North Carolina Small Ruminant Improvement Program

2025 Wolfpack Roundup Educational Program, April 12 at E. Carroll Joyner Beef Unit


2024 Wolfpack Roundup Educational Program

No registration required! Sale will include cattle, sheep and goats.


Webinar Recordings!

Did you miss one of our webinars over the last few years? All of the recordings are posted on Youtube. Below you will find three links that will direct you to the recordings for the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 webinar series.

2022-2023 Webinar Series: Click HERE.

2023-2024 Webinar Series: Click HERE.

2024-2025 Webinar Series: Click HERE.

Sheep at right; blue panel reading "2023 Winter Webinar Series" with QR code.
Sheep grazing in a green field with a red panel reading "2024 Winter Webinar Series" and a QR code


2023 Wolfpack Roundup Educational Program

No registration required! Sale will include cattle, sheep and goats.


Eastern North Carolina Workshop


Save the date! March 25 in Duplin County! Register at HERE.
 

Western North Carolina Workshop Series


Join us December 12, 13, or 14 for one of our Western NC Workshops! See link below for more information. 

Dec 2022 Western NC Workshops Flyer



NCSRIP Webinar Series


Feeding for Success: Nutritional Considerations for Your Small Ruminant Flock (November 17, 2022) Webinar recording available

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Getting Off to the Right Start: Small Ruminant Health and Lambing/Kidding Management(December 15, 2022) Webinar recording available

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Taking the Next Step: Small Ruminant Post-weaning Management (January 19, 2023) Webinar recording available

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Marketing Considerations and Genetic Improvement for your Small Ruminant Flock (February 16, 2023) Webinar recording available

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Reproductive Management for Improved Small Ruminant Flock Productivity (March 16, 2023) Webinar recording available

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NC Small Ruminant Improvement Program 2022 Winter Webinar Series, 7:00PM–9:00PM via Zoom
 

Lead Shepherd Program Mentoring Groups


Interested in working with other small ruminant producers, livestock extension agents and specialists, and NC Department of Agriculture staff to improve the productivity of your flock and profitability of your operation? Sign up for a networking group today! This is a great opportunity to learn from others, ask questions, and develop solutions for challenges you are facing. As people sign up, we will work with you to form groups and help facilitate meetings and discussion. Sign up at the link below.go.ncsu.edu/smallruminantnetworking

Parasite Management Resources

American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (wormx.info)

Deworming Charts can be found HERE.

Online FAMACHA Certification can be found HERE.

Beginner Small Ruminant Producer Webinar Series Resources (Fall 2020-Spring 2021)


  • Introduction to Small Ruminants
  • Nutrition
  • Fencing and Facilities
  • General Health and Care
  • Lambing and Kidding
  • Reproductive Management
For webinar recordings and additional resources click HERE

North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit (July 24, 2021)

Proceedings and recordings can be found by clicking HERE
Goats in a pasture
 

Production for Profit Workshops (Fall 2021)

Proceedings can be found by clicking HERE.
Sheep in a field