Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
11/16/98
Contacts:
Dan Morrical, Extension Sheep and Grazing, (515)
294-0847
Treva Blumenshine, Extension Communication Systems, (515)
294-5672
Sheep ICN off to Fast Start
AMES, Iowa -- More than 185 producers and ISU Extension staff attended the Nov. 3 sheep Iowa Communications Network (ICN) program featuring Kreg Leymaster from the USDA Meat Animal Research Center. Leymaster's discussion of the importance of crossbreeding and utilizing breed complementarity for profitable sheep production was informative and presented in producer friendly language, according to Dan Morrical, Iowa State University Extension sheep and grazing specialist.
The second sheep ICN session on Dec. 8 will feature Curt Youngs, ISU Department of Animal Science. Youngs will discuss the importance of reproduction levels on flock profitability. Specific areas to be discussed will be breeding season management, estrous synchronization, artificial insemination and embryo transfer.
The session on Dec. 8 will begin at 7 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. People interested in attending should contact the local ISU Extension county office for an ICN site close to them. This program is supported by the Iowa Sheep and Wool Promotion Board and ISU Extension. For more information, contact Dan Morrical at (515) 294-0847 or morrical@iastate.edu.
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