PRESS RELEASE: SHEEP & GOAT PRODUCER GROUP MEETING & PASTURE WALK AUGUST 26
 
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County and Watershed Agricultural Council sponsor event.
 
Free to area farmers interested in or currently working with ruminants.
Sheep & Goat Producer Group Meeting
Thursday, August 26, 2010
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
CMP Dorpers, Jean and Tim McCumber
339 Abe Boice Road
Sidney Center, Delaware County, NY

Join us for a pasture walk at CMP Dorpers, where Jean and Tim McCumber raise Dorper sheep on their pasture based farm. 
Learn about the breed, pasture management, the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) and the use of Expected Progeny Difference (EPD's) in livestock culling and breeding decisions. Learn more at www.cmpdorpers.com.

To sign up, contact Lara Shockey at 607.865.7090 or email lss222@cornell.edu.
 
CCE of Delaware County and Watershed Agricultural Council are hosting this pasture walk; funding is provided by NYC Environmental Protection, USDA, and other sources. CCE provides equal program and employment opportunities.
 
The Watershed Agricultural Council helps private landowners to improve their farm and forest lands in order to protect clean drinking water for nine million New York City residents.  The Council works with nearly 1,000 property landowners in developing conservation plans and applying those practices in accordance with farm and forest management plans. The Council's mission is to support the economic viability of agriculture and forestry through the protection of water quality and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City watershed region. The nonprofit is funded by The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service and other federal and foundation sources.  The WAC is an equal opportunity employer and provider.  For more information, visit www.nycwatershed.org.

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SUMMARY: Farmers raising sheep and goats meet to discuss tricks of the trade at monthly pasture walk.

EVENT CONTACT:
CCE-DC Dairy/Livestock Senior Resource Educator
(607) 865-7090 x243
WAC CONTACT:
Tara Collins
Communications Director
(607) 865-7090 x226
(607) 643-5148 cell
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The Watershed Agricultural Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the economic viability of agriculture and forestry through the protection of water quality and the promotion of land conservation in the New York City Watershed region. The WAC is funded by The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service and other federal, foundation and private sources. The WAC is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.