The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is hosting the OMAFRA Sheep Seminars, Show Ewe the Money, on November 13th 2012 in Atwood, ON (Elma Memorial Community Centre) and on November 15th 2012 in Napanee, ON (Napanee Lions Community Hall).
Speakers include livestock and agriculture specialists from OMAFRA, as well as a sheep producer, Eadie Steele, and a small ruminant extension specialist, Dr. Richard Ehrhardt from Michigan State University. The seminar will focus on how to maximize profits by effectively managing capital expenditures, pasture use, forage harvest losses, stored feed, improved health status and lambing systems.
Program Highlights:
- Cost/Profits – Truth vs Indicators
- Prioritizing Capital Expenditures
- Maximize Pastures, Maximize Profits
- Pasture Breaking Point: Can You Afford to Stop Using Pastures?
- Controlling Forage Harvest Losses and Storage Costs
- Options to Reduce Stored Feed Usage
- The Economics of Improved Health Status
- Accelerated Lambing vs Annual Lambing
For information on registering for this program visit the OMAFRA website
| November 13th, 2012Elma Memorial Community Centre 251 Main Street, Atwood, ON N0G 1B0 (519) 356-2353 |
November 15th, 2012Napanee Lions Community Hall 57 County Rd 8, Napanee, ON K7R 3E6 (613) 354-5939 |
