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| MSBA Meetings are open to all MSBA Members as well as the general public. We encourage you to join us with ideas, questions ....or to just talk sheep. |
| Scheduled Meetings ~~~~~~ 2008 MSBA meeting Schedule & Farm Tours MSBA Meetings will be held during Farm Tours January 16 -Lambing clinic 6-8:30 at the Augusta Civic Center February 16th- Open Farm at Ells Farm in Union March 14 & 15 -Wool Handling School - The Morris Farm in Wiscasset March 29- Beginners Shearing School -Cumberland March 30 -Open Farm at the Woolley Farm in Baldwin April 27- Open Farm at North Star Farm in Windham May 16/17/18- New England Livestock Expo in Windsor May 17 -Board meeting in Windsor during NELE - time TBA June 7/8 -Fiber Frolic, The wool pool is on Saturday July 12 -Field Day and Board meeting Blue Ribbon Farm in Mercer FAMANCHA training August 30 -Open Farm and Board Meeting -Spinnakees' Farm in Augusta - Speakers Chip Ridkey USDA Vet and Dan Foster Farm Family Insurance September 7 -Open Farm and Vet talk with Tammy Doughty DVM at Romney Ridge Farm in Woolwich October 18th Advanced Shearing School -Northstar Farm in Windam October 25 -Shepherd School and Annual Meeting in Monmouth November 20 -Board organizational meeting in Augusta at the Dept of Ag Building Farm Tours include regular MSBA Meetings Please contact Brandon Woolley to have topics added to any meeting agenda you plan to attend. Please contact Brandon Woolley to have topics added to any meeting agenda you plan to attend |
| The Maine Sheep Breeders Association 2007 www.mainesheepbreedersassociation.net Augusta, Maine E-mail, questions, suggestions or ideas. |
| May 16/17/18- New England Livestock Expo in Windsor May 17 -Board meeting in Windsor during NELE - time TBA |
Northeast Livestock Expo Windsor, ME – Mark your calendars now for the second annual Northeast Livestock Exposition sponsored in part by the Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) where it will hold its second annual sheep show and sale at the Windsor Fair Grounds May 16-18, 2008 in Windsor Maine. NELE is quickly becoming the most exciting livestock event in the northeast. NELE is a multi species event combining several past individual events, including the Maine/New England Beef Expo where you can enjoy shows and sales for purebred cattle, feeder calves, Boer Goats, and sheep, as well as education sessions for all producers at all levels and youth activities and shows. Producers in the northeast have different challenges and opportunities than producers in other regions of the country. One of these challenges is the ability to buy and sell top quality stock. The sheep show and sale will offer producers throughout the northeast opportunity to do just that, buy quality breeding stock and market lambs that will support their overall program needs. The Sale Committee is currently seeking and considering top quality sheep consignments at this time, including all breeds of sheep (purebred wool and meat breeds as well as feeder lambs and market lambs). The deadline for consigning sheep is May 1, 2008. If you are interested in consigning sheep to the sale or want more information on the overall event please contact Wendy Reinemann at (207) 785-2978 or guiniridge@gmail.com. If you are interested in buying sheep at NELE please call or send an e-mail to be added to the sale catalog mailing list or visit our web site where consignment will be updated weekly beginning in mid-April. Whether you are a sheep or other livestock producer makes sure you don’t miss NELE. For more details, schedule of event, directions, forms, rules and list of vendors can be found at www. northeastlivestockexpo.org |
| The Maine Sheep Breeders Association 2008 www.mainesheepbreedersassociation.net Augusta, Maine E-mail, questions, suggestions or ideas. |