Easton Haywood was handing out masks at the goat and sheep meeting on Thursday evening in the 4-H building. The meeting gave 4-H’ers and professional goat and sheep shepherds a chance to discuss problems in the business.
Getting their sheep and goat projects ready for the fair requires continual animal education, which brought Madison, Morgan and Anna Duling to the Sheep and Goat meeting. The three sisters were accompanied by their parents.
Diversified Agriculture and Resource Agent Adaven Scronce, with Kansas State Research supplied technical support to local sheep and goat herders at the meeting.
Local Ag Extension Agent Dale Helwig discussed the possibility of creating a marketing order for local goat and sheep breeders to increase the number of markets available to local ranchers.
Several months has passed since activities at the Cherokee County Extension office has been scheduling programs for the agricultural community. Thursday evening a sheep-goat meeting in the 4-H building drew about 20 interested shepherds.
Wildcat District Extension Agent Adaven Scronce, a Nevada native, and a member of the American Institute for Goat Research talked about improving the...
