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2024 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium in Ithaca, NY

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2024 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium

  • Friday, November 1, 2024, 3:00 PM - Sunday, November 3@ 4:00 PM

The Cornell Department of Animal Science is hosting the annual Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium on the Ithaca, NY, campus. The symposium will include demonstrations and hands-on sessions for beginner and veteran goat & sheep farmers, as well as presentations on such topics as veterinary care, breeding, forages, and starting a goat or sheep dairy.

Goat and sheep raisers and industry stakeholders are welcome to register for the whole symposium or for individual days. https://blogs.cornell.edu/goats or https://blogs.cornell.edu/goats

  • Friday 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm is devoted to a range of advance-sign-up workshops including Balancing Feed Rations.
  • Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm includes hands-on demonstrations, presentations from small ruminant experts, and panelist discussions throughout the day, including some specifically for youth.
  • Sunday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm features an advance-sign-up internal parasite workshop with FAMACHA certification, and ADGA Pre-Judges Training Conference.
    • Registration deadline for the symposium is October 25. Register online.

    A block of hotel rooms at a reduced rate has been reserved for attendees. Deadline to reserve a room is October 20.

    More information, including paper registration and parking procedures, is available online at https://blogs.cornell.edu/goats or https://blogs.cornell.edu/goats

    For questions about registration contact:

    Barbara Jeanne Jones

    bjj6@cornell.edu

    607-255-7712

    Co-sponsors for the 2024 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium include the Cashmere Goat Association, the NYS Dairy Goat Breeders Association, and the Empire Sheep Producers Association.

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    Learn More

    https://blogs.cornell.edu/goats/ and https://blogs.cornell.edu/newsheep/

    Contact

    Barbara Jeanne Jones

    bjj6@cornell.edu
    607-255-7712

    Location

    Cornell University
    Frank Morrison Hall
    507 Tower Road
    Ithaca, NY 14853

    Last updated October 31, 2024

     

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