance as well as human health, and an integrated approach to prevent these problems. Moreover, various treatment strategies will be discussed and demonstrated. Hands-on activities will include [...]
Hosted by: North Alabama Agriplex Join the North Alabama Agriplex to learn about the exciting process of how wool becomes fabric. Ages 5 & up, accompanied by an adult. $5 per child, $10 max per family. Registration required. Register here. ……………….. This event is not hosted by ASAN. As one of ASAN’s roles is to share [...]
Alabama Extension's Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Program at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) and the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Tennessee State University (TSU) will present "Goat Production: the Basics" as the focus topic of the 8th Annual Small Ruminant Conference. The conference will be held at Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, Alabama. Dr. Maria Leite-Browning, an [...]
