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about blue ridge

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Welcome to our website. We hope you enjoy it! This website is always undergoing construction and renovation. To see a larger version of each picture just click on it. Our goal at Blue Ridge has always been to raise beautiful, healthy, strong animals. Our breeding program began with an emphasis on showing, and. We currently have these final linear appraisal scores for. Four does with a 92,. Does with a 91,. Nine does with a 90, thirteen. Does with an 89,. The Virginia Dairy Goat Association and several br...

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Shepherd's Notebook: Fall Pasture and Forage Programs

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Fall Pasture and Forage Programs. University of Maryland Extension Offices in Harford and Baltimore Counties have are teaming up to offer a series of workshops for livestock owners this fall. The programs will focus on a variety of topics surrounding pasture and forage management. Pasture Walk at Jack Straw Farm. August 27, 2015 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Jack Straw Farm in White Hall, MD. Pasture Site Tour and Hay Evaluation Workshop. September 16, 2015 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Send an e-...

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Shepherd's Notebook: Spring 2015 Wild & Woolly

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Monday, April 20, 2015. Spring 2015 Wild and Woolly. The Spring 2015 issue of Wild and Woolly is now available. Via HTML at http:/ www.sheepandgoat.com/news/Spring2015.html. Via PDF at http:/ www.sheepandgoat.com/news/PDF/spring2015.pdf. Via ISSUU at http:/ issuu.com/mdsheepgoat/docs/spring2015. The Spring issue contains articles about goat's milk, minerals, sheep and goat research, new resources, the 10th anniversary of the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. Subscribe to the blog.

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Shepherd's Notebook: 2015 Maryland Wool Pool

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Friday, June 5, 2015. 2015 Maryland Wool Pool. The 58th Annual Maryland Wool Pool will be held Wednesday, June 17, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. Prices are slightly up from last year. The pool has been purchased by Chargeurs. Black and gray wool and wool from hair sheep or hair sheep crosses will not be accepted. Wet wool cannot be accepted. Any producer bringing wool in nylon square packs weighting 300 pounds or more will receive a 5-cent per pound ...Small...

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Shepherd's Notebook: Center of the Nation NSIP Sale

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Monday, July 20, 2015. Center of the Nation NSIP Sale. The Center of the Nation NSIP Sale will be held Saturday, July 25 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, Iowa. The sale will feature performance tested sheep from the following breeds: Polypay, Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset, Katahdin, Shropshire, SireMax, Rambouillet, and SAMM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jeff Semler (UME-Wash Co.). David Gordon (UME-Mont Co.). Dr E Nelson Escobar (UMES). Chris Anderson (UME-state 4-H). Subscribe to the blog.

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National Show Sponsors

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The ADGA National Show could not be held without the tremendous and continuing support of both our corporate sponsors and our award sponsors. A very big THANK YOU goes out to those businessess, farms, individuals and clubs who will again step up and help us put on this great show! Sponsorship App for 2016. Click on one of the following links to go to the Breed Award Sponsorship pages. All remaining sponsorships will be opened on next Tuesday morning at midnight. Let me know if you. Dr Erica Oller, DVM.

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Shepherd's Notebook: A Successful Maryland Wool Pool

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Friday, June 19, 2015. A Successful Maryland Wool Pool. The Maryland Wool Pool sold 29,643 lbs. of wool, brought to the pool by 58 consignors. The pool shipped 78 bales that weighed an average of 390 lbs. Last year's pool packed 29034 lbs. of wool into 112 bales. Special thanks is extended to the 30 volunteers who assisted with this year's pool. Volunteers are what makes the pool successful and profitable. Emily Chamelin is the wool pool manager. Contact her at aeriedairy@yahoo.com. Subscribe to the blog.

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Shepherd's Notebook: Upcoming Webinar: Using EBVs

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Monday, August 10, 2015. Upcoming Webinar: Using EBVs. Using EBVs to Achieve Your Breeding Goals is the subject of the next webinar sponsored by ASI's Let's Grow Committee and hosted by Jay Parsons, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, at 7 pm CDT, Dave Notter, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, will be presenting this webinar to address strategies to use EBVs to achieve breeding goals and manage genetic change in your flock. Topics to be covered include:. University of Maryland Ex...

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Shepherd's Notebook: Summer 2015 Wild & Woolly

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Summer 2015 Wild and Woolly. The Summer 2015 issue of Wild and Woolly has been published to the Maryland Small Ruminant Page. It is the first newsletter to be posted to the newly designed web site. Read about the Big 5 of worm control. Wild and Woolly is a quarterly newsletter for sheep and goat producers. It is also available via ISSUU and as a PDF file (for download. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jeff Semler (UME-Wash Co.). David Gordon (UME-Mont Co.). Subscribe to the blog.