Thanks to the sponsorship of Kentucky State University SEKSPA’s Annual Meeting was a smash hit! The meeting room was filled to nearly standing-room-only capacity with 192 members attending! Kentucky Department of Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell expressed his strong support for the sheep, goat, and wool industries in Kentucky. UK’s Dr. Gregg Rentfrow explained lamb quality grading & news from Martin-Gatton […]
SEKSPA Field Trips
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. SEKSPA’s recent FIELD TRIPS included visiting a Martin Co. Reclaimed Surface Mine & Whitley Co. Kudzo Grazing Project The Southeast Kentucky Sheep Producers Association (SEKSPA), Kentucky State University, and the Appalachian Renewal Project conducted a tour of this 6,500-acre reclaimed surface mine […]
Blind Sheep Learns to Follow Bell
Dr. Keaton Smith, DVM of Cumberland Valley Veterinary Services and SEKSPA Member, sent in this video of a blind pregnant ewe that has learned how to find her feed and hay by following the sound of her ‘dinner bell’ on the collar of another ewes neck. @HyddenWellFarms
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Repurposing Mines for Sheep Production: Can Western-Style Range Flocks Thrive in the Appalachians?
Sheep Industry News is a magazine published by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI). Tale a look at the article ASI printed recently about raising sheep on reclaimed mountaintop surface mines in eastern Kentucky.