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NDSU and UMN Extension to Host Sheep and Goat Reproduction Webinar

By Travis Hoffman

North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension will host a sheep and goat reproduction webinar on June 16 at 7 p.m.

Rachel Gibbs and Lacey Quail, NDSU Extension livestock specialists at the Hettinger Research Extension Center and the Carrington Research Extension Center, respectively, will share strategies and technologies for small ruminant reproduction.

Farmers, 4-H’ers, agriculture business professionals and those interested in goats or sheep are invited to attend.

“Our talented NDSU presenters offer expertise that will be beneficial to understand our ewes and our does and to set producers up for success in the next generation,” says Travis Hoffman, Extension sheep specialist for NDSU and UMN.

Source : ndsu.edu

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