North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit

This workshop will bring members of the small ruminant community together to share the latest marketing news and resources available for improving production. Demand for small ruminants is high and opportunities exist to increase productivity and market more product. This will be a hybrid event. Due to COVID restrictions, 100 people will be allowed to attend in-person. There will be unlimited access to the workshop virtually via Zoom. We look forward to you joining us!

Tentative Program

North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit Program

Saturday, July 24, 2021

E. Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit Arena, Raleigh, NC

9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions - Dr. Andrew Weaver

9:15 am: North Carolina Small Ruminant Marketing Opportunities - Neil Bowman and Joe Hampton

10:00 am: Options moving forward: Learning from the swine industry - Dr. Todd See

11:00 am: Break

11:15 am: Producer Group and Organization Introductions

• NC Sheep Producers Association
• NC Choices
• Amazing Grazing
• NC Cattlemen’s Association
• Soil and Water Conservation Service
• Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK)
• Processors

12:00 pm: Lunch

Break-out Sessions

Session A: Improving Productivity through Sire Selection - Dr. Andrew Weaver, Noah Henson, Joe Hampton

Session B: Nutritional Management for Improved Productivity - Dr. Emily Cope and Johnny Rogers

1:00 pm: Rotation 1

2:00 pm: Rotation 2

3:00 pm: North Carolina Small Ruminant Improvement Program - Dr. Andrew Weaver

4:00 pm: Concluding Remarks and Evaluations