FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

9:00 - 9:45 AM SCRAPIE UPDATE Amy Whicker, USDA/APHIS
What They Need From Us and Why The Scrapie Eradication Program has been very successful, however, monitoring is still required to keep this disease under control. Each year, states must provide a certain number of specimens for testing. If the requisit number of samples are not available, producers will not be allowed to sell sheep across state lines. Florida, with our unique ethic market, has been allowed to provide anal tissue samples from live cull sheep, as well as sheep heads for testing. Amy will inform producers how we can participate in providing Florida's samples.

Scrappie update

$10 Scrapie Update Non MSA Members

$0 Scrapie Update for MSA Members

9:45 - 10:45 AM Animal Disposal Mark Bailey, Marion County Extension Agent. What is the best way to dispose of dead animals? Topics include incineration, burial - where not to bury, and how deep, and how to compost. Composting for some makes sense, and produces fertile garden soil.

$10 Dead Animal Disposal for Non Members

$0 Dead Animal Disposal for MSA Members

10:00 - 11:45 AM WOOL START TO FINISH - Jonathan Hearn, Shearer and expert wool evaluator, Pioneer Fiber Mill, Steve Perez, Learn how to select your sheep for the best wool, then learn how it can be processed Florida Cracker Sheep originated in Florida, and have become to be used for more wool production.

$10 Wool Start to Finish Non MSA Members

$0 Wool Start to Finish for MSA Members

12:00 - 2:00 PM - CHEF'S CORNER - Chef Adrian, Calovine Farm, Williston FL Adrian will prepare several lamb dishes, showing each step of preparation, and what spices to use. You will be served a delicious lamb lunch. Limited to 12 People. $25 Workshop Fee

$25 Lamb Cooking Class

2:00 - 4:00 PM Beginning Shepherd Experienced producers will share their expertise.

1) Focus on Vaccines: Enterotoxemia, ORF (Sore Mouth), and more.

2) Dystocia (Unborn Lamb Malpresentations): This will be an interesting course, and very helpful for beginners.

3) Drawing Blood: Amy Whicker,USDA/APHIS will give instruction on proper technique for drawing blood for OPP and other blood related tests. We will also learn how to inject IV fluids, and other life saving medicines.

4) Basic sheep care and health; hoof trimming; giving shots; nutrition during and after pregnancy; other sheep related topics.

Beginning Shepherd

$10 Beginning Shepherd Non MSA Members

$0 Beginning Shepherd for MSA Members

3:00 - 4:30 PM Shearing Workshop - Jonathan Hearn, Master Shearer Learn how to shear your own sheep, and maintain your clippers. If you have clippers, bring them.

$25 Shearing Workshop

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018

2:00 - 4:00 PM Card Grading Limited to 2 Head Per Farm Learn how to analyze your purebred sheep according their breed standard. Commercial sheep will be graded on conformation. MSA members no charge, all others $10 per head.

Card Grading 1 Ewe or Ram

MSA Member $0

1 Ewe/Ram Non Member $10

Card Grading 2 Head

MSA Member $0

Non Member 2 Head $20

10:00 - 3:00 PM SHEEP SHEARING FOR THE PUBLIC $10 Per Head --

Jonathan and Benjamin Hearn will shear sheep on Friday and Saturday. Sheep must be dry. Pay at time of shearing. Register only your name below to reserve a spot for shearing.

NOTE: When you check off below, it is only to say you will be bringing sheep. You will NOT pay on this registration.

Saturday Sheep Shearing - (pay after shearing). This is to acknowledge that you are bringing sheep

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