The sheep are back grazing cheatgrass in the hills of Carson City, Nevada. Ann Bollinger from Carson City Parks and Open Space discusses the grazing project and how targeted grazing can be used to help manage invasive weeds and protect homes from wildfires.
Extreme Shepherding
Some of our friends "across the pond" must have a lot of time on their hands! Hope you enjoy this video!
Wendell Berry on Being a Stockman
"I think you can pretty well judge your skill as a stockman by the amount of commotion you make. The better you understand your animals (and yourself), the less commotion you will need to make."
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photo by Casy Schweickart
Collaboration Brings Colonial Sheep Collection to Colorado
What do the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), George Washington’s Mount Vernon home, and Colonial Williamsburg, VA, have in common? Here’s a hint: The answer has four legs and a wooly tail.
Both the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, which operates Washington’s estate, and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, which operates Colonial Williamsburg, maintain flocks of heirloom sheep. The rare and unique genetic traits of these sheep are being preserved by ARS scientists with the National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) in Fort Collins, Colorado. Click here to read the complete story...
Sheep help control vegitation in Nevada
Obviously not a Kentucky story, but it demonstrates vividly the worth of sheep in managing unwanted, invasive vegitation.
Carson City’s Firefighting Sheep (video)
Kentucky vintner’s diverse enterprise hosts unlikely farmhands
Old-world sheep weed, fertilize and prove to be a big draw for cash customers.
Vintner Chuck Smith recognizes the allure, and says it’s part of the reason he introduced 21 Border Cheviot sheep into his mature grape stand early last summer. Click the photo to read the entire article at The New Farm
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Two new versions of information on the National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP) is now available to American sheep and goat producers. There is also a new PowerPoint presentation on the official identification of goats for the program.
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