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Management Education Programs

Lamb and Wool Management:  Lambing Time Short Course


The Pipestone Lambing Time Short Course & Bus Tour is a premier lambing time management school of the sheep industry. The program’s purpose is to help you improve your management skills during lambing, improve facility and labor efficiency, and form relationships in your business. The program combines lecture, group discussions, and tours of outstanding sheep operations. Program leaders include expert instructors with diverse and practical sheep experience and a highly-qualified veterinarian who enjoys sharing his sheep health knowledge. The farm tours highlight labor-savings management practices including barn layout and flow, raising lambs on milk replacer, lamb processing, and ewe and lamb feeding systems.

Schedule: February 2 and 3, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024

6:30 p.m. - Registration
7:00 p.m. - Welcome & Opening Remarks
7:15 p.m. - Cost Effective Ewe Feed Rations: Philip Berg
8:15 p.m. - Low Labor Lambing: Ryan Knuth
8:45 p.m. - Record Keeping and Benchmarks: Ryan Knuth
9:15 p.m. - Question & Answer Session
9:30 p.m. - End of evening program

Saturday, February 2024

8:00 a.m. - Opening Remarks
8:15 a.m. - Keys for Successful Lambing: Philip Berg
9:15 a.m. - Common Ewe Health Concerns: Dr. J. L. Goelz
10:15 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - Common Lamb Health Concerns: Dr. J. L. Goelz
11:30 a.m. - Flock Biosecurity: Ryan Knuth
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - Board buses
1:15 p.m. - Tour Andrew and Kiah Berg Farm

  • Lambing Barn Layout
  • Self Feeding Soybean Hulls to Ewes
  • Low-Labor Management Concepts
  • Electronic Record Keeping

2:15 p.m. - Board buses
2:45 p.m. - Tour Brian Winsel & Bryan Kruse Farm

  • Easy Sheep Flow Through Lambing Barn
  • Raising Milk Replacer Lambs
  • Lamb Management Philosophies
  • Lamb Processing
  • Correcting Inverted Eyelids
  • Low-Labor Sheep Feeding
  • Cold Housing Options for Sheep

4:15 p.m. - Board buses 
4:30 p.m. - Program Conclusion

Space is limited. Register early! The minimum enrollment is 20 people. 

To Register contact: Sue Lovell, sue.lovell@mnwest.edu, (507) 847-7929

Cost: $115 (includes tuition, bus transportation, and noon meal, and snacks)

Lodging: Check the Campus & Lodging page at www.pipestonesheep.com for a list of accommodations in Pipestone.

Reciprocity: North Dakota and Wisconsin residents will be charged a higher tuition rate unless a reciprocity form is completed.

Questions: Contact Sue Lovell at
507-847-7929 or sue.lovell@mnwest.edu

REGISTER HERE!

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Questions or more information?


Philip Berg

507-825-6799
philip.berg@mnwest.edu

Ryan Knuth
507 825-6815
ryan.knuth@mnwest.edu

 

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