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Breeding Sheep to be Shepherd Friendly: A Ewe Scorecard

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on November 30, 2011

Toki Oshima drawing Dr. Charles Parker, a good friend of many of us in the sheep industry, has a simple but very important guiding concept: We should be breeding sheep that are working for us; we should not be working for the sheep. In part this means we need to be selecting productive ewes that can produce and raise lambs with little or no intervention from us shepherds.

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Raising Sheep Sustainably at Meadowcroft Farm

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on June 01, 2008

On 80 acres of woods, wetlands and pasture just seconds from Route 17 in Washington, Maine, Nanney Kennedy has spent 20 years creating her peaceful, sustainable and productive Meadowcroft Farm. Here, sun grows grass that feeds sheep that produce wool that becomes yarn, blankets and sweaters – all dyed using sea water and solar heat. Animal manure supports alfalfa and pasture growth, which, in turn, continues to feed the sheep, a few of which end up in stews, roasts or sausages that Kennedy and her farmers’ market customers eat.

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New England Club Lamb Sale in May

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on March 01, 2006

To provide an opportunity for 4-H youth in New England to learn how to buy and raise a market lamb, the Maine Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA) and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the New England Club Lamb Sale on May 13, 2006, at Windsor Fair Grounds in Windsor, Maine.

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Controlling Sheep Parasites with Garlic Juice

Posted by MOFGApedia Editor on December 01, 2004

I operate a 50- to 60-ewe, organic sheep farm in southern Maine. During the fall of 2002 I learned through Coastal Enterprises about the Northeast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) Grant Program. I was interested because I was worried that I would be unable to continue managing my flock organically under the newly implemented organic standards, which, as updated in 2002, require only natural materials to treat parasites in sheep and lambs.

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