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Hoosier Sheep Symposium coming to Purdue Sept. 20
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring the annual Hoosier Sheep Symposium on Sept. 20 in Purdue University’s Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences.
Symposium sessions include:
- “Integrated Crop Livestock Systems: The Peanut Butter and Jelly of Agriculture” by Moriah Bilenky, assistant professor of sustainable horticulture
- “Purdue’s New Small Ruminant Specialist” by Paul Ebner, Purdue professor and head of Department of Animal Sciences, and Cora Reinbolt, Purdue Extension educator and newly appointed small ruminant specialist
- “The American Wool Council’s Wool Action Plan and Wool Processing in the United States” by Heather Pearce, wool production program manager for the American Sheep Industry Association
- “Trash or Treasure: Natural Tanning of Sheepskins and Leather” by Javan Miner, owner of Stewards Provisions
Morning sessions, including a light breakfast that is included in the $30 registration fee, will take place in the Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences, located at 720 Clinic Drive in West Lafayette. Registration begins at 9 a.m. ET, and a welcome message from ISA President Ricky Burns will be at 9:30 a.m. Lunch, also included in the registration fee, will be in the Animal Sciences Conference Room and attached lobby.
Registration for the event can be found here and on the ISA homepage in electronic and print formats.
About the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program
The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program was created to support educational, promotional and research efforts involving sheep in Indiana. Funds for the council are collected from the sale of all sheep in Indiana — 0.5% of the net market price of each sheep sold. All funds collected by stockyards, sale managers, producers and others should be sent to the council’s business office at Purdue. See https://indianasheep.com/checkoff.php for more information.
About the Indiana Sheep Association
The Indiana Sheep Association is one of the oldest livestock organizations in Indiana. It was originally founded as the Indiana Wool Growers Association in 1876 to encourage local shepherds to come together to share ideas and expertise, to promote lamb and wool in the state, and to educate our communities about the value of sheep and the sheep industry.
About Purdue University
Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States, Purdue discovers, disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 106,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, locations and modalities, including more than 57,000 at our main campus in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap — including its integrated, comprehensive Indianapolis urban expansion; the Mitch Daniels School of Business; Purdue Computes; and the One Health initiative — at https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.
Writer/source: Emma O'Brien, executive@indianasheep.com
Media contact: Olivia De Young, odeyoung@purdue.edu
