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Seminar For Beginning Dairy, Livestock Farmers Offered In Freeport

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Wolfe’s Neck Farm are partnering with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers to offer a seminar focused on business planning. UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will facilitate the class geared for beginning pasture-based dairy and livestock farmers.
 
The weekly course will be offered remotely at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, from noon to 2:15 p.m. Nov. 12, 2015 until March 2016. The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers is the host organization. Course fee is $300. For more information, to apply and to request a syllabus or disability accommodation, contact Kersbergen at 342.5971, richard.kersbergen@maine.edu.
 

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Assessing Pregnant Ewes: Key Signs, Problems, and Why We Wait to Breed Ewe Lambs

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Assessing pregnant ewes for the key signs that things are progressing normally and that lambs are imminent and on track, plus signs that things may not be going well is the focus on our sheep farm this morning. Lambing season is just one week away, and the anticipation is building at Ewetopia Farms! In today’s vlog, we focus on our pregnant ewes as their bodies prepare for lambing. Learn how to spot key signs of labor, including udder development and changes in the ewe's appearance, and discover what potential complications to watch out for, like abortions and metabolic issues.

We also share our philosophy on breeding practices, explaining why we wait to breed replacement ewe lambs until they are fully mature.