Summer 2014
Pasture-Based Sheep & Goats
featuring Dr. Jim Gerrish, founder Missouri Missouri Grazing School
Manhattan, Sheraton Four Points
Autumn 2014
Livestock Water Development & Electric Fencing
featuring Mark Green, Missouri NRCS Specialist
Topeka, Downtown Ramada Conference Center
Using Cover Crops to Extend the Grazing Season
Farm Tour with Dale Strickler
Courtland, Strickler Farm
Hands on Herd Health: Sheep & Goats
featuring Dr. Brian Faris, KSRE Sheep & Meat Goat Specialist
Manhattan, K-State Sheep & Meat Goat Center
Winter 2014-2015
Farming Transitions and Apprenticeships and Getting Started w/Multiple Species & Enterprises
with Cody Holmes, Rockin H Ranch and Real Farm Foods
Manhattan, Sheraton Four Points
Emergency Planning for the Farm + Living Barns: Windbreaks for Winter Protection
featuring KSRE Animal Science and Forestry experts
Salina on Dec 10 and Dighton on December 11
Goat and Sheep Dairy Enterprise Exploration: Getting the most out of your milk
with Charuth van Beuzekom-Loth, Dutch Girl Creamery
Lawrence, Pachamamas
Kansas Graziers Association Winter Conference: Healthy Soils, Healthy Landscapes
with Dr. Fred Provenza, Utah State University
Salina, Ambassador Hotel
Meat Processing and Marketing for Optimal Sales
featuring local livestock producers & processor
Manhattan, Pottorf Hall
Animal Fiber Production Opportunities
with Sally Brandon, Shepherd’s Mill & Rachael Boyle, KSRE Phillips-Rooks District
Phillipsburg, Fisher Center
Spring 2015
