Tag: sheep
American Solar Grazing Assoc. seeks shepherds, solar sites for study
The American Solar Grazing Association is looking for shepherds, beekeepers and solar sites to participate in a study looking at the impacts of agrivoltaics. Data will be collected during the 2022 and 2023 grazing seasons.
Susan Shultz selected to lead American Sheep Industry
Ohio's Susan Shultz was elected president of the American Sheep Industry Association. She’s the second person east of the Mississippi to head up the group.
The annual ritual of sheep shearing
Sheep shearing is an annual rite of passage for Rebecca Miller. Despite the challenges, there is still something about that ritual of taking off the wool.
Ohio Sheep and Hay Day July 13 in Jackson
The 2019 Ohio Sheep and Hay Day will take place July 13, at the Jackson Agriculture Research Station, in Jackson, Ohio
Pennsylvania wool pool marks almost 100 years
At the Lawrence County Fairgrounds, June 8 and June 10, people hauled in wool to be sorted, weighed and baled as part of the Lawrence-Mercer County wool pool.
Goats are browsers; sheep are grazers
Learn how to to make small changes to your feeding program based on BCS scores to evaluate and maintain your flock's nutritional program.
Sheep are making a timely return to popularity
Though it is clear the market will never reach the peak of 1945, the demand for sheep is rising, strengthening the market.
Farm and Dairy’s top 10 web stories in 2018
These 10 stories generated over 84,000 pageviews, accounting for 18.6 percent of the web traffic from new content on FarmandDairy.com. Don't miss out!
Ohio shepherds talk tools for success, not just survival
The key to profitability in sheep farming starts with the shepherd’s understanding of the tools available and skillfulness in using them.
