North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit by Animal Science Department
July 24, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit
About this event
This workshop will bring members of the small ruminant community together to share the latest marketing news and resources available for improving production. Demand for small ruminants is high and opportunities exist to increase productivity and market more product. This will be a hybrid event. Due to COVID restrictions, 100 people will be allowed to attend in-person. There will be unlimited access to the workshop virtually via Zoom. We look forward to you joining us!
Tentative Program
North Carolina Small Ruminant Summit Program
Saturday, July 24, 2021
E. Carroll Joyner Beef Education Unit Arena, Raleigh, NC
| 9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions – Dr. Andrew Weaver |
| 9:15 am | North Carolina Small Ruminant Marketing Opportunities – Neil Bowman and Joe Hampton |
| 10:00 am | Options moving forward: Learning from the swine industry – Dr. Todd See |
| 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:15 am | Producer Group and Organization Introductions
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
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Break-out Sessions Session A: Improving Productivity through Sire Selection – Dr. Andrew Weaver, Noah Henson, Joe Hampton Session B: Nutritional Management for Improved Productivity – Dr. Emily Cope and Johnny Rogers |
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| 1:00 pm | Rotation 1 |
| 2:00 pm | Rotation 2 |
| 3:00 pm | North Carolina Small Ruminant Improvement Program – Dr. Andrew Weaver |
| 4:00 pm | Concluding Remarks and Evaluations |