2002-2003 Sheep Management WISLINE Program

Sheep Management WISLINE Program 2002-2003

Sheep Management WISLINE programs are provided as a service of UW Cooperative Extension and UW-Madison Department of Animal Sciences, and are hosted by Dave Thomas, UW-Madison. The WISLINE system provides two-way voice communications between the speakers and listeners from every county Extension Office in Wisconsin and are free to the public. If you wish to attend, please contact your local county Extension Office in advance of each program to make sure the WISLINE site is open and program handout materials are available. Some handouts will be in Adobe .pdf format. You may download a free copy of the Adobe reader from this link.

Schedule of Topics

All Sessions are from 7:30-8:50 PM

Date	Topic and Speaker	Handouts and Evaluation Forms
December 5, 2002	Breed Utilization in Crossbreeding Systems *Speaker:* Kreg Leymaster, Research Geneticist, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE	Handout - Leymaster
January 2, 2003	U.S. Wool Market and New USDA Wool Loan Deficiency Payment Program *Speaker:* Bob Padula, Wool Consultant to American Sheep Industry Association and Sheep Producer, Montevideo, MN	Handout- Wool Situation Report Handout - 633 Form WM Handout - Wool 633 LDP Handout- Wool 709 Agreement Form Handout - Wool Marketing
February 6, 2003	Sheep Diseases- Prevention and Treatment *Speaker:* Bob Leder, DVM and Sheep Producer, Bear Creek, WI	Handout - Nutrient Requirements of Sheep Handout - Forage Analysis Handout - Flock Health Handout - Selerium Handout - Health
March 6, 2003	Extension of Grazing into the Winter: With planted annual forages - *Speaker:* Gene Schriefer, Sheep Producer, Mineral Point/Dodgeville, WI. With permanent pastures - *Speaker:* Janet McNally, Sheep Producer, Hinckley, MN	Handout - Extending the Grazing Season into Winter with Annuals. (MS Word Document)

Archive of prior years: 2000-2001, 2001-2002