Management Education Programs
Lamb and Wool Management: Introduction to Sheep Management (Home Study)
Introduction to Sheep Management - Home Study is our most popular course. It provides an overview of year-long sheep management and includes the philosophy of sheep management and its relationship to business goals. This one-credit home study course includes fourteen self-paced lessons with continuous enrollment. It is also available online.
Required textbook: None, lesson materials provided.
Lesson topics
1. Getting Started in the Sheep Business
2. Sheep Nutrition, Feeds, and Feeding
3. Reproduction & Breeding Strategies
4. Caring for Your Sheep & Grazing Management
5. Sheep Health & Disease
6. Lamb Feeding
7. Facilities & Equipment
8. Ewe Flock Economics & Record Keeping
9. Wool
10. Pre-Lambing Management
11. Lambing Time Management
12. Artificial Rearing & Grafting
13. Creeps and Creep Feeding
14. Weaning Time Management
15. Raising vs. Buying Replacement Ewes
Registration
To enroll, print and complete the registration form included in the Home Study Course Brochure (PDF Format) *This form requires Acrobat Reader (free download).
North Dakota and Wisconsin residents will be charged a higher tuition cost unless a reciprocity form is completed. A copy of the completed reciprocity form must accompany the registration form. See reciprocity information for more details and the application form for your state. Follow the instructions on how to print and complete the form. Contact the Lamb and Wool program if you need help completing the reciprocity form. Reciprocity forms must be completed online.
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WISCONSIN RECIPROCITY |
South Dakota students should contact Minnesota West directly. South Dakota residents don’t need to send a form to their home state.
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Lamb and Wool Management: Holaway Memorial Outstanding Producer and Hall of Fame
The selection for the Outstanding Producer is based on:
-Achieved outstanding production, performance, and profitability from their sheep operation
-Leadership and time provided to Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program activities
To qualify, producers must have at least 100 ewes in their operation.
Celebrating 50 years of Outstanding Producers!
2023 - Brian Winsel & Bryan Kruse
2023 - Bon Homme Colony - Thomas Stahl
2021 - Blake Meshke
2019 - Dave Laughton
2018 - Kevin Goeken
2016 - Blair Hellewell
2015 - Scott and Jeanne Jepsen
2014 - Dan Persons
2013 - Bruce and Karla Gundermann
2012 - Roger Knudson
2011 - Randy and Jewel Noble
2010 - Robert and Karmin Goerger
2009 - Gail and Gary Boeve
2009 - Lila and Dale Schmidt
2008 - David and Julie Hofland
2008 - Russell Gundermann
1995 - Hulshof Farms
1994 - Doug Kratz
1991 - Jim & Jon Opdahl
1990 - John Essame
1989 - Randy Dombek
1988 - Ian & Tammy Cunningham
1987 - Wes & Esther Moser
1986 - Blaine Maranell
1985 - Jim Perkins
1984 - John Wichern
The selection for the Hall of Fame is based on outstanding accomplishments in sheep production and or recognition of valuable contributions of time and service to the Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program by a person from education, research or allied industries.
2017 - Mike Caskey, Lamb and Wool Instructor
2015 - Dr. Kreg Leymaster, USDA Meat Animal Research Center
2011 - Dr. Larry Goelz, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic
2010 - Wes Moser, Sheep producer, Lester, IA
2009 - Dr. Jeff Held, South Dakota State University
2008 - Randy Dombek, Sheep producer, Ivanhoe, MN
1994 - Tom Clayman, Mid-states Wool
1991 - Rob Rule, Iowa Lamb Corporation/Superior Farms
1990 - Dr. Charles Parker, Ohio State University
1989 - Dr. Hudson Glimp, University of Nevada
1988 - John Wichern, Sheep producer, Ivanhoe, MN
1987 - Dr. R. M. Jordan, University of Minnesota
1986 - Dr. G.F. Kennedy, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic
1985 - Marv Thomsen, President of Pipestone Vocational School
1984 - Dwight Holaway, First Lamb and Wool Instructor
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Lamb and Wool Management: Sheep Management Wheel
The Pipestone Sheep Management Wheel was developed to make ewe flock management decisions simple and easy. The wheel is basically a management calendar. It works by setting the date you lamb and all the management tasks that you need to do for the ewe and her lambs for the entire year are indicated on the wheel.
The wheel contains lots of management information based on the way we raise sheep in the Pipestone area. The wheel is made of high quality, washable plastic that will last a very long time. It also makes a great gift. The cost of the wheel is $12.
To order a Pipestone Sheep Management Wheel
Send $12 (make checks payable to Minnesota West) to:
Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program
1314 North Hiawatha
P. O. Box 250
Pipestone, Minnesota 56164
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Management Education Programs
Lamb and Wool Management: Instructors
Philip Berg
507-825-6799
philip.berg@mnwest.edu
Philip Berg was born and raised on a Pipestone area sheep farm and continues to work with his family’s sheep operation. He graduated with an Animal Science degree from South Dakota State University and also received a Master's Degree in Animal and Range Science from North Dakota State University. After receiving his Master's Degree, Philip worked for the North Dakota State University Research Center in Hettinger, ND. After six years with the NDSU Research Center, he returned to Pipestone where he was employed by the University of Minnesota Extension Service in Pipestone County for eleven years.
Philip began his role as a Lamb and Wool Instructor in June of 2005.
Ryan Knuth
507 825-6815
ryan.knuth@mnwest.edu
Ryan Knuth grew up in South Central Wisconsin on a small commercial Polypay operation learning early in life how to care for animals in profitable ways. He received his B.S. in Animal Science (2017) at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, M.S. in Animal and Range Sciences at Montana State University (2019), and Doctor of Philosophy in Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Wyoming (2022). Throughout his collegiate education, he has had a breadth of research experience related to sheep and beef cattle production systems and looks forward to using that knowledge to build a highly impactful applied, and translatable teaching and outreach program focused on animal health and management to improve sheep production.
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