NC Sheep Producers Association – Summer Field Day
July 11, 2015
Location: Clover C Farm – Bunn, NC Host: Carvel & Carol Cheves
Clover C Farm, located in Bunn, NC, is a seventh generation farm specializing in sheep and wool production. The farm takes lambs from birth to market, wool from sheep to shawl, and furnishes club lambs for 4-H showmen all over the state. It is indeed a full spectrum operation.
Agenda:
9:00am- 9:30am – Registration, Refreshments & Trade Show
9:30 – 10:00 – Welcome & Announcements
10:00- 11:00 Session 1: Choose your workshop – all workshops will be offered three times. Everyone will have the opportunity to attend all three.
· Clover C Farm –Farm facilities tour and how it operates – Carvel Cheves
· Livestock Exclusion, Rotational Grazing & Solar Power Water Systems – Charles Bass, Ag Cost Share Tech, Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District
· From Sheep to Shawl – wool production, processing and marketing – Carol Cheves, Alesia Moore, Glenda Moore
11:00 – 12:00 – Session 2: Choose your workshop – all workshops will be offered three times. Everyone will have the opportunity to attend all three. See above for descriptions.
12:00 noon – 1:30pm Lunch (with Local NC Lamb) & Trade Show
1:30 – 2:30 – Session 3: Choose your workshop – all workshops will be offered three times. Everyone will have the opportunity to attend all three. See above for descriptions.
2:30 – 3:30 – NC Sheep Producers Association Business Meeting
3:30 – Adjourn
