Got Sheep? - The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative

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SUMMER 2013
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7811 Consolidated School Rd., Edgerton, WI 53534 • www.wisbc.com
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EAU CLAIRE, WI
A PUBLICATION OF THE WISCONSIN SHEEP BREEDERS COOPERATIVE
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3
WISCONSIN SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 12 YEARS!
Workshops To Focus on Management
Following a drought year
of historic proportions, the
overwhelming rainfall of 2013 has
kept farmers in the upper Midwest
on a financial rollercoaster and
livestock producers in particular
on the knife edge of survival. If
feed can be found, it comes with a
hefty price tag as crops suffer and
the prospects for record yields
dwindle in the face of stagnant
ponds where hayfields once
stood. For graziers there is at least
some relief, but no less need for
even tighter management to make
the most of struggling stands.
For sheep producers the trauma
can be two-fold as market prices
continue to dictate negative profit
margins. It boils down to making
the most of what you have,
being smart about the resources
that are available and making
common sense decisions. Those
are recurring themes found in the
educational sessions that will be
offered at the Wisconsin Sheep &
Wool Festival in September.
To help pasture-based sheep
operations keep their competitive
edge, this year’s Shepherds’
Workshops will feature Dr. Kathy
Dr. Kathy Soder, co-owner of K Bar K Farm in central
Pennsylvania with her husband Ken, will be discussing
forage and pasture management issues at Jefferson,
along with tools for sheep production in the 21st century.
Soder is an Animal Scientist at the USDA-ARS Pasture
Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit in
University park, PA.
Soder, Animal Scientist at the
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems
and Watershed Management
Research Unit in University
Park, PA. Dr. Soder completed
her graduate work at Montana
State University in range sheep
nutrition and Penn State in dairy
nutrition including pasture-based
systems. She also worked for two
years as a Research Technician at
the Montana Wool Laboratory in
Bozeman, MT. She has been at
her current position since 1998,
See WORKSHOPS on Page 3
Auction Becomes Pinnacle of Festival
By Tim Miller, Chairman, Scholarship Auction; WSBC Board Member; Sheep Producer
BELOIT — Today we just cut
Please help fund our scholar
football
2nd crop hay. Our custom baler ship and educational seminars by • Weekend on Lake Michigan in
told me he heard of new crop attending the Shepherds’ Auction
Port Washington
hay bringing $285/ton, wrapped in the Activity Center, at 1 p.m. on • 2 Tickets, Brewers Home Game
ryelage $100/bale, and small Saturday, September 7. Started in
against Reds, September 13,
square bales $5 each. Corn is still the early 90's to fund scholarships,
Club Level
above $5 a bushel and screenings the auction has generated thou
$214 a ton, if you can find them. sands of dollars of financial • Weekend stay at Blue Harbor,
Sheboygan – good for a year.
Market lambs are $1.20 per cwt. support for college students and
2 Badger Hockey Tickets on
live - if you are lucky. Times like educational programs sponsored • Center Ice for Home Game at
these call for unconventional by the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders
Kohl Center
thinking, innovation, and enthusi Cooperative. This year we are
asm. A youthful body fueled adding a sheep cheese and wine • Gift Baskets for lambing/
by energized labor can replace tasting for all Shepherds’ Auction
kidding barn, fitting & showing,
capital, something this 60 year registered buyers beginning at
breeding, and the Shepherd!
old body lacks. So who will 12:15 PM in the Activity Center. • Holiday lamb dinner
manage these sheep businesses Our thanks go to members of the
• Round of Golf for 4 at Cottage
into the future? How and where Wisconsin Dairy Sheep Coop
Grove's The Oaks
will they learn the skills? The next erative who have graciously
generations in sheep production donated the cheese for this event. • Decorative sheep blanket
Here are just a few of the • Joseph Farquharson print, Black
agriculture are the key. Whether
featured
Shepherds’ Auction
faced Sheep on Landscape,
as a cottage industry, second
items
received
so far!
matted/framed
profession, part time job, or
multi-skilled herdsman, or farm • 2 Tickets Indiana at Wisconsin • “The Concrete Sheep” and
Badger Football (Nov. 7th,
manager for a 3rd party investor,
many, many more!
2013)
it is our obligation to aid their
See AUCTION on Page 8
development.
• Green Bay Packers autographed
Since 2004 the Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial
has been a popular feature of the Wisconsin Sheep
& Wool Festival, scheduled for September 6-8 at
Jefferson Fair Park, Jefferson.
Got Sheep?
Stock Exchange = Opportunity
for Producers
For producers looking to sell
sheep, the newest feature at the
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
may offer the best deal around. The
Stock Exchange, a new member
service provided by the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Cooperative,
will open on Friday, September
6, at Jefferson Fair Park and will
provide breeders the chance to sell
their sheep at a bare bones cost of
only $25 per pen. The concept is
simple: Rent a pen and sell your
sheep. Steve Bingen, WSBC board
member and superintendent of the
Stock Exchange summed it up by
saying “If you are looking for an
audience and want to sell sheep,
this is the lowest priced venue you
could find.” Bingen, a producer
from West Bend who chaired the
Bred Ewe Sale for many years,
added, “Jefferson is a natural for
this kind of sale. It attracts everyone
from beginners to veteran breeders
and the market place concept fits in
well with the festival atmosphere.”
He stressed that any type of sheep
can be marketed through the Stock
Exchange; registered, purebred,
commercial, wether-type, fiber
type, ewe or ram lambs, mature
ewes or rams. Sellers will be in
complete control of the sale of
their sheep and can put up a bid
board if they choose, sell at a set
price, or negotiate with buyers
as they please, any time between
Friday morning and the close of
the festival on Sunday afternoon.
Requirements are simple: Sheep
must be healthy and presentable,
but do not need to be washed
or fitted. Health papers are not
required if sheep originate from
within Wisconsin and sell back
into the state. If sheep originate
from outside Wisconsin or sell
outside the state, health papers
are required. Exit health papers
can be written at the festival at an
additional cost to the seller and
sheep may arrive or leave at any
time. The Stock Exchange will
be conveniently located adjacent
to the equipment displays on
See EXCHANGE on Page 10
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THE WISCONSIN SHEPHERD
NOTES FROM THE
PRESIDENT’S PEN
As Sue Sees It:
So far, the heat of summer
has eluded us and I for one am
grateful. I thoroughly enjoy the
warm days and cool nights. For
many of you though, the rains
could subside for a little while.
Summer is a great time to be
a part of the sheep industry. The
serenity of watching the ewes on
pasture, and the entertainment of
the lambs bouncing around. Of
course, we all worry about the
price of feed and the availability
of hay, but it takes a certain type
of person to appreciate being a
shepherd.
Fair season is upon us. Take the
time to stand at the end of any of
the livestock barns on show day,
and absorb some of the energy
coming from the exhibitors. I
don’t think there is a better way to
teach responsibility than by being
the caregiver of an animal. And
hope springs eternal just prior to
the judging. Heart and soul has
gone into many of these projects
and each young person is sure that
their animal will be the chosen
champion. Again, what better
way to teach being a gracious
winner as well as a gracious loser.
I do hate the word ‘loser’. I prefer
to think that the losers are those
who never took the opportunity to
put their project in the public eye,
who never had the courage to be
at the lower end of a class, and to
grow from the experience.
Before we know it, it will be
time for the WI State Fair. Don’t
forget to visit the Wisconsin Wool
Works in the center of the sheep
barn. You will find countless
items that would make perfect
Christmas gifts, or a perfect gift
for yourself. This is a very unique
shop that helps support the WI
Sheep Breeders Coop. Stop for a
few minutes, have a seat and watch
the spinning demonstrations.
For those of you who are
exhibitors at the State Fair,
please take the time to visit with
our urban neighbors and teach
them just a tiny bit about the
industry, and let them know that
we are friendly helpful people.
Once State Fair is finished, we
all gear up for the WI Sheep &
Wool Festival. Every year is an
adventure, with the country store,
the sheep shows, dog trials,
lead line, make it with wool,
silent & live auctions and so
much more. If you didn’t get a
catalog go online to the festival
website to order one. Enjoy every
minute of your summer and don’t
forget to visit a few fairs.
Sincerely,
Sue Rupnow
President, Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders Cooperative
The Wisconsin Shepherd is a quarterly publication
of the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative, a
non-profit organization dedicated to the diverse
interests of the Wisconsin sheep industry.
Inquiries about WSBC and address changes
for WSBC and The Wisconsin Shepherd should
be directed to Jill Alf, Executive SecretaryTreasurer, WSBC, 7811 Consolidated School
Road, Edgerton, WI 53534; 608-868-2505 or wisbc@centurytel.net.
EDITOR Bob Black, 920-623-3536
ADVERTISING MANAGER Kelli Gunderson, 9726 N. Fork Creek Rd.,
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WSBC officers and directors are:
PRESIDENT Sue Rupnow: Wausau, 715-675-6894
VICE PRESIDENT Keith Schultz: Ft. Atkinson, 920-568-0895
Steve Bingen: West Bend, 262-629-4221
Elmer Held: Oakfield, 920-583-3084
Tim Miller: Beloit, 608-879-9567
Gary Klug: Platteville, 920-309-2181
Laura Meyer: Watertown, 920-206-8445
Jeff Nevens: Lodi, 608-592-7842
Alan Thorson: Columbus, 920-344-1235
Can’t wait to
see you at The
Festival!
SUMMER 2013
2013 Wisconsin Junior Targhee Sheep
Association Starter Flock Winner
The Wisconsin Junior Targhee
Sheep Association is proud to
announce its 2013 Starter Flock
winner, Amber Borchardt of
Watertown, Wisconsin. Amber
is a senior at Watertown High
School, and is an active leader
in both the Watertown FFA, and
the Jefferson County Lucky
Clovers 4H organization. She
has experience with beef cattle,
chickens and sheep through her
aunt's farm, and exhibiting cattle
at the Wisconsin State Fair, but
she has never owned her own
sheep until now.
Amber already has plans
to exhibit her new flock at 6
different shows this summer,
including the USTSA National
Junior Show. She also hopes
to get her brother and cousin
Amber Borchardt, senior at Watertown H.S., was the
winner of the 2013 Wisconsin Junior Targhee Sheep
Association Starter Flock. Pictured (l - r) Andy Nevens, Lodi;
Todd Taylor, Arlington; Amber Borchardt; Leslie Nevens.
involved with the Targhee breed.
Amber’s mother, Rhonda, is very
proud of her daughter and her
accomplishments, and will be
supporting her with her new flock.
The Wisconsin Targhee Sheep
Association will be hosting the
2013 National US Targhee Sheep
Association Show and Sale at the
UW-Arlington Research Station
July 18-20, www.ustargheesheep.
org.
Larry Mead ( l ) accepts the
2013 Art Pope Award at the
recent Midwest Stud Ram Sale
in Sedalia, Missouri. Mead and
his brother the late Bud Mead
were chosen by the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Cooperative
board as recipients of the award
which recognizes extraordinary
service to the sheep industry
and is in honor of the late Dr. A.
L. Pope, who retired from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
in 1995. Shown with Mead is
Bret Oelke.
Targhee National Returns to Arlington
The U.S. Targhee Sheep
Association 2013 National Show
and Sale will be held July 18 –
20 at the Arlington Agricultural
Research Station in Arlington,
Wisconsin. After a well-attended
and successful event in Columbus,
Montana, USTSA members are
excited to be heading to Cheese
Country for another great show
and sale. There will be a tour
of the Arlington Agricultural
Research Station on Thursday at
3 pm, with the shows starting at
8 am on Friday and the National
Sale at Noon on Saturday. The
Arlington Producers 4-H Club
will be providing concessions
throughout the event. Please visit
the USTSA website for more
details, www.ustargheesheep.org,
or contact Mardy Rutledge at
(702) 292-5715, ustargheesheep@
gmail.com.
The USTSA would also like to
thank show sponsors, including:
➢ Roswell Wool - sponsoring
the Wool Show Awards
➢ Mid-States Wool Growers
- sponsoring the Junior
Champion & Reserve Rams
and Ewes
➢ Big Gain Wisconsin, LLC
- sponsoring the Junior
Showmanship Awards and
the Junior Premier Exhibitor
Award
➢ Badgerland Financial Junior Show
➢ United Cooperative Junior Show
➢ Nasco - Junior Show
➢ Profiles Show Supply
➢ Ewesful Gifts
➢ Todd & Lynette Taylor
➢ Cindy Rodeback
➢ A&J Nevens Livestock
Groenewold
Fur & Wool Co.
The Midwest’s
#1 Wool Merchant
304 E. Avon Street
PO Box 663
Forreston, IL 61030
USA
Tel: 815-938-2381
email: office@gfwco.com
web: www.gfwco.com
September 6-8
2013
Wisconsin
Sheep & Wool Festival
SUMMER 2013
August 15 is deadline for
WORKSHOPS Continued from page 1
where she conducts research on
nutrition, grazing behavior and
methane output of pasture-based
dairy and livestock. She also coowns a grass-based seedstock
sheep operation with her husband
Ken in central Pennsylvania. On
Saturday Dr. Soder will discuss
the basics of pasture management
for sheep emphasizing the critical
need to improve both pasture and
animal productivity. In a second
presentation she will cover sheep
nutrition and behavior on pasture,
with an emphasis on “learning
to think like a sheep” and using
behavioral traits of sheep to
advantage in pasture systems.
Building
a
competitive
edge for 21st century sheep
production is the underlying
theme of Dr. Soder’s third
workshop. The husband-wife
team at K Bar K are at the
forefront of performance-based
sheep production. Managing
125 Polled Dorset ewes in a low
maintenance system, their goal is
to produce genetically superior
breeding stock suited for foragebased seedstock and commercial
flocks producing lambs for both
ethnic and traditional slaughter
markets. Their traditional-style
Dorsets are raised in a low-input,
pasture-based system that utilizes
estimated breeding values (EBVs)
through Lambplan performance
records, artificial insemination
(importation of Dorset genetics
from the UK), and ultrasound
in their selection program. In
addition they pride themselves
on their biosecurity measures and
thanks to the use of AI the entire
flock has been closed since 2005.
Even in the best of years,
profitable pasture systems can
easily be derailed by inadequate
weed control in pastures, fence
lines and woodlots. Understanding
the threat of poisonous plants to
grazing animals can be especially
challenging in years of extreme
weather conditions as livestock
search for every edible morsel.
There are scores of toxic plants
and trees in the Midwest that are
responsible for cases of toxicosis
in livestock and producers will
have the opportunity to learn more
about poisonous plants in Peg
Reedy’s workshop on “What’s
Growing In Your Pasture?”
Reedy, Walworth County UWExtension, will outline what
plants can cause major problems,
how to recognize them and proper
pasture management to reduce
the likelihood of poisoning. In
another session, Lynn Haynor,
Midwest
Organic
Services
Association, will discuss what
going organic means and what
does it take for a farm to be
certified organic, translating the
rules and regulations as they apply
to sheep production. Covering
such management questions as
the use of dewormers and how
long does it take to transition a
flock or farm to organic status will
help clarify the options available
to farm families considering
going organic.
After historic highs just two
years ago, the lamb market has
turned optimism to frustration
for many producers who face
the prospect of yet another touch
and go year for lamb profits.
Dave Johnson, Equity Co-op,
will discuss the current trends
and whether or not there is light
at the end of the lamb market
tunnel in “The Lamb Market:
What’s
Ahead?”
scheduled
for Saturday morning. But
profit begins and ends with
management, and a significant,
but too often dismissed, piece
of the management puzzle
centers on shearing. David Kier,
Professional Shearer from Eleva,
WI, contends that shearing
is too often overlooked and
underrated, and is just as much
a part of profitable management
as genetics, nutrition and health.
Kier will discuss the proper time
to shear, preparations for shearing,
how nutrition relates to shearing,
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along with what your shearer
needs to get the job done right.
Kier will also be demonstrating
sheep shearing on both Saturday
and Sunday of the festival, and
will offer a shearing workshop
on Sunday afternoon beginning
at 1:00 p.m. in the Indoor Arena.
And for wool producers seriously
opting for the value added market,
Holin Kennen, Evansville, WI,
Fleece Show Coordinator and
spinner, will cover the fine points
of skirting fleeces in her “Fleece
Skirting for Handspinners &
Show” on Sunday morning in the
West Exhibit Building.
For breeders considering rare
breeds of sheep, take a walk
on the historic side with Neil
Kentner, Mason, MI, wool judge
and producer as he tours the Hall
of Breeds and then discusses
the attributes and multiple uses
of what are often referred to as
heritage breeds. Kentner is the past
Michigan Purebred Producer of the
Year and his wealth of information
makes him a perennial favorite
of producers. The Shepherds’
Workshops are open to all and
no pre-registration is required.
Educational sessions will take
place in the East Exhibit Building
unless otherwise noted in the
festival catalog or online at www.
wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.
com.
Wild and Woolly
Photo Contest
Mark it on your calendar: The
deadline for the Wild and Woolly
Photo Contest is Thursday,
August 15.
The Wisconsin Sheep &
Wool Festival and Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Cooperative
has announced changes in the
annual Wild and Woolly Photo
Contest. This year, a panel of
judges will select the winning
photos prior to the Festival.
Judging will be based on photo
clarity, content, composition
and appeal. All photos entered
in the contest will be displayed
throughout the Wisconsin Sheep
& Wool Festival, which will take
place September 6 through 8 at
Jefferson Fair Park.
Anyone can enter the contest,
regardless of age, whether
they raise sheep or are WSBC
members. Photographers may
enter any of the following classes:
Scenic Photo, Just Lambs, Kids
and Sheep, Photo Taken by Youth
(for youth 18 and under) and
Any other Sheep or Wool Photo.
Photographers may enter more
than one class, and they may
enter more than one photograph
in each class. Photos can be
either color or black-and-white
prints, should not be mounted and
should measure approximately 8
x 10 inches.
There is a $5 per photo
entry fee, and premiums will be
awarded to the top photos in each
class based on the number of
contest entries. In addition, each
class winner will be awarded
a $50 cash or gift-certificate
prize from one of the contest
sponsors: Ewesful Gifts, The
Country Today and Wisconsin
State Farmer, Ewephoric! and
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Coop
erative. Woodman’s Markets is
sponsoring the contest’s Best of
Show prize.
For complete contest rules
for the Wild and Woolly Photo
Contest, visit www.wisconsin
sheepandwoolfestival.com
or
see the Wisconsin Sheep and
Wool Festival catalog. For more
information, contact Jane Metcalf,
contest chair, at tjmetcalf@
centurytel.net or 608/868-3268.
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SUMMER 2013
WSBC presents the
12th Annual Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
September 6-8, 2013 • Jefferson Fair Park, Jefferson
For complete details, go to www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
Schedule of Events
(P) Pre-registration required for these classes and activities. • Check Map for locations.
THURSDAY
8:00 – 7:00 Vendor Setup – Country Store
10:00 – 3:00Registration Open – Pick-up Camping Permits
Lobby – Activity Center
4:00 – 7:00 MSSBA Sheep Check-in – Sheep Barn
FRIDAY
Gate Open: 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. - Admission charged.
7:00 a.m.Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial Opens –
West Field Stock Exchange opens (See Map)
7:30 Registration Open Lobby – Activity Center
8:00Sheep 101 – Beginning Shepherds’ Clinic (P) –
West Exhibit Building
Photo Contest – Entries open for viewing –
Activity Center
Silent Auction (Donations accepted until
9:00 a.m. Sat.) – Activity Center
9:00 – NoonPoster Contest - Entries accepted –
Activity Center
9:00 – 4:00 Wonders of Wool Fiber Arts Classes (P)
Country Store Open 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Noon – 5:00 MSSBA & Open Skein Contest Entry Check-in
Design Challenge Entry Check-in –
Wonders of Wool Building 1
3:00 – 8:00 Fleece Show – Check-in - All Entries –
6:00 – 7:30 Open & Junior Sheep Check-in – Sale Arena
All Day
MSSBA Sheep Check-in – Sheep Barn
SATURDAY
Gate Open: 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. – Admission charged
7:00 a.m.
Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial – West Field
7:30
Registration Open – Lobby – Activity Center
7:00 – 8:30Fleece Show – MSSBA Entries – Check-in
– West Exhibit Building
7:00 – 9:30Fleece Show – Open, Junior Entries – Check-in
– West Exhibit Building
7:00 – 9:00 Open Sheep Check-in – Sale Arena
8:00 – 10:00 MSSBA Sheep Entries Check-in – Sheep Barn
8:00Shepherds’ Workshops (unless otherwise noted)
– East Exhibit Building
Hall of Breeds – Indoor Arena
Newborn Lambs! – Indoor Arena
8:00 – 9:00Make It With Wool – Registration & Hospitality
– Lobby – Activity Center
8:00 – 11:00Skillathon! (and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.) –
West Exhibit Building (south end)
8:00 – 1:00 & 3:00 – 5:00
MSSBA & Open Skein Entry Check-in
Design Challenge Entry Check-in –
8:15 – 4:15 Wooly U (P) – Wonders of Wool Building 1
9:00
Art Under Foot Hooked Rug Exhibit Open –
Activity Center
Wonderful Wisconsin Wool Wool Quilts &
Wall Hangings – Activity Center
Silent Auction – Deadline for donations! –
Activity Center
9:30
Judging - MSSBA Shetland Fleece Show –
9:00 – 11:00 Judging - Make It With Wool – Activity Center
9:00 – 3:30 Silent Auction – Bidding! – Activity Center
10:00
Judging – Open Sheep Shows –
Meat & Wool Breeds – Sale Arena
Judging – Open & Junior Fleece Shows –
11:00, 1:00 & 3:00
Shearing Demonstrations – Indoor Arena
Noon
Judging - Midwest Shetland Sheep Breeders
Show
Sheep Barn
1:00 – 3:00 Skillathon! – West Exhibit Building (south end)
1:00 Shepherds’ Auction – Activity Center
1:00 Consignments Close – Used Equipment
Auction – Warm-up Arena
2:00
Used Equipment Auction – Warm-up Arena
2:00Make It With Wool – Awards Presentation
& Best of Wisconsin Style Show –
Activity Center
6:00 – 7:00 Silent Auction of Fleeces – West Exhibit Building
6:00
Lead Class Competition – Sale Arena
SUNDAY
Gate: 7:00 a.m. – Admission charged
7:00 – 8:00 Weigh-in - Market Lambs – Sheep Barn
7:30 a.m.
Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial – West Field
7:30
Registration Open Lobby – Activity Center
7:45Judging Contest – Youth Sweepstakes Activity
– Beef Barn
8:00 – 9:00 Check-in - Junior Sheep Show – Sale Arena
8:00 – 3:30 Hall of Breeds – Indoor Arena
Newborn Lambs! – Indoor Arena
8:30 – 3:00Fleece Sale (Private Treaty) –
9:00 – 3:30Art Under Foot Hooked Rug Exhibit –
Activity Center
Wonderful Wisconsin Wool Quilts &
Wall Hangings – Activity Center
9:00Shepherds’ Workshops (see schedule) –
East Exhibit Building
9:30
Judging – Junior Showmanship
Junior Breeding Sheep Show to follow
ASBA Midwest Regional Junior Southdown
Show – Sale Arena
Judging – Market Lamb Showmanship
Open Market Lamb Show to follow –
Sheep Barn
9:00 Judging – Open & MSSBA Skein Competition
– Wonders of Wool Building 1
Judging – Design Challenge –
9:30 & 11:00 Shearing Demonstrations – Indoor Arena
10:00 – 3:00Fiber Arts Demonstrations –
Noon
Cooking With the Chefs! – Activity Center
1:00
Shearing Workshop – Indoor Arena
Judging – MSSBA Handmade Shetland
Wool Competition – Sheep Barn
3:00 Wisconsin Club Lamb Association Annual
Meeting/Awards Presentation – Sheep Barn
3:30Festival Closes –
Thanks for coming and have a safe trip home!
Shepherds’ Auction
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Check out the auction list online at
www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
Wonders of Wool
Class Schedule & Instructors
Pre-registration Required by August 15! www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
Half-Day Classes = 3 hours • Full Day Classes = 6 hours
FRIDAY – ALL DAY CLASSES • 9 am-4 pm
501 The Shepherd’s Rug (2-Day Class).......................................................... Letty Klein
502 An Introduction to Rare Wools................................................................Deb Robson
503 Window Into Collapse Weave – Weave A Scarf.........................................Chris Vuco
504 Spinning Long & Short Fine Fibers.....................................................Carol Rhoades
505 Beginning Spinning (Repeated as Classes 605 & 705).............................. Deb Jones
506 Advanced Techniques in Felt Bags......................................................Suzanne Higgs
507 Passionate Purples............................................................................Stefania Isaacson
508 Rug Hooking...................................................................................... Linda Harwood
509 More Broom Making: 3 Styles of Wisk Brooms.....................‘Little’ John Holzwart
FRIDAY – MORNING CLASSES • 9 am-12 pm
521 Felted Bangle Bracelets.................................................................................. Jan Falk
522 Beginning Two-Color Knitting........................................................... Mary Jo Harris
523 Shell Fringe Scarf...................................................................................Tracey Schuh
524 Weave A Dishcloth...................................................................................Jane Grogan
525 How to Select Color Palettes for Knitting & Other Fiber Arts............Nancy Shroyer
526 Modified Wool Drying Basket.................................................................. Bev Larson
527 I Heart Duplicate Stitch.............................................................................. Amy Tyler
528 Not Just For Socks: Sock Blank Dyeing.................................................... Mo Brown
FRIDAY – AFTERNOON CLASSES • 1 pm-4 pm
531 The Perfect Size Little Felted Purse............................................................... Jan Falk
532 Simply Shetland................................................................................... Nancy Barnett
533 Make A Beaded Bead................................................................................ Nora Ahlen
534 Portuguese Style Knitting................................................................... Mary Jo Harris
535 Ribbon Necklace With A Lot of Flair!...................................................Tracey Schuh
536 Weavette Loom Weaving..........................................................................Jane Grogan
537 Casting On For Great Beginnings........................................................Nancy Shroyer
538 Spinning Marl Yarns................................................................................... Amy Tyler
SATURDAY – ALL DAY CLASSES • 9 am-4 pm
601 Three L’s & Three C’s (2-Day Class).......................................................Deb Robson
602 Colorworks: Eco-Printing & Flower Pounding...............................Karen Rognsvoog
603 Spinning Companion Yarns..................................................................Carol Rhoades
604 Birdpods - Wild & Wooly....................................................................Suzanne Higgs
605 Beginning Spinning (Repeat of Classes 505 & 705).................................. Deb Jones
606 SOCKS: Fair Isle Design & Techniques..............................................Nancy Shroyer
607 Shaping with Stitch Patterns...................................................................... Amy Tyler
608 Plysplit Garlic Basket............................................................................Brian Doggett
501 The Shepherds Rug (Day 2)
SATURDAY – MORNING CLASSES • 9 am-12 pm
621 Beginning Felting: An Exercise............................................................ Mary Wallace
622 Express Yourself on SAORI Looms! (Repeated as Class 633)...........Chiaki O’Brien
623 The Wave: An Infinity Crohook Scarf..........................................................Liz Sutter
624 Punch Needle Picture Frame.................................................................... Chris Savoy
625 Beginning Viking Knit Bracelet................................................................ Barb Heike
626 Tapestry Triangles................................................................................ Ruth Manning
627 Stepping It Up With Colorwork.............................................................Kathy Krause
SATURDAY MORNING 4-HOUR CLASS • 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
628 Dual Coated Fleeces: Spinning In the Grease...........................Diana Armes Wallace
SATURDAY – AFTERNOON CLASSES • 1 pm-4 pm
631 Small Felted Vessel............................................................................... Mary Wallace
632 Wool Felted Cuff Bracelet – With a New Twist??............................. Margie Meehan
633 Express Yourself on SAORI Looms! (Repeat of Class 622)...............Chiaki O’Brien
634 Double Viking Knit Bracelet (Advanced)................................................ Barb Heilke
635 Handspun Landscape In Tapestry........................................................ Ruth Manning
636 Basic…But Beautiful Brioche................................................................Kathy Krause
637 Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving........................................................ Cheryl Stegert
638 Polymer Washer Necklace..............................................................Lynne Bergschultz
SATURDAY - AFTERNOON 4-HOUR CLASS • 1:00 – 5:00 pm
639 Herbal Milk Base Soap Making............................................................ Linda Conroy
SUNDAY – ALL DAY CLASSES • 8:30 am-3:30 pm
701 Silk Painting/Surface Design..........................................................Karen Rognsvoog
702 Super Stylish Sculpted Felt Hats..........................................................Suzanne Higgs
703 Fiber Art Basket.............................................................................Cindy Ellenbecker
704 Nuno Felt Scarf..................................................................................... Mary Wallace
705 Beginning Spinning (Repeat of Classes 505 & 605).................................. Deb Jones
706 Intro to Tablet Weaving.........................................................................Brian Doggett
707 Blending Colors at The Wheel................................................................... Amy Tyler
708 Home Cheese Making........................................................................... Linda Conroy
709 Beginning Hand Caning...................................................................... Mary Jo Harris
601 Three L’s & Three C’s (Day 2)
SUNDAY – MORNING CLASSES • 8:30 am-11:30 am
721 The Shepherds Rug (Advanced)............................................................... Letty Klein
722 Norwegian Knit/Crochet Cuffs............................................................Carol Rhoades
723 Spinning Bulky Yarn!.......................................................................Stefania Isaacson
724 Bengala Dye (Repeated as Class 742)................................................Chiaki O’Brien
725 Needle Felt Soft Sculpture Horse..........................................................Danita Doerre
726 Fair Isle Knitting 101...........................................................................Nancy Shroyer
727 All About The Angora Rabbit............................................................... Donna Towell
728 Handmade Paper Ornaments & Cards...........................................Lynne Bergschultz
SUNDAY – AFTERNOON CLASSES • 12:30-3:30pm
740 Knitting with Silk Handkerchiefs.........................................................Carol Rhoades
741 Blending Fibers with A Hackle.................................................Diana Armes Wallace
742 Bengala Dye (Repeat of Class 724)....................................................Chiaki O’Brien
743 Spindle Spinning For Beginners..........................................................Nancy Shroyer
744 What Will Angora Do For You.............................................................. Donna Towell
745 Kumihimo Braiding............................................................................. Cheryl Stegert
SUMMER 2013
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WSBC presents the
12th Annual Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
September 6.8, 2013 • Jefferson Fair Park, Jefferson
For complete details, go to www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
Shepherds Workshops
Registration not required • East Exhibit Building (Unless Otherwise Noted)
SATURDAY
8:00 a.m. Hospitality Hour
Sponsored by: Mid-States Wool Growers,
Equity Cooperative
Livestock Sales Association and
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
9:00 a.m. Pasture Management for Sheep
Walking our pastures, many of us are tempted to ask
ourselves if we should graze a particular paddock or
should we leave them another day or move them now.
It’s tempting to graze every bite of grass, especially in
drought conditions, but in doing so, we hurt the future
production of our pastures. With increased feed costs and
facing environmental challenges, improving our pasture
management to provide low-cost forage for our flocks
becomes even more critical. Come learn (or re-learn!) the
basics of pasture management and some practical strategies
that can be applied to any farm to improve pasture and
animal productivity. Dr. Kathy Soder, Animal Scientist,
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management
Research Unit, University Park, Pennsylvania,
Shearing Management:
Overlooked & Underrated
For most shepherds wool is an unavoidable product
of raising sheep, yet trying to find practical shearing
management information is virtually impossible. Find out
when to shear your flock, preparing for shearing, nutrition
and shearing, handling sheep during shearing, what your
shearer needs to get the job done right, preparation of the
wool clip for your needs, effects of wool contamination on
processing and more! Adding value to a wool clip starts by
accepting the fact that shearing is a management tool just
as much as genetics, nutrition, and health. David Kier,
Professional Shearer, Eleva, WI.
10:00 a.m. The Lamb Market: What’s Ahead?
The volatility of lamb markets over the past few
years has raised serious questions about profitability and
survival for both producers and packers alike. What’s
ahead for lamb prices and is there profit in the picture?
Dave Johnson, Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales
Association, Baraboo, WI.
Organic Land and Sheep
What does it mean and what does it take? An organic
farm certifier and inspector will review what the USDA
Organic regulations mean and who needs to be certified
in organic production, along with the steps involved in
certifying land or livestock. Lynne Haynor, Midwest
Organic Services Association, will translate the organic
rules into normal language and discuss the organic
regulations as they apply to sheep production. For example,
can you certify your land and not your sheep? Can you use
dewormers? How long does it take to transition my flock
or land? Come with any questions you may have.
11:00 a.m. Sheep Nutrition & Behavior on Pasture
Why do sheep graze most in the morning and evening?
Why didn’t they eat this patch of forage? Why won’t
they eat the new grain I just gave them? Are they getting
enough nutrition on pasture? And why aren’t those new
sheep I just bought doing well on pasture? Many of us
have asked ourselves those very same questions. Learn
to “think” like a sheep. This presentation will provide
information on basic nutrition related to pasture-based
systems, an introduction to grazing behavior of sheep
and how we can use that behavior to our advantage in our
pasture management. Dr. Kathy Soder, Animal Scientist,
USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management
Research Unit, University Park, Pennsylvania.
SUNDAY
8:30 – 3:30Making Sheep Cheese
Pre-registration required for this class!
Join Cheese Maker and Whole Foods Cook Linda
Conroy for this introduction to home cheese making. Find
out how simple it is to make cheese in your own kitchen!
This introduction will offer an opportunity to explore this
lost art. We will create and sample several simple cheeses
that can be cultivated at home, also making cultured
butter, feta cheese, mozzarella and several varieties of soft
cheeses. After learning to make kefir, we will transform
this fermented milk beverage into soft spreadable cheese
and a soft condiment that can be used in the place of sour
cream. Students will also learn some cooking ideas for
whey, a byproduct of cheese making. You can build on
this introduction to create many varieties of cheese in your
own home. Materials fee of $20 covers cheese making
ingredients and equipment, instruction, samples, cheese
to take home, recipes, a cheese culture to get you started
and a light lunch. Note: This is a full day, 6-hour class
(8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and you must PRE-REGISTER
online. Go to www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com,
then to Fiber Arts Classes and register for Class 708. The
registration fee is $90 plus a materials fee of $20. The
number of students is limited and registrations are on a
first come basis.
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10:00 a.m.
Advanced Sheep Production
for the 21st Century
EBVs, EPDs, AI, ultrasound…do these terms make
your head spin? Have you wondered how they fit into
practical sheep production? Kathy Soder is co-owner of
K Bar K Farm in central Pennsylvania with her husband
Ken. They breed production-oriented, performance tested
and traditional style Polled Dorset sheep in a low-input,
forage-based system, utilizing estimated breeding values
(EBVs), artificial insemination using imported genetics
and ultrasound in their selection program. Their goal is
to produce genetically superior breeding stock suited for
forage-based seedstock and commercial flocks, producing
market lambs for both ethnic and traditional markets.
What’s Growing in Your Pasture?!
While most plants are safe for consumption by livestock,
a few plant species, including ornamentals, can sicken
and even kill grazing animals. Recognition of poisonous
plants and proper pasture and livestock management are
important steps in minimizing the potential for poisoning.
Learn when and where poisoning can occur, how to
prevent it, and what plants in the Midwest cause trouble
in pastures and in forage. Peg Reedy, Walworth County
UW-Extension.
Fleece Skirting for Handspinners
& Show West Exhibit Building
A well skirted fleece can make or break a sale or an
award at a fleece show. Holin Kennen, Evansville, WI,
an award-winning spinner and WSWF Fleece Show
coordinator, will demonstrate how to skirt a raw fleece
in order to present the best fiber. Get tips on evaluating
a fleece for quality, soundness and suitability for the
handspinning market. Fiber growers, sheep breeders and
handspinners are all encouraged to attend this informative
workshop!
11:00 a.m.
Rare & Heritage Sheep Breeds
and their Wool Uses
This unique walk and talk sheep tour will give you a
first hand look about the many rare and heritage breeds of
sheep. Learn the high points and the multiple uses of these
unique animals and the wool they produce. Start your
historic adventure in the Hall of Breeds and take notes,
receive breed information and have active discussions with
Neil Kentner, Mason, MI, as he shares his knowledge and
practical experience of raising rare and heritage breeds of
sheep and how he uses their wool.
Noon
Cooking With the Chefs!
Activity Center
It’s all in a day’s work for Executive Chef Jack
Kaestner, Culinary Instructor, Milwaukee Area Technical
College, as he prepares his favorite recipes using
Wisconsin lamb! A supporter of Buy Local, Chef Jack
and his staff prepare the finest menus using the highest
quality, locally and sustainably grown ingredients. As a
special feature this year, Chef Kaestner will be integrating
Wisconsin sheep cheeses into this year’s demonstration
of easily crafted lamb recipes. For more information on
the Oconomowoc Lake Club and its dining facilities, go to
www.oconomowoclakeclub.org.
Shearing Workshop
Indoor Arena
This is a free workshop for producers or anyone inter
ested in shearing equipment and techniques, such as basic
shears maintenance, breed differences, handpiece set up and
adjustment, comb selection, tension, oiling and sharpening
blades, hard to handle animals and shearing standing animals.
You are encouraged to bring a camcorder, pen or notebook.
David Kier, Professional Shearer, Eleva, Wisconsin.
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SUMMER 2013
SHEEP 101 – A Clinic for Beginning Shepherds!
Friday, September 6 – Pre-registration Required
Full-day clinic for shepherds of all experience levels! Pre-registration required.
Register online at www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com, $60 per person.
If you have difficulty with website registration or do not have access to a computer, please contact wisbc@centurytel.net or call 608 868-2505. Thank you!
WEST EXHIBIT BUILDING
participants will rotate between
this session and the Sheep Barns &
Handling Demonstrations.)
8:00 a.m. Hospitality Hour
Sponsored by
• Mid-States Wool
Growers,
• Equity Cooperative
Livestock Sales
• Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders Co-op
9:00 a.m.
Resources for Sheep
Producers
It’s all about making the right
decisions and the best managers
effectively utilize the resources
available to them. But, where are
those resources? Threading the
maze of governmental agencies
can be daunting enough, but what
about the financial, educational and
technical resources a farm family
must confront, not to mention social
networking, print media and the
scores of websites devoted to sheep
production? Dr. Dave Thomas,
Professor of Sheep Management
& Genetics, UW-Madison CALS;
Laura Paine, Grazing & Organic
Agriculture Specialist, Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade
& Consumer Protection and Carol
Nagel, Senior Farm Loan Officer,
Farm Service Agency.
10:00 a.m.
Just the Basics of
Feeding Sheep
Forage and grain, fiber and protein,
do you ever get confused about what
your sheep should be eating? Learn
what feeds sheep need to be healthy
and productive. Get your hands on
some common feeds and figure out
how much feed to give them each
day. Claire Sandrock, Red Shepherd
Farm, Viroqua, WI.
Sheep 101, the popular one-day clinic for beginning shepherds, offers practical, handson workshops as well as a variety of educational sessions. Todd Taylor (shown in pen),
Shepherd at the UW-Arlington Sheep Unit, walks students through day-to-day lambing
time management. Taylor will also discuss health concerns when purchasing stock, ID
requirements when selling and transporting sheep and aging ewes. Pre-registration is
required. Go to the festival website at www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com.
11:00 a.m.
The Challenges of
Direct Marketing
Lamb
Sheep producers face unique
challenges when attempting to direct
market whole carcasses or individual
cuts of lamb, including getting the
customer past the cost of retail cuts
compared to other species, as well
as the lack of familiarity with cuts of
lamb and how to prepare them. To be
a successful direct marketer, you first
need to understand your product and
its potential! We will discuss carcass
breakdown, including retail cuts and
how much of each to expect and how
to value them, marketing strategies,
what does value added mean and is
direct marketing a good choice for
you. Jeff Sindelar, Extension Meat
Specialist, University of WisconsinMadison.
Noon
Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m.
ractical Sheep
P
Management for the
Beginner Shepherd
So you want to raise sheep, but
now how do you get started. This
presentation will give you the practical
basics to start your sheep flock. Neil
Kentner, Mason, MI, will share with
you topics from fencing, buildings,
equipment, and much more from his
vast experiences as a purebred sheep
producer. Get practical information,
along with day to day tips and tricks
that Neil has used in his over 30 years
of raising sheep. This entertaining
and informative sheep management
session for beginners is a must for the
first timers to the seasoned shepherds.
2:00 p.m.
Which Breed for
Which Uses?
There are over 50 recognized
breeds of sheep in the United States,
and contrary to the promotional
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3:00 p.m.
Hands-on
Management Lab
Basic flock health management
during lambing season, health
concerns hen purchasing sheep, aging
sheep, ID requirements when selling
or transporting animals, and more!
Todd Taylor, Shepherd, Sheep Unit,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Arlington Agricultural Research
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including gloves and footwear. Lab
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materials of the various purebred sheep
associations, there is no one breed that
excels for performance in all traits.
One of the most important decisions
a shepherd can make is the choice of
breed or breeds to use. This session
will describe some characteristics of
the broad groups of breeds (e.g. meat,
wool, hair, maternal, terminal sire,
commercial, hand-spinning, hobby,
etc.) as well as how the specific
breeds have compared to each other in
scientific studies. Dr. Dave Thomas,
Professor of Sheep Management and
Genetics, UW-Madison will make
the presentation based upon his 36
years of sheep research and observing
various breeds in production settings
throughout the United States.
Please Note: Beginning at 3:00
p.m., Sheep 101 students will be split
into two groups and rotate through
both the Hands-on Management Lab
and the Sheep Barns & Handling
Demonstrations.
Expect
each
session to last up to one hour and
plan to wear appropriate clothing,
including gloves and footwear.
3:00 p.m.
Sheep Barns
& Handling
Demonstration
Well-designed barns and handling
facilities improve animal health
and reduce stress for both the sheep
and the shepherd! Luckily, lowcost facilities can be made for sheep
production. We’ll review videos
of new and converted barns and
handling facilities with ideas and
designs that can often be readily
adapted for any growing flock. We’ll
also move sheep through some of the
equipment exhibitors’ handling units
as they explain the unique aspects of
their designs. Claire Sandrock, Red
Shepherd Farm, Viroqua, WI. (Please
dress appropriately, including gloves
and footwear. Lab participants will
rotate between this session and the
Hands-on Management Lab.)
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September 6-8
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SUMMER 2013
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Shetland Shows to Host UK Judges
by Kelly Bartels, MSSBA Show Superintendent
MONROE — The Midwest
Shetland Sheep Breeders Associ
ation (MSSBA) is pleased to
announce that Maurice & Gillian
Wakeling of Pretty Oak Farm,
Somerset England will be the
judges for the 2013 MSSBA
show at Wisconsin Sheep & Wool
Festival in Jefferson WI Sept. 6 - 8.
Maurice and Gillian were
fortunate to have acquired
knowledge from Stanley Bowie
in the early days as trainees.
Today they hold workshops on
their farm to encourage and help
new SSS members and have firm
ideas about how their Shetlands
look, as their homebred Shetlands
successes include 68 Champions,
48 Reserve Champions, 7 Interbreed Champions and 5 Interbreed Reserve Champions. They
have shown at several County
shows as well as Royal Bath and
West Show.
Maurice has judged shows all
over England including the Royal
Yorkshire show, Westmoorland,
Moreton in the Marsh, Dunster,
The Three Counties show,
Mid Somerset, North Devon,
Mid Devon, Frome, Singleton,
Liskard, Heartfordsire County
show, Newbury, Royal Bath and
West Shows, Sherborne, Castle,
Devon County Show, Tenbury
Wells, Cranleigh, and the Royal
County of Berskshire Show.
Gillian's interest lies in
Shetland wool and craft. She has
graded wool with Mary Gibbings
Maurice will be conducting
a two part hands-on Shetland
sheep
inspection
workshop
on Friday. We are hoping that
participants will bring sheep to be
evaluated and will gain additional
knowledge to better evaluate their
own flocks. Maurice will also be
our judge for the Shetland sheep
show on Saturday, Sept. 7th at
noon. Gillian has agreed to judge
the Shetland Fleece competition
on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 9:30 am
and the MSSBA homemade
competition on Sunday at 1 pm.
Maurice Wakeling, Somerset, England, will be the judge
for the Midwest Shetland Sheep Breeders Association
sheep show at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival,
while his wife Gillian will be judging the Shetland Fleece
Show. Both shows will take place on Saturday, September
7 at Jefferson Fair Park, Jefferson, WI.
for the SSS for a number of
years and one of her many proud
accomplishments was making
a 1 ply Shetland ring shawl five
feet square! Some of Maurice
and Gillian's other interests are
showing dogs, as well as breeding
and showing Dartmoor Ponies.
Maurice's bio from the SSS
website reads:
Maurice Wakeling
"I have been member of the
society since the early 1980's.
The late Marion Avery and
Stanley Bowie both helped to
start our flock, with Marion
selling us one of her best ewes.
We try to breed a sheep true to
the 1927 standard and one that
either of these experts would
have been proud to own.
I am now a ram inspector
and judge. Judging has given
me the opportunity to see
many different sheep and their
owners. I love talking about
shetlands with them and feel
that it gives me the chance to
return the help and hopefully
advice to new members which
we were given."
MSSBA is very pleased that
Please contact Kelly Bartels,
the 2013 MSSBA Show Chair, for
details of the events for this year's
festival highlights at okacres@
hotmail.com or call me at 608/5585099. Registration forms for the
workshop and various MSSBA
competitions can be found online
at www.mssba.org, just click 2013
MSSBA Show Information link on
the home page to access the forms.
For more complete information
on the festival, go to www.wis
consinsheepandwoolfestival.com.
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SHEEP
EVERY DAY
IN ZUMBROTA
• Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Friday 8 a.m. to noon
Sheep and Goat auctions on Tuesday at 8 a.m., and a Breeding
Sheep & Goat auction on the first Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m.
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Association
A Company of Genex Cooperative, Inc.
Zumbrota Market
Phone 877/732-7305 • www.centrallivestock.com
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SUMMER 2013
WLBA Spring Preview Show
Champion Crossbred and Grand
Champion Market Lamb shown by
Jed Dallas, Shawano, WI
Champion Hampshire and Reserve
Grand Champion Market Lamb
shown by Sara Johnson, Delavan,
WI
The 2013 Wisconsin Livestock Breeders
Association Spring Preview Show was
held at Jefferson Fair Park in Jefferson
on June 8. Over two hundred exhibitors
competed in three species, including
72 in the Sheep Division, entering 111
breeding sheep and 89 market lambs.
The breeding classes were judged by
Craig Beckmeier, Morrisonville, IL,
while the market lambs were judged by
Shannon Feuerbach, Keystone, IA.
Breeding Stock Show
Champion Commercial Ewe
R. Champion Commercial Ewe
Champion AOB-Meat Ewe
R. Champion AOB-Meat Ewe
Champion AOB-Meat Ram
R. Champion AOB-Meat Ram
Champion AOB-Wool Ewe
R. Champion AOB-Wool Ewe
Champion AOB-Wool Ram
R. Champion AOB-Wool Ram
Champion Hampshire Ewe
R. Champion Hampshire Ewe
Champion Hampshire Ram
R. Champion Hampshire Ram
Best Hampshire Lamb-Ram or Ewe
Champion Suffolk Ewe
R. Champion Suffolk Ewe
Champion Suffolk Ram
R. Champion Suffolk Ram
Champion Southdown Ewe
R. Champion Southdown Ewe
Champion Southdown Ram
R. Champion Southdown Ram
Supreme Champion Ewe
Reserve Supreme Champion Ewe
Supreme Champion Ram
Reserve Supreme Champion Ram
Champion Southdown and
Supreme Ewe shown by Jenna
Langer, DeForest, WI
Reserve Southdown and Reserve Supreme Ram
shown by Casey Lobdell, Darlington, WI
Isaac Kohlman, Sheboygan Falls
Bracen Brandt, Rock Springs
Jillian Bingen (Oxford), West Bend
Carson Lobdell (Dorper), Darlington
Auretta Wittkopf (Dorset), Pewaukee
Emily Petzel (Shropshire), Centuria
Justin Taylor (Lincoln), Arlington
Auretta Wittkopf (Border Leicester), Pewaukee
Andy Nevens (Targhee), Lodi
Auretta Wittkopf (Border Leicester), Pewaukee
Jessica Alf, Edgerton
Aubrie Seeger, Ogdenberg
Dylan Klug, Platteville
Hayden Taylor, Arlington
Jenna Langer, DeForest
Dathan Smerchek, Rosholt
Courtney Lobdell, Darlington
Casey Lobdell, Darlington
Jenna Langer, Southdown, DeForest
Dathan Smerchek, Southdown, Rosholt
Courtney Lobdell, Southdown, Darlington
Casey Lobdell, Southdown, Darlington
Reserve Southdown and Reserve
Supreme Ewe shown by Dathan
Smerchek, Rosholt. WI
Champion Southdown and Supreme Ram
shown by Courtney Lobdell, Darlington, WI
Market Lamb Show
Champion AOB Market Lamb
Reserve AOB Market Lamb
Champion Hampshire Market Lamb
Reserve Hampshire Market Lamb
Champion Natural Color Market Lamb
R. Champion Natural Color Market Lamb
Champion Suffolk Market Lamb
R. Champion Suffolk Market Lamb
Champion Crossbred Market Lamb
R. Champion Crossbred Market Lamb
Grand Champion Market Lamb
R. Grand Champion Market Lamb
Danielle Robinson (Dorset), Brownsville
Katie Burke (Southdown), Blanchardville
Sara Johnson, Delavan
Brady Meudt, Milton
Ainsley Balfanz, Waterford
Ainsley Balfanz, Waterford
Sara Johnson, Delavan
Brady Meudt, Milton
Jed Dallas, Shawano
Samantha Bohm, Shawano
Jed Dallas (Crossbred), Shawano
Sara Johnson (Hampshire), Delavan
Showmanship
Age 18-19
Age 17
Age 15-16
Age 13-14
Age 12
Age 11
Age 9-10
Age 8 and under
Champion Showman
Courtney Lobdell, Darlington
Hannah Taylor, Arlington
Auretta Wittkopf, Pewaukee
Brady Meudt, Milton
Kailen Smerchek, Rosholt
Trenna Mae Cherney, Wonewoc
Ellie Robinson, Mineral Point
Lead Class
Intermediate Lead Class
Senior Lead Class
Champion
Mariah Richardson, Dousman
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I’d also like to express my
thanks to all past contributors
for our many Silent Auction
items and to our volunteers
without whose help none of this
would be possible. We are very
appreciative of your support and
look forward to your generous
donations again this year. For
those of you who have not yet
donated you can support this
event with gift certificates to
your business or service, a useful/
unique item to help sustain our
scholarship/education fund and
enjoy our tasting event, but
most importantly, come and bid!
This will be record setting, fun,
entertaining event! Our goal is
$10,000.
For more information on the
Shepherds’ and Silent Auctions,
go to the festival website at www.
com or contact Tim Miller, 608
751-2963 or email tailwindfarm@
gmail.com.
Wisconsin Sheep Breeder Co-op Scholarship Recipients
2001
2002
2003
2004
Paula Ace
Jennifer Johnson
Laura Troxel
Steven Anderson
Lynn Klug Blank
Kathleen Connors
Megan Bishop
Susan Orth
David Dittbrenner
Alecia Treml
William Glewen
Emily Steck
2005
2006
2007
2008
Erin Glunz
Josh Brubacher
Dakota Bockenhauer
Kimber Seibel
Katherine Kuykendall
John Alf
Alison Glunz
Sara Hammer
Jill Miller
Jordan Alf
2009
2010
2011
2012
John Jones
Kally Bockenhauer
Tom Schambow
Erin Roembke
Amanda Veum
Kristen Kohlman
Alyssa Baumer
Laura Monson
Abby Sattler
Lauren Metcalf
Rachel Schambow
SUMMER 2013
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61st Annual Spooner Sheep Day
Flock Expansion
Pushed with New
Lending Program
DENVER - A new opportunity
for sheep producers looking
to expand their flocks is now
available through the National
Livestock Producers Association's
(NLPA) Sheep and Goat Fund
Committee. The Sheep and Goat
Fund was established to assist the
U.S. sheep and goat industries by
strengthening and enhancing the
production of marketing of sheep
and goats and their products. The
purpose of the fund has been
to assist in financing projects
beyond the farm gate; however,
this is the first time the fund
has had the ability to make term
loans to sheep producers for the
purpose of flock expansion.
Up to $2 million of the Sheep
and Goat Fund has been identified
for qualified applicants to be used
specifically for the purchase of
breeding animals (ewes and rams).
This new loan program is the result
of a joint effort between NLPA
and the American Sheep Industry
Association (ASI) in the spirit of
ASI's Let's Grow initiative.
“One of the hurdles that new
and current sheep producers en
counter when looking to purchase
breeding stock is adequate
financing options,” explained
Scott Stuart, NLPA president.
“To address this problem, leaders
of the Sheep and Goat Fund
Committee, in concert with
ASI, developed a specific loan
program to help provide credit for
flock expansion. We are excited
to assist ASI in its Let's Grow
initiative by providing a valuable
opportunity for producers looking
to expand their flocks.”
A few of the conditions of the
lending program include:
•
a minimum loan amount of
$35,000 with the maximum
loan amount based on credit
worthiness of the borrower;
• a five-year maturity date;
•
proceeds may only be used
for the purchase of breeding
animals and may not be used for
other operating expenses; and
•
prospective borrowers must
demonstrate their ability to
successfully produce sheep in
a production setting, which
may include the establishment
of a mentor relationship,
parti
cipation in educational
program
ming for sheep and
finan
cial management and the
development of a marketing
plan for the enterprise.
ASI will be working with
NLPA in identifying potential
loan applicants and provide the
necessary educational resources
to borrowers to help them become
successful producers.
“We encourage all new
and current sheep producers,
especially those with a proven
mentor relationship with an
established producer or those
looking for assistance involving a
transition between generations of
sheep producers, to consider this
program as a means to increase
their flocks,” said Peter Orwick,
ASI executive director.
More information about the
program, including the applica
tion and an informative slideshow
presentation, is available be at
www.SheepandGoatFund.com or
by contacting Scharee Atchison
at 800-237-7193, ext. 10 or email
at NLPA@NLPA.org.
Sheep producers from across
Wisconsin and the Midwest are
invited to attend the 61st Annual
Spooner Sheep Day to be held
at the Spooner Agricultural
Research Station on Saturday,
August17, 2013. Registration
begins at the station headquarters
at 9:00 a.m. and the program is
expected to conclude around 2:30
p.m. In addition to the program,
a lamb lunch will be served at
noon at a cost of $8.00 per adult,
$5.00 for children ages 5 to 11
and free to kids under 5 years
of age. Advanced reservations
are not required for the meal.
Attendance at the Spooner Sheep
Day educational program is free.
This year’s program will
feature an all-Wisconsin group
of speakers making presentations
on current research from the
UW-Madison sheep program
and introducing a new breed of
sheep, the Awassi, to Wisconsin
and the United States. Tom
Murphy, a graduate student in
Animal Sciences, will present
some exciting new information
on a commercial genetic test
for susceptibility to Ovine
Progressive Pneumonia and the
results of the value of this test
in one of our research flocks.
Emily Olund, an Animal Sciences
undergraduate student and the
Spooner summer sheep intern
from Rice Lake, will present
results from her projects with
dairy sheep. Her study on milking
dairy ewes only once per day
during the last half of lactation
will be of special interest to
dairy sheep producers trying to
reduce their labor input. Yves
Berger, recently retired Spooner
Sheep Researcher, will present
a successful modification to the
artificial lamb rearing program
at the Spooner Station that he
brought back from a recent trip
to Europe. In addition, some
additional short presentations of
other current research projects
will be presented.
Larry Meisegeier from Bruce,
WI imported frozen semen from
Awassi rams last year and now has
the first lambs of Awassi breeding
in the United States on his farm.
He will talk about his experiences
regarding this importation. The
Awassi is a very common fattailed sheep of the Middle East,
and strains have been selected for
very high milk production.
Spooner Sheep Day is the
longest-running agricultural field
day of the many held each year
by the University of WisconsinMadison, College of Agricultural
and Life Sciences. Other sponsors
include the Agricultural Research
Stations and Cooperative Exten
sion, University of WisconsinExtension. For more information,
contact Lorraine Toman at the
Spooner Agricultural Research
Station (715-635-3735, lltoman@
wisc.edu) or Dr. Dave Thomas
(dlthomas@wisc.edu, 608-2634306).
Indiana Passes First Sheep and Wool Checkoff
Indiana
sheep
producers
voted in favor of forming the
Indiana Sheep and Wool Market
Development Council, which will
begin July 1.
Ballots were mailed to nearly
400
commercial
registered
producers, and about 200 ballots
were returned and deemed valid
by the May 24 deadline. Voting
results show the majority of
sheep producers are in favor
of establishing a council to be
composed of nine members
who will oversee the market
development program.
Goals
of
the
council
include promoting consumer
awareness, sales of sheep
products, supporting sheep and
wool research and encouraging
both consumer and producer
education. Funding will come
from a 0.5 percent checkoff of the
net market price for all sheep and
wool produced in Indiana.
Wisconsin Working Stock Dog Association
28th Annual Sheepdog Trials
Aug 30th - Sep 2nd
Badlands Recreation Area
Hudson WI
What’s A Kid To Do?
Wooly U (Pre-registration required)Saturday
Skillathon.......................................... Saturday 8:00 – 11:00, &
1:00 – 3:00;
Sunday 8:00 - Noon
Ma & Pa ........................................... Saturday 10:00 – 4:00;
Sunday 10:00 – 3:00
Indoor Arena
for more details - http://www.wwsda.org
Antique Tractors............................... Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Lead Class Competition.................... Saturday, 6:00 pm.
Entries due August 15
Photo Contest.................................... Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Entries due August 15
Pipestone Veterinary Supply
Poster Contest................................... Enter at Festival by Noon Saturday
Junior Breeding &
Market Lamb Shows...................... Sunday - Entries due August 15
ASBA Regional Jr.
Southdown Show........................... Sunday - Entries due August 15
Junior Fleece Show........................... Saturday after Open Show
Entries accepted by 9:30 am.
Showmanship.................................... Sunday - Market Lamb – 9:30 am;
Junior Breeding/MSSBA – 9:30 am
We are the answer people!
Make It With Wool............................ Saturday – Entries due August 15
Lambing Barn................................... Saturday & Sunday – Indoor Arena
Hall of Breeds................................... Saturday & Sunday – Indoor Arena
Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial..... Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Youth Judging Contest...................... Sunday – 7:45 am – Beef Barn
Please see catalog or website for details on all the above activities
To Order Call: 800-658-2523
Fax: 507-825-3140
Ask-A-Vet: gkennedy@pipevet.com
Website: www.pipevet.com
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SUMMER 2013
Used Equipment Auction Popular
Destination at Jefferson
An annual event since the start
of the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool
Festival, the Used Equipment
Auction offers a great opportunity
for sheep producers and fiber
enthusiasts alike to buy and sell
all types of equipment, including
carders, feeders, scales, seeders,
electric fencers, trimming stands,
spinning wheels, water tanks;
even small farm implements.
Items to be consigned to the
auction should be delivered to the
Warm-up Arena at the Jefferson
fairgrounds no later than 1:00
p.m. the day of the sale. The
auction is under the direction of
Lynnette Taylor and will begin at
2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September
7, with Bob Johnson, Badger
State Auction & Real Estate as
the auctioneer.
All items must be tagged with
a seller’s number and listed on
a consignment form. Seller’s
numbers will be assigned by
the sale clerk. Consignors will
have 15% of the gross receipts
on all items sold through the
auction taken as a commission
by the Wisconsin Sheep Breed
ers Cooperative (WSBC). A
consignment form may be down
loaded from the Festival website,
completed and returned by mail,
fax or emailed to the WSBC
office prior to sale day at 7811
Consolidated
School
Road,
Edgerton, WI 53534; faxed to 608
868-6200 or emailed to wisbc@
centurytel.net. Consignment forms
will also be available the day of the
sale at the Warm-up Arena. The
festival website is www.wisconsin
sheepandwoolfestival.com.
Terms of the sale are as
follows:
• Sale will be held indoors – rain
or shine.
•
Commissions on sales go to
support WSBC activities.
• Consignors may elect to donate
the entire proceeds from the sale
of their items to the WSBC.
• All sales are final.
• Items remaining on the Festival
grounds after 3:30 p.m. on
Sunday, September 8 become
the property of the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Co-op.
• All buyers must have a bidder’s
number.
•
No pharmaceuticals, vaccines,
dewormers, insecticides, paints,
herbicides or other chemicals
of any types accepted as con
signments.
•
All items sold as-is – no
warranties, express or implied,
provided by the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Co-op, Badger
State Auction & Real Estate or
the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool
Festival, LLC.
• Items bid back by a consignor
will be charged commission on
the bid-out price.
• The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool
Festival, LLC, Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders Co-op, and Badger
State Auction & Real Estate
are not responsible for loss or
damage to items consigned
or purchased. All purchases
become the responsibility of the
buyer at the point of sale. Sale
manager Lynnette Taylor may
be contacted at 608 846-9536
or email taylorsheep@yahoo.
com. Admission to the Festival
is $7 per day, $12 for a weekend
pass. Kids eight and under and
parking are free.
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Main Gate drive. The building
offers covered load out in case of
inclement weather.
Bingen emphasized that sales
will be strictly between seller and
buyer. There are no commission
fees or other charges and the perpen fee of $25 is the only cost to
a seller for participating. Transfer
of registration papers is the
responsibility of the seller. Since
the Stock Exchange is a memberfocused service, sellers must be
current members of the Wisconsin
Sheep Breeders Co-op. Pen fees
do not include admission to the
festival.
Pens in the Stock Exchange
may be reserved online by
going to the Wisconsin Sheep
& Wool Festival website (www.
com) and clicking on Auctions &
Sales. Then go to Stock Exchange
and click on Reserve Pens Now.
Complete information is also
available in the festival catalog.
Anyone with questions may
contact Steve Bingen at sbingen@
charter.net or 262 629-4221.
Gene
Discovery
Leads to
New OPP
Test
A new test is available to help
sheep producers identify animals
at high risk for ovine progressive
pneumonia (OPP), thanks to
U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) scientists.
Scientists at the research
center in Clay Center, Neb.,
found that the gene TMEM154
affects susceptibility to OPP
virus infection in sheep. Working
with researchers at other ARS
laboratories and a commercial
company, they developed a
commercially available genetic
test.
Producers can use the test to
detect sheep that are genetically
less susceptible to the OPP virus,
decrease the risk of animals
becoming infected and select
breeding stock with low-risk
genetic factors, thereby reducing
the prevalence of the virus in
flocks.
To read more about this research
in the May/June 2013 issue of
Agricultural Research magazine,
go to www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/
archive/may13/sheep0513.htm.
On April 24, 2013, Dr. David Thomas, Professor of Animal
Sciences, received the Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant
Faculty Award for Excellence. The Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze
Land Grant Faculty Award recognizes and encourages faculty who
exemplify the Land Grant philosophy through combined excellence
in research, teaching, and outreach. The purpose of the award is
to reward comprehensive scholarly performance over a sustained
period of time.
Such performance includes all areas of academic responsibilities
unique to the Land Grant mission, including teaching and advising,
research and publication, outreach/extension and public service,
along with participation in professional organizations and faculty
governance.
In acknowledging the award Department of Animal Sciences
Chair Dan Schaefer remarked that “The career-long achievements
of Dr. Thomas have made him a worthy recipient of this prestigious
award.” Dr. Thomas is shown receiving the award from Dr. Kathryn
Vandenbosch, Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences,
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Wisconsin Exhibitors
Support All American
Wisconsin was well represented at the 20th All American
Junior Show held over the Fourth of July weekend at Michigan
State University in East Lansing, MI. A family event and one of
the largest all junior breeding sheep shows in the nation, the
All American has classes for fifteen breeds, a wool show, junior
judging contest, lamb camp, promotional contests, skillathon,
team showmanship competition and a scholarship program for
older exhibitors.
SIXTH ANNUAL
Badger
Production
Sale
FEATURING THE UW-MADISON SHEEP PROGRAM
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Public Events Facility, Arlington Ag
Research Station, Arlington, WI
Viewing begins - 10:00 a.m.
Educational Session by
Dr. Dave Thomas - 11:00 a.m.
Sale - 1:00 p.m.
2012 National Champion and NSIP
National Champion Polypay Ewe
Striving to produce high quality, sound, and high performing
sheep that will work in any facet of the sheep industry!
Featured Breeds:
Hampshire, Polypay, Rambouillet, Targhee
Selling approx. 60-70 Ewe Lambs & 8-10 Rams
NSIP performance data will be available on all sale animals
Sale organized by UW-Madison Animal Science students
Questions? Like to be added to our mailing list? Contact:
Todd Taylor toddtaylor@wiscmail.wisc.edu 608-846-5858
www.badgerproductionsale.com
Reserve Supreme Champion Ewe
Session one, 2011 Wisconsin State Fair
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Program
SUMMER 2013
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“Wooly U” A
New Learning
Experience for Kids
Now kids from 8 to 16
coming to Jefferson can try
their hand at the fiber arts, visit
the newborn lambs display,
watch sheep shearing and get
a lesson in Wisconsin’s rural
history before the days of
dishwashers and texting. It’s
all part of Wooly U, the latest
effort by Jo Winkler-Bley of
Cottage Grove to broaden the
educational experience for kids
while at the Wisconsin Sheep
& Wool Festival. Since 2007,
Winkler-Bley and her friends
have brought the fiber arts to life
for kids of all ages through the
“Wool Ewe Teach Me?” classes.
Wooly U provides a full-day Wooly U marks the seventh
experience and includes a tour year that Jo Winkler-Bley and
of popular festival activities, her volunteers have brought
as well as classes for knitting, fiber arts education to kids at
dyeing yarn, felting and the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool
weaving on a triangular loom. Festival. Wooly U provides a
Participants will each get their day-long learning experience
own Wooly U “diploma,” T-shirt and
pre-registration
is
and a course handbook.
required.
Wooly U will be held on
Saturday, September 7. Participation is limited and Pre-registration
is required. Register online at www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.
com by first clicking on Youth Activities and then Wooly U.
The 15th Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association Show Camp attracted 51 young
livestock exhibitors from across the state for two days of exhibitor training at the
Wisconsin State Fair grounds June 15-16. The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Co-op,
a Silver Level sponsor, helps support the annual event using funds generated by the
Shepherd's Auction at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival.
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SUMMER 2013
Calendar of Events
July 31st—WLBA Summer Spectacular Show Entry Deadline.
Entry forms can be found at www.wisconsinlivestockbreeders.com.
August 1-11—Wisconsin State Fair, www.wistatefair.com
August 7—Water Supply Systems, Todd Rietmann Farm, N4860
Owen Park Road, Merrimac, WI. Contact: George Koepp, UWExtension, Columbia County, 608 742-9683, george.koepp@ces.
uwex.edu for times and registration.
August 15—Entry Deadline—Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival
August 17—61st Annual Spooner Sheep Day, Spooner Agricultural
Research Station, Spooner, WI. Contact: Lorraine Toman, 715 6353735 email: ltoman@facstaff.wisc.edu
August 17—WLBA Summer Spectacular Show, Marathon Fair Park,
Wausau, WI. Information: www.wisconsinlivestockbreeders.com
August 28-September 2—Central Wisconsin State Fair, Marshfield,
WI www.centralwisconsinstatefair.com
September 6-8—2013 Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson
Fair Park, Jefferson, WI. www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
September 7—2013 Make It With Wool Competition, Wisconsin
Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson Fair Park, Jefferson, WI. Entry
deadline, August 15. For information: Wynn Wittkopf 262 3676192 jwwittkopf@core.com. Entry form/info online at www.
wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
September 8—Annual Meeting – Wisconsin Club Lamb
Association, Following Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival Market
Lamb Show. www.wisconsinclublambassociation.com or www.
wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
September 18—Pasture Walk, Bill & Laura Paine Farm, N893
Kranz Road, Columbus, WI. Contact: George Koepp, UW-Extension,
Columbia County, 608 742-9683, george.koepp@ces.uwex.edu for
times and registration.
September 20—Copy/Ad Deadline – Wisconsin Shepherd Fall Issue.
Ad Contact: Kelli Gunderson robkelgundy@yahoo.com 815 821-5905
Copy Contact: Bob Black rbblack@powercom.net 920 623-3536
September 21—Indianhead Sheep Breeders Association Fall
Shearing School, Duane Klindworth Farm, Augusta, WI. For
information: 715 286-4157 drklindworth@aol.com
September 22—6th Badger Production Sale, Public Events Facility,
Arlington Agricultural Research Station, Arlington, WI. Contact:
Todd Taylor, 608 332-4914 or 608 846-5858, toddtaylor@wiscmail.
wisc.edu
November 7-9—Dairy Sheep Association of North America 2013
Symposium, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Eric Bzikot,
ee.bizkot@everus.ca www.dsana.org
PLAN NOW!
2013 USED EQUIPMENT AUCTION
Saturday, September 7 • 2:00 p.m.
Jefferson Park, Jefferson, WI
Consigning is easy!
Go to www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
and download a consignment form or consign the day of the sale.
HIDDEN VALLEY FARM
& WOOLEN MILL
Clothing, jewelry,
Christmas cards, stationery,
stuffed animals, books,
figurines and calendars for the
sheep enthusiast.
Ewesful Gifts
7868 State Road 73
Columbus, WI 53925
Order Toll Free 877 393-7385
or 920 623-3536
www.ewesfulgifts.com - free catalog
Registered C.S.S.N.A.
• Custom Carding
• Roving & batts for
spinning
• Quilting batts &
reconditioning
• Hand-tied quilts
• Registered
Coopworth Sheep
Paul & Carol Wagner
14804 Newton Rd.,
Valders, WI 54245
920-758-2803
• Registered Suffolk Ram and Ewe lambs for sale—all RR.
• 9 lambs with loineyes of 4 inches or better.
• The slick-shorn rams pictured above are 10 of the 30 oldest rams.
• Objective data on ALL lambs. No hearsay or single lamb data.
National Sheep Improvement Program has 5 Mint Gold rams in the
top 9 rams in a data base of thousands of sheep.
• Typical customer reports are that ram offspring won rate of gain and carcass contest.
• Ohio State Fair—17 pens of 4 lambs each. MGR ram 223 produced
top judged pen and top carcass pen.
• See 10 of our lambs at Center of the National Sale, Spencer, IA, on July 27th.
• All rams are guaranteed breeders with backup rams always available.
• Sisters to the above rams will be for sale. Contact us early if interested.
See our website, www.mintgoldranch.com, for data and pics.
MINT GOLD RANCH
Dale & Judy Dobberpuhl
5807 County Road X, De Pere, WI 54115
920-864-7732
www.mintgoldranch.com • mintgoldranch@gmail.com
History Comes to Life with Ma & Pa
Tom Kleist and Sandy Fisher
find the right mix of humor and
history in the programs they take
to schools, community groups and
service organizations. They call their
presentation “Adventures with Ma
and Pa” and they bring history alive
in classrooms, churches and farm
sheds across southeast Wisconsin
as they teach about everyday life in
the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Fisher
says that she and Kleist represent a
generation that still has a connection
to life before modems; remembering
out
houses, pitchforks and hand
pumps – the things of early-day
life that bear little resemblance to
modern households or farms today.
Erdman Texel
Sheep
Texels –
to put the MEAT
back in your sheep!
OPP Negative
• Scrapie Certified
RON ERDMAN
4362 So. Lake Fern Rd.,
Polo, IL 61064
815-564-7149
www.erdmantexel.com
Kleist is a former fourth grade
history teacher, a collector of historic
memorabilia and an auc
tioneer,
who also raises a few goats on his
farm near Elkhorn. Fisher, who
lives in Waukesha, is an accredited
education coordinator and is retired
from Old World Wisconsin. She’s
currently a guide at the Waukesha
County Museum. Both found their
niche in “Ma & Pa” and have visited
up to thirty schools a year with
their blend of history and humor.
In addition, they mix their comedy
with historical props – tools and
implements from another era – often
asking their audiences to guess what
the uses of each might have been.
Both Fisher and Kleist are intent on
sharing their stories and historical
perspective with audiences young
and old. “If we don’t share it, it’s
going to be lost…” The 1870s will
come alive in the Indoor Arena from
10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday and from
10:00 to 3:00 on Sunday.
Jones
Shearing
Experienced and dependable
Shearing sheep, goats,
alpacas, and llamas.
Covering Wisconsin,
Northern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa
jonesshearing@gmail.com
715-424-1023
www.facebook.com
search: jonesshearing
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for Subscription Rates
or to Receive a 4-week
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Eau Claire WI 54702
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www.thecountrytoday.com
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Cedarburg, WI 53012
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Got Sheep? - The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative

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