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NC Sheep Producers
Something for everyone! Education - Marketing Meat - Wool - Shows |
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Small Ruminant Pasture Workshop - Saturday August 26 9:30 - 12pm
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Saturday, August 26
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM River Birch Farm 138 River Birch Lane Advance, NC An informal, hands-on, pasture management workshop for area sheep and goat producers, and for new and beginning farmers. Topics include: • Rotational grazing practices • Electric fencing demos • Soil health and testing • Pasture improvement Registration: To register, call NC Cooperative Extension Davie County Center 336-753-6100 Or email Phil Rucker, NC Livestock Agent, Davie/ Yadkin at phil_rucker@ncsu.edu Registration ends Wednesday, August 23 |
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NCSPA Summer Meeting June 24, 2017
Our summer meeting will be held Saturday June 24, 2017 at Piedmont Custom Meats. We will have a tour of the facilities followed by a meat cutting demonstration.
Arrive 8:45 am
Tour begins at 9 am
Location: Piedmont Custom Meats
9683 Kerr Chapel Road
Gibsonville, NC 27249
Phone: 336-584-8247
Email: PCM@PiedmontCustomMeats.com
Website: http://www.piedmontcustommeats.com/home.html
Arrive 8:45 am
Tour begins at 9 am
Location: Piedmont Custom Meats
9683 Kerr Chapel Road
Gibsonville, NC 27249
Phone: 336-584-8247
Email: PCM@PiedmontCustomMeats.com
Website: http://www.piedmontcustommeats.com/home.html
Raising Sheep on the Small Farm
NCSPA members: Carvel Cheves, Carol Cheves and Alesia Moore are working with the NC Small Farm Association to present the following special event:
Raising Sheep on the Small Farm
Date: June 10th, 2017
Time: 9 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Clover C Farm - 117 Cheves Rd. Bunn, NC 27508 Phone: (919) 496-2575
Tour of Shepherd's Gate Fiber Processing Mill
Date: June 10th, 2017
Time: 2 PM
Location: Shepherd's Gate Fiber Mill - 110 Boardwalk Dr, Youngsville, NC 27596 Phone: (919) 522-4110
Cost: Free - ALL are welcome
www.facebook.com/Clover-C-Farm
www.ShepherdsGateFiberMill.com
Raising Sheep on the Small Farm
Date: June 10th, 2017
Time: 9 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Clover C Farm - 117 Cheves Rd. Bunn, NC 27508 Phone: (919) 496-2575
Tour of Shepherd's Gate Fiber Processing Mill
Date: June 10th, 2017
Time: 2 PM
Location: Shepherd's Gate Fiber Mill - 110 Boardwalk Dr, Youngsville, NC 27596 Phone: (919) 522-4110
Cost: Free - ALL are welcome
www.facebook.com/Clover-C-Farm
www.ShepherdsGateFiberMill.com
2017 Wool Pool Dates
Historically, NC wool producers have pooled their wool to put together quantities large enough to be able to sell on the national market. Due to the shrinkage of the wool market, there is currently only one buyer able to work with sheep producers in the eastern US. Mid States wool Coop out of Ohio has purchased NC wool for the last several years and has agreed to continue to work with our current wool pools.
For more info contact:
Charles Young
Charles_Young@ncsu.edu
336-877-6811
For more info contact:
Charles Young
Charles_Young@ncsu.edu
336-877-6811
How we handle and pack wool does play a big role in the final prices we receive. Wool needs to be full staple length, needs to be packed dry in the proper bags, and well labeled. The current standard for bags are large clear plastic wool bags, available through Mid-States and often available at some county Extension offices. You can pick up bags at the wool pools. We can handle small quantities in different containers, sheets, boxes, burlap bags, plastic garbage bags. These should only be used if you only have one or two fleeces. DO NOT use plastic feed sacks or the poly tarps. These have plastic fibers that contaminate wool and will result in rejection of the entire lot.
The primary commercial market for wool is for white wool, so it really pays to keep colored wool separate from clear wool. If you have sheep with black fibers such as Suffolk, keep that wool separate from the all white breeds such as Dorset.
Most of the wool in NC is the medium staple wool, so do not expect fine staple prices unless you have Rambouillet or one of the other fine wool breeds. If you think you have fine wool, make sure you label it.
Wool can still be a part of a positive cash flow in a sheep operation, but we must pay attention to the details to make it pay.
Charles Young
Charles_young@ncsu.edu
336-877-6811
The primary commercial market for wool is for white wool, so it really pays to keep colored wool separate from clear wool. If you have sheep with black fibers such as Suffolk, keep that wool separate from the all white breeds such as Dorset.
Most of the wool in NC is the medium staple wool, so do not expect fine staple prices unless you have Rambouillet or one of the other fine wool breeds. If you think you have fine wool, make sure you label it.
Wool can still be a part of a positive cash flow in a sheep operation, but we must pay attention to the details to make it pay.
Charles Young
Charles_young@ncsu.edu
336-877-6811
Don't forget to renew your membership.
This can now be done online at: http://groupspaces.com/NCSPA/public/pay/subscription/ or you can download an mail in a registration form.
2017 Membership Directory is now online.
Members, you can update your information anytime it changes.
