Wednesday, April 17

SU Ag Center Goat Field Day is May 4

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Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Ag Center announces the Small Ruminant Field Day to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena. This educational event is open to everyone who is currently involved with goat and sheep production or those interested in learning more about raising goats and sheep. The field day will feature presentations on parasite management, holistic approach in small ruminant production systems, small ruminant processing, and parasite control including FAMACHA training. Demonstrations and hands-on learning will include FAMACHA training, wet lab/fecal analysis, soil testing, and spinning and weaving sheep wool. 

There is no charge for this field day.  However, those who are interested in becoming FAMACHA trained will incur a cost of $10.00 for the color guide chart. Registration will begin at 8:00 am at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena and the program begins at 8:30 am.

For more information, contact:
·       Shonta Manuel at (225) 328-7265, shonta_maunuel@suagcenter.com
·       Sebhatu Gebrelul at (225) 771-3841, sebhatu_gebrelul@suagcenter.com
·       Lisa Gray at (225) 205-4857, lisagray2020@gmail.com.

For more information contact: Mila Berhane, Dawn Mellion-Patin, or Zanetta Augustine at 225-771-2242

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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714

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