Monday, April 13

Reminder: The Venue for the Small Ruminant Field Day has Changed

Baton Rouge, LA - The Small Ruminant Field Day scheduled for Saturday, April 18 at the Southern University Ag Center will be held at Ashford O. Williams Hall, Southern University, 181 B.A. Little Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70813. The forecast for bad weather has made it necessary to move the event indoors.
Directions to A.O. Williams Hall from New Orleans:
From 110 North
·       Take Exit 8B Left turn on (See the Highway)
·       Right turn at Mills Avenue (@Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on the left side)
·       (You will cross the railroad track on Southern Campus)
·       1st Left Turn (You will see the 2 story building)
·       Right Turn into the Cooperative Extension Building Parking Lot

Directions from Natchez:
From Hwy 61
·       Right turn at Mills Avenue (@Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on the left side)
·       (You will cross the railroad track on Southern Campus)
·       1st Left Turn (You will see the 2 story building)
·       Right Turn into the Cooperative Extension Building Parking Lot)

This educational event is FREE and open to everyone who is currently involved with goat and sheep production or those interested in learning more about raising small ruminants. The Small ruminant workshop is sponsored by SARE and organized by SU Ag Center and LSU.
Topics will cover: Herd Health, Marketing, Forage Management, Composting, and much more. Demonstrations and hands-on sessions include Wet Lab (Fecal Egg Count), Goat Meat Product Development & Tasting, and Practical Animal Husbandry Techniques.
Registration will begin at 8:00 am in Ashford O. Williams Hall at Southern University and the program ends at 2:00 pm.
For more information, contact, Sebhatu Gebrelul at (225) 771-3841, Sebhatu_gebrelul@suagcenter.com; or James Miller (225) 578-9652, jmille1@lsu.edu

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