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Coming Events

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NEW YORK SHEARING SCHOOL with Doug Rathke will be held March 8-9, 2024, at the Stone and Thistle Farm in East Meredith, New York.
Phone: 320-583-7281

OZARK HIGHLANDS SHEEP AND FIBER FESTIVAL will be held March 22-23, 2024, in Glenallen, Missouri
www.mestameadows.com

SMALL RUMINANT WEBINAR SERIES: National Sheep Improvement Program will be held March 27, 2024, online.
For more information: https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/programs/small-ruminant-webinar-series/


WASHINGTON STATE SHEEP PRODUCERS LAMBING SCHOOL will be held April 13, 2024 at Feustel Farms in Lamont, Washington.
www.wssp.org

93RD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOOL TEXTILE ORGANIZATION will be held April 15-17, 2024, in Adelaide, Australia
www.iwto.org/events

SMALL RUMINANT WEBINAR SERIES: Feeding Your Flock’s Genetic Potential with Proper Nutrition Management will be held April 24, 2024, online.
For more information:
www.livestock.extension.wisc.edu/programs/small-ruminant-webinar-series

THE 24TH ANNUAL HIGH DESERT WOOL GROWERS ANNUAL FIBER MARKET DAY will be held April 27, 2024.
www.highdesertwoolgrowers.com

THE 51ST MARYLAND SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL will be held May 4-5, 2024. The event will be held at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship. Admission: $5 per day for adults; under 18 admitted free. No pets … please leave your dog at home. Hours: Saturday 8:30am – 6pm, Sunday 8:30am – 5pm.
www.sheepandwool.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL will be held in Deerfield, New Hampshire May 11-12, 2024.
www.nhswga.org

ESTES PARK WOOL MARKET will be held June 8-9, 2024. Workshops are held on Thursday and Friday June 6-7, 2024 in Estes Park, Colorado.
www.estesparkeventscomplex.com/

THE ANNUAL BLACK SHEEP GATHERING will celebrate 50 years this June 28-30, 2024, at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. The show catalog is published in this issue and will be online at www.blacksheepgathering.org

THE GRAZING HILLS FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL will be held July 13-14, 2024 in Moscow, Idaho at the Latah County Fairgrounds.|
www.ghfiberfest.com

PRAIRIE CITY FIBER FEST will be held July 27-28, 2024 in Prairie City, Oregon. Workshops are held on Friday, July 26.
www.PrairieCityFiberFest.com

THE MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL will be held August 14-18, 2024, at the Allegan County Fairgrounds.
Contact:
staff@michiganfiberfestival
https://www.michiganfiberfestival.info/

THE 10TH WORLD CONGRESS ON COLOURED SHEEP will be held 12-15 November 2024, followed by post-congress tours. Venue: Distinction Hotel, Christchurch, Aoteoroa, New Zealand.
Visit the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders’ Association of New Zealand’s web page:
https://www.colouredsheep.org.nz/congress24/

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