REGIONAL KATAHDIN GROUPS and ASSOCIATIONS that promote Hair Sheep – These organizations help breeders with regional sales and education.

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INFORMATION AGENCIES & PR0JECTS

a. MARYLAND SMALL RUMINANT PAGE – Excellent source of information for small ruminant producers. Newsletters, articles…..

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/

b. THE NATURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURE, and ENGINEERING SERVICE (NRAES), Cooperative Extension in Cornell, NY – Source of many agricultural publications. Outlines of each publication are available on the web.

www.nraes.org

c. NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY – ATTRA PROJECT (Appropriate Technology Transfer to Rural Areas) – Site for publications, information and resources for agricultural practices that promote sustainable & organic Agriculture and decrease dependence on chemicals. There are publications on sustainable small ruminant production, marketing, grazing, guardian animals, pasture and soil management and many others. NCAT-ATTRA also features a toll free 800 phone number that ranchers, farmers, extension agents and other agricultural professionals can use to call and ask specific questions that are not covered in their publications..

www.attra.ncat.org

d. SOUTHERN CONSORTIUM for SMALL RUMINANT PARASITE CONTROL – Excellent for update information on internal parasite control in sheep and goats. Use of FAMACHA, Copper Oxide, Tannins and Fungi to assist in the control of internal parasites is discussed.

http://www.scsrpc.org/

e. SHEEP & GOAT MARKETING INFORMATION SITE – Jointly Operated by University of Maryland and Cornell University. Site includes: a) Calendar of Events, b) Marketing Information, c) Online Newsletters, d) Education Site Links.

http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/index.cfm

f. PURDUE UNIVERSITY SITE OF SHEEP LINKS – Over 100 Links. Including: Market Reports, New Holland prices, Forages, Sheep Health, Dogs, Economics (e.g. Profitable Artificial Lamb Rearing) , Buildings, Equipment, Handling & Animal Behavior….

http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/sheeplinks.html

g. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – SHEEP TEAM NEWSLETTER – Archive of past newsletters

http://knox.osu.edu/ag/archieve/archieve.html

COMPOSTING ANIMALS

a. Maryland Small Ruminant Page – David Greene – Good verbal description of the basic process, how it works and how to do animal composting.

http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/compostsheep.html

b. Lyndon N. Irwin, PhD – Southwest Missouri State University – (Updated with new design mid-January-04). Good pictures., good sequence of steps..

http://ag.smsu.edu/compost.html

c. Field Guide to On Farm Composting – The Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES), Cooperative Extension in Cornell, NY –

http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes114.html

d. Iowa State University’s Guide to On Farm Composting – “Composting Dead Livestock: A new solution to an old problem. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/SA8.pdf

e. Iowa State University’s Guide to On Farm Composting – “Composting Dead Livestock: A new solution to an old problem. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/SA8.pdf

REGIONAL KATAHDIN GROUPS and ASSOCIATIONS that promote Hair Sheep – These organizations help breeders with regional sales and education.

Go to Regional Groups