2017 Howard Wyman Sheep Leadership School

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1 2017 Howard Wyman Sheep Leadership School Albany, Oregon ( March 12-14, 2017) Brady Campbell, Alex Tuggle, Adam Wagner

2 Brady Campbell Introduction - Waterford, OH - Lincoln, Texel, and crossbred sheep - OSIA The Ohio State University - B. S. - Animal Sciences (2015) - M. S. - Animal Sciences (2017) Program Coordinator - OSU Sheep Team sheep.osu.edu - campbell.1279@osu.edu

3 Alex Tuggle Introduction Amherst, Ohio Southdown, Oxford, and Texel sheep Hidden Acres- The Ohio State University B.S. Agriscience Education : Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy Agriscience Education Instructor (Animal Science) : Present

4 Adam Wagner Introduction Mount Victory, Ohio Show Lambs, Hamp/Suffolk Crosses The Ohio State University Animal Sciences 2015-present

5 Magruder Farms Grazing based sheep dairy

6 Magruder Farms Grazing based sheep dairy

7 Snow Peak Fiber Mill and Yarn Shop Woolen and fiber products

8 Fall lambing Dorset flock Nichols Livestock

9 Winter lambing Wahl Grazing

10 Shearing Wahl Grazing

11 Wahl Grazing Working facilities / equipment

12 Footrot Flats Pregnancy Scanning (Ewescan LLC)

13 Equipment George Miller

14 Electric Fencing George Miller

15 Forage seed sales Oregro Seed Grass Seed Farming in Oregon is Small Grain Farming in Ohio 1 acre of grass seed generates $ per year Lamb production is a byproduct of grass seed production

16 Local lamb feeder panel Opel Family Farm

17 Tour Kalapooia Grass Fed Processing Predator control Face different challenges than we do here in Ohio. - Bears - Mountain lions - Coyotes Shepherd s pay for predator control depending upon the location of activity and trapping of suspect.

18 Tour Kalapooia Grass Fed Processing A Meat Processing Facility Owned and Operated by Anderson Ranches Oregon grass fed lamb has always been a premium product sold in the USA. We decided to build our own processing facility to have more control over all aspects of the operation, to ensure the highest quality product for our customers. The Anderson's have been raising Oregon grass fed lamb for 5 generations. Humane Handling Facility We Follow the Best Standards Methods for Humane Handling as established by Temple Grandin As an authority in the field of humane handling, we designed our facility based on her recommendations and follow her established and proven methods for recommended stunning. "Oregon born Reed Anderson showed he still has the pioneering spirit, when he built a new USDA processing facility on his own ranch so he could control the quality of the lamb he sells. Faced with a decision to quit focusing on meat or build his own processing plant, Anderson chose to build. The 15,000 square foot facility (including holding pens) is built like the largest of plants but in a small way. It can hold 500 lambs or 70 grass fed beef cattle, and process up to 300 animals a day."

19 Jake Anderson Fall born and old crop lambs

20 Tasha Wahl Old crop feeding operations

21 Old crop feeding operations Grazing rotation: Tasha Wahl Spring: Annual Rye until it warms up enough for clover Summer: Permanent Pastures (Fescue/Orchard Grass/Clover) Fall:Fescue, Orchard Grass, some Clover (all seed fields) Winter: Annual Rye

22 Cody Wood - Ayers Lane Irrigated improved permanent pasture

23 Auto-sorting Cody Wood - Ayers Lane

24 Hubbard Hampshires - Gus Ceuves Hampshire and Hampshire x Suffolk sheep production

25 Purebred Dorset flock Kokkeler Farms

26 Fun Facts About Oregon Agriculture How do sheep ranchers make their money in the valley? Get paid as a contracted grower 60 cents per pound of gain while the lamb is in their possession, most lambs average.3 pounds of growth per day (most contracted lambs that we saw were from California and Idaho) Expense: Pay the grass seed farmer 0.05 cents per sheep per day Most sheep ranchers also own ewes that range from head operations

27 Fun Facts About Oregon Agriculture Agricultural Products Filbert (Hazelnut) trees are all the buzz!! 1 acre of filbert trees generates $50 per acre in year 3 (first year of production) 1 acre of filbert trees generates $2000 per acre in year 12 (full production) Recreational products Challenges producers face

28 Need help finding lamb information? americanlamb.com Lamb 101 information Lamb Locator Recipes Blog Resource Center Events Videos Promoting lamb How to cook lamb

29 Thank You! The primary goal of the Ohio Sheep and Wool Program remains increasing the sheep population in Ohio and increasing producer profitability. We keep this goal in mind when implementing all programs. We continue to meet and form alliances with marketing agencies, industry partners and educational agencies.