Success Stories

• 30

  June

  Training County Agents on Pet Husbandry

  Over the past few decades dogs and cats have increasingly become part of the family unit. Dogs and cats offer a wide variety of benefits for humans from companionship for the elderly or veterans, emot...

  
  

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  April

  Teaching farmers how to do Fecal Floatation Tests and Fecal Egg Counts

  The largest challenge for small ruminant producers in the southeastern United States are parasites. Parasites by far cause the most production losses for farmers. Farmers need to be able to identify w...

  
  

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• 30

  March

  Teaching small ruminant production to new farmers

  Teaching small ruminant production to new farmersKentucky State offers a variety of programs to help small and beginning livestock farmers. These programs range from educational presentations, hands-o...

  
  

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  July

  Small Ruminant Workshops

  Small Ruminant WorkshopsState wide the number of haired sheep producers has been steadily increasing with katahdin being the predominant breed. Many of these producers are new to small ruminants/sheep...

  
  

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