VSU Hair Sheep Field Day
This event has been rescheduled. Please check the events calendar for the new date.
Join us as VSU's hair sheep production team discuss and demonstrate their forage-based, year-round lamb production system in Virginia and mid-Atlantic states. The program will cover accelerated mating, year-round grazing, lamb management and parasite control strategies. The Field Day will also include tours of VSU's mobile processing unit and our hair sheep facilities.
Presenters:
Dahlia O'Brien Professor / Small Ruminant Extension Specialist (VSU)
Stephan Wildeus Research Professor (VSU)
Gabriel Pent Superintendent, Virginia Tech’s Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Francois Castonquay Professor Animal Science, Laval University
SPACE IS LIMITED TO 100 PARTICIPANTS
For more information, contact Tina Cabrera at (804) 524-6971 or tcabrera@vsu.edu.
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) will follow all current CDC guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 during this program. Additionally, all VCE employees and members of the public attending a VCE public program are required to: 1) wear a face shield or mask over their nose and mouth, 2) stay a minimum of six feet away from others, 3) wash or disinfect their hands frequently, and 4) stay home if they or anyone close to them have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms any time two weeks prior to the program or if they have been knowingly exposed to someone with COVID-19 two weeks prior to the program.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.