In a coordinated effort, the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and Ohio State University Extension are pleased to announce the 2013 Sheep and Goat WebEx Programs. The Sheep and Goat WebEx Program series was started in 2012 due to an increased need to get educational programming to the sheep and goat producers in state of Ohio and other states. The Sheep and Goat WebEx programs followed 10 years of “District” type programming. This program offers a wide variety of topics and speakers in most areas of the state of Ohio, but allows us to use speakers from other states, universities, or industry relationships with those speakers attending all of the different sites. In 2013, we are offering 20 “District” Sheep and Goat WebEx programs.
The Sheep and Goat Program WebEx series is sponsored by the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and OSU Extension. With each of the programs we have provided a program date, the remote site program locations, the time, the speaker and topic, as well as any contact information for the key OSU Extension Personnel responsible for the educational program at each remote county location. Please contact OSU Extension Personnel at the remote sites with any questions or concerns regarding the program that you are interested in attending, especially in the case of inclement weather. Cancellation due to inclement weather may also be announced on local radio stations.
Sponsored by: Ohio Sheep Improvement Association, OSU Sheep Team and OSU Extension
Main Topic: Sheep and Goat Issues
February 4, 2013 – Dr. Eric Gordon, OSU Large Animal Veterinarian, “Vaccination Programs for Sheep and Goat Operations” February 11, 2013 – Dr. Meghan Wulster-Radcliffe, CEO, American Society of Animal Sciences, “Artificial Insemination Techniques of Sheep and Goats” February 18, 2013 – Jeff McCutcheon and Rory Lewandowski, OSU Extension, “Managing Pastures and Hay Fields after a Drought” February 25, 2013 – Dr. Keith Inskeep, West Virginia University, “Use of EAZI-BREED™ CIDR® for Sheep and Goat Operations”
Remote WebEx Locations:
Athens County, USDA Building, 69 S. Plains Rd., The Plains, OH 45780
Site Coordinator, Hal Kneen, (740) 593-8555, kneen.1@osu.edu
Clinton County, Clinton County Extension Office, 111 S. Nelson Ave. Wilmington, OH 45177
Site Coordinator, Tony Nye, (937) 382-0901, nye.1@osu.edu
Coshocton County, Coshocton County Extension Office, 724 South 7th St., Coshocton, OH 43812
Licking County, Licking County Extension Office, Ag Center, 71 E. Main St., Newark, OH 43055
Due to meeting space conflicts, the Licking County site will only host Session #3 and Session #4, Licking County producers are invited to the Perry County location for Session #1. Session #2 will not be offered in Licking and/or Perry Counties.
Logan County, Hi-Point Career Center, St. Rt. 540, Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Due to Hi-Point Career Center holiday closure, the Logan County February 18, 2012 WebEx Program will be held at the Logan County Extension Office, 1100 S. Detroit St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Perry County, Perry County Extension Office, 104 S. Columbus St., Somerset, OH 43783
Due to meeting space conflicts, the Perry County site will only host Session #1; Perry County producers are invited to the Licking County location for Session #3 and Session #4. Session #2 will not be offered in Licking and/or Perry Counties.
Sheep and Goat WebEx Series is a 4-part educational series; an individual can go to all or part of the programs. Follow www.ohiosheep.org or http://sheep.osu.edu/ for program changes or additional remote sites.
Program Coordinator: Roger A. High, Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and OSU Extension, rhigh@ofbf.org
NOTE: If you are planning to attend the WebEx programs at the remote WebEx locations, you just need to go to that site at the location on the above list, you will meet the site coordinator and they will have the equipment set up for viewing the topics and speakers for each evening program.
