Join us December 6 at the new Randolph County Agricultural Center (1880 US Highway 64 East, Asheboro, NC 27203) for the 2025 North Carolina Sheep Producers Annual Meeting and Educational Program.
Register Online for the Event Here!Agenda
8:30 - 8:55: Registration
- Brock Phillips, NCSPA President
9:05 - 10:15: Field Necropsies (Why did the lamb die???)
- Dr. Danielle Mzyk, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
10:15 - 10:30: Break
10:30 - 11:30: Small Ruminant Quality Assurance (SRQA)
- Lauren Langley, Randolph County Extension Director
11:30 - 12:00: Industry and Extension Updates
- Scrapie Update: Dr. Michelle Bouchey, NCDA
- Lamb Checkoff: Brock Phillips, NCSPA President
- NC Extension and Research Updates: Dr. Andrew Weaver, NCSU Extension
- Make it with Wool Update
12:00 - 13:00: Lunch
- NCSPA Business Meeting
13:00 - 14:00: Concurrent Session 1
- Option 1: Small Ruminant Quality Assurance (Hands-on Session)
- Dr. Andrew Weaver, NCSU Extension, Dalton Suits, Chatham County Livestock Extension Agent, Adam Lawing, Randolph County Livestock Extension Agent
- Required for SRQA Certification
- Option 2: Wool Quality
14:00 - 15:00: Concurrent Session 2
- Option 1: Handling Systems and Sheep Behavior
- Adam Lawing, Randolph County Livestock Extension Agent, Dalton Suits, Chatham County Livestock Extension Agent, Dr. Andrew Weaver, NCSU Extension
- Option 2: Wool Quality
