NWA Small Ruminants Field Day set for Nov. 15 at Hanna Family Ranch
Nov. 13, 2024
By John Lovett
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Fast facts
- Small Ruminants Field Day offers tips on raising sheep and goats
- Nutrition, parasite management and breeding focus of event
- University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture experts offer advice
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tips on breeding, nutrition and health care for goats and sheep are the focus of the next Northwest Arkansas Small Ruminants Field Day.
The workshop, which offers educational sessions from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will be 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Hanna Family Ranch, 8583 Reuben Road, in Bentonville.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. To register, please visit https://forms.office.com/r/12XhcmwDgR.
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Program
8:30 a.m. Welcome, with light breakfast, featuring:
- Johnny Gunsaulis, Benton County extension staff chair.
- Michael Looper, head of the animal science department, for the Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
- Dilynn Dodd, vice president and loan officer for commercial lending at Farm Credit of Western Arkansas.
- Kristen Michaels, research conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- Will and Waltina Hanna of the Hanna Family Ranch.
9-10:20 a.m. Technical demonstrations
- Station 1 — Nutrition, with Dan Quadros, assistant professor and small ruminant extension specialist with the Division of Agriculture.
- Station 2 — Parasite management, with parasitologist Eva Wray, research associate for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the Division of Agriculture.
10:20-10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m.-12 p.m. Technical demonstrations
- Station 3 — Breeding season: “Start strong, finish strong,” with Wyatt Catron of Catron Veterinary Services.
- Station 4 — Health Care, with Marion Harris of Countryview Animal Care Center; and
Hoof care with Tara Hicks of Rock’N Heart Hoof Care.
12 p.m. Adjourn
The sponsor of this year’s NWA Small Ruminants Field Day is Farm Credit of Western Arkansas, with additional support from the Hanna Family Ranch, Catron Veterinary Services, Countryview Animal Care Center and Rock’N Heart Hoof Care.
To learn more about the Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website. Follow us on X at @ArkAgResearch, subscribe to the Food, Farms and Forests podcast and sign up for our monthly newsletter, the Arkansas Agricultural Research Report. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit uada.edu. Follow us on X at @AgInArk. To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit uaex.uada.edu.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Media Contact: John Lovett
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
(479) 763-5929
jlovett@uada.edu