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The Katahdin HairaldSpring 2019www.katahdins.orgVolume 31, No. 1

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Mid-November 2018 to Mid-February 2019Welcome New Members

Youth MembersLia Pusterla of Pusterla Farm .......Penryn, CABrandon & Madison Sweat .......Acampo, CAHannah & Hayley Luznar .............................. .............................New Smyrna Beach, FLAndi, Levy & Riley Carothers ........................ ....................................Elizabethtown, INEmily, Blake & Hailey Ritze .....Cental City, IAMylie & Zoey Soppe ................... Newton, IADuane Miller ........................ Horse Cave, KYAbigail Myers ...........................California, KYDavid Fox of Fox Valley Homestead .............. ........................................ Mt Vernon, MOLoretta Markway .......................... Linn, MOVasilis & Mari Mousadakos........... Rolla, MOGrace, Mason, Addison & Emma Asher........ ........................................... Hamilton, OHKylan Osborn ......................... New Paris, OHCaden, Cale & Casey Mitchell ....................... ........................................... Chandler, OKHadlee, Kadee & Telson Ohm of 3-O Farm ....................................................Alva, OKTy Burkel ............................ Woonsocket, SDMason Fruechte of MJF Katahdins ............... .................................................. Ward, SDJaelyn & Jax Hickerson ............. Culleoka, TNChristopher Mata of Mata Farms ................. .............................................. Trenton, TNBrooke & Paisleigh Young ............................. ........................................ Bell Buckle, TNNoelle Cooley of Leaping Lapin Farm LLC .............................................Monroe, WAMichael Shafer ......................Tridelphia, WV

Voting MembersLarry & Sue Burt of L&S Farm .......... Opp, ALMatthew Davis of Davis Farm ....................... .......................................... Rogersville, ALPam Bell .....................................Bismark, ARSally Marshall & Rick Criss of Storybook Glen Farms ..................................Pettigrew, ARRoderick Lovan .....................Booneville, ARMichael Robinson of M&M Farms ................ ............................................Perryville, ARDoug & Sophie Sprague of Dry Branch Farm ................................................. Milton, FLKen Durden of Bar D Farms, LLC ................... ................................................. Lyons, GAJohn & Emily Highnote of Highnote Katahdin Farm .................... LaGrange, GAGael MacLean of Refuge Ranch .................... .......................................... North Fork, ID

Dalton Asmussen of Mill Creek Katahdins .............................................. Reynolds, ILMichael & Rhonda Bauer of Sunset Ridge Farm ........................................ Marissa, ILJoyce Burnham ....................... Steeleville, ILFrank & Barb Hintzsche of Hintzsche Sheep Farm .......................................Rochelle, ILBen Martin of HaBe Farm .......... Edelstein, ILVeterinary Medicine Research Farm of Univ of Illinois College of Vet Medicine ..................................Urbana, ILMichelle Durkin of DustyRose ...................... .........................................Mooresville, INPete Girod of Creek Side Sheep Farm .................................................. Salem, INJarod & Cassidy Pridemore of Pridemore Farms ..................................... Orleans, INHomer Slabaugh .................... Nappanee, INBenjamin & Esther Derbyshire of Fruitful Acres ................................... Cincinnati, IAKeith Futscher .........................California, KYDaxton & Hannah Lear of Cricle L Farms ...... .........................................Drakesboro, KYTimothy A Miller of Orchard Hill Farm.......... ........................................... Scottsville, KYSteve, Cheryl, Aaron & Micah Myers of Sonlight Ridge Farm ............California, KYTravis Sulfridge of Paint Creek Farms ........... ...................................... Williamsburg, KYKevin Woodward ...................... Webster, KYKace Marcantel of Hickory Creek Katahdins ............................................. Longville, LARob & Jen Bennett of Painted Sky Farm ....... .......................................Woodsboro, MDJean-Francois Seznec ............Annapolis, MDMolly Muchow of Verdant Hollow Farms ...........................................Buchanan, MICrystal Hoffman of State Line Stockdogs ...... .............................................. Chokio, MNRachel Lindholm of RLR Farm ....................... ............................................. Fosston, MNKody Rinehart of Rinehart Katahdin Farms ................................................ Rienzi, MSJoseph Branstetter of Branstetter Farm ............................................. Barnett, MOMark & Donna Griffin of Peno Creek Ranch ..........................................Frankford, MOSidney & Seth Hostetler of Circle S Farms .............................................. Buffalo, MOKathrine Hughes of Bobkat Farm .................. ............................................. Urbana, MOGideon Kropf of Kropf Farm Ranch ............... .............................................. Buffalo, MO

Wilbert & Jessica Kropf of Brushy Mound Farm ......................................Buffalo, MOAaron Mazelin of Winding Brook Genetics ... ............................................ Rich Hill, MOTim Jones of Old Tavern Farm ...................... ......................................New Ipswich, NHS. Arielle Bailey of Maple Lane Farm ............ ...................................Palatine Bridge, NYBrett & Jenniene Scarem of Baaad Lands Katahdin Farm ...................... Falconer, NYJeff Burroughs of Fat Mountain Farm ........... .......................................Cerro Gordo, NCCathy Gold of Shepherds Field .... Shelby, NCAshley Rasch of Rasch Ranch ...... Hazen, NDJean & Don Kimball of Creek Hill Farm ......... ..................................... West Chester, OHDan & Marta Urly of Urly Farms LLC ............. ......................................... Johnstown, OHGarrett Clark of Rising Sun Ranch ................. .................................................... Roff, OKDaniel Engle of R&E Ranch ........................... ........................................Holldenville, OKRodney, Jessica, Aaron & Bryson Troglin of Trog Land Company ..............Konawa, OKCourtney Schuur & Ethan O’Brien of North 44 Farm ..................................... Bend, ORMissy Ousley of Y4 Ranch ............. Hines, ORJeanette Richmond ............... Clatskanie, ORDan Thackaberry of Thackaberry Sheep Farm .....................................Lebanon, ORKristen Lindstrom .....................Winfield, PATommy Kleinsasse .......................Fedora, SDSandra & Dennis Hart of Hart Farms ............ .............................................. Jackson, TNRodney Hurd of Amazing Grazing Farm ................................................ Edison, TNDanny & Rita Ladd of D and R L Farms .............................................Rockvale, TNJennifer Wilson of Whispering Willows Farm and Dairy .... Thompson’s Station, TNMichael & Judith McGeary of McGeary Ranch ...................................Cameron, TXGersom Salais of Salais Lambing Co ............. ........................................... Robstown, TXGerardo Velasco & Juan M Vallejo of El Tajito ..................................... McAllen, TXLance & Amanda Weaver of Top of Texas Katahdins ................................ Pampa, TXDewayne & Amanda Cassell of Cassell Farms LLC ................. Meadows Dawn, VATy & Lisa Lewis of Cedar Spring Farms LLC ...................................... Glade Spring, VADennis & Sheralyn Miller of North Home Katahdins ...........................Greenville, VADuane Mohr ..........................Nokesville, VA

Spring 2019VOLUME 31 ISSUE 1

Cover: "Triplets", 2018 Photo Contest, photo by Johanna Kerns, Montana Pictured Above: "Mmmm", 2018 Photo Contest, photo by Etienne Richards, New YorkPictured Left: "Spring in the Pacific Northwest", photo by Karen Kenagy, Oregon

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President .......................................Henry ShultzVice President ...................................Ron YoungSecretary ............................................ Jane SmithTreasurer .....................................Robert WalkerDirector ..................................Michelle CanfieldDirector ............................................... John DyerDirector .....................................Lynn Fahrmeier

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ArticlesDirectors Corner ............................................................................................................2Breed Popularity: Praise and Pitfalls ............................................................................3Purdue University in Second Year of Commercial Katahdin Flock ................................4The 10,000 Registrations & Recordations Barrier: We broke it in 2018 ........................5Is Fall Lambing Right For You? .....................................................................................7Practical Flock Management Strategies for Adopting Genetic Technology to Control Gastrointestinal Parasites ............................................................................82018: A Very Successful Year for Katahdins – Time to Plan for the Future ................ 12Developing Effective Display Ads ................................................................................13Worm-Trapping Fungus ...............................................................................................15

Regular FeaturesWelcome New Members ..................................................................... inside front coverKatahdins & Katahdin Breeders in the News ..............................................................18Shepherd Resources ...................................................................................................20Focus on Ewe-th: Essay by Caitlyn Kleffner, Rolla, Missouri ......................................24Focus on Ewe-th: Essay by Caleb Pirc, Meridian, Idaho .............................................27Katahdin Recipe Forum Part 1 of 2 .............................................................................38Katahdin Recipe Forum Part 2 of 2 .............................................................................42KHSI Member’s Guide .................................................................................................43Classified Ads ..............................................................................................................44Advertisers Index (listed alphabetically) ......................................................................45

KHSI Business2019 Katahdin Hairald Display Ad Prices & Publication Schedule ................................2Want to Run for the KHSI Board of Directors or Work on a Committee? ....................21April 30 Deadline for 2019 Katahdin Youth Scholarships ............................................25KHSI Registry Report ..................................................................................................30Changes in Duties and Contacts for KHSI Services ...................................................36KHSI Board of Director's Conference Call October 22, 2018 ......................................40KHSI Board of Directors Meeting November 12, 2018 .............................................. 41KHSI Board of Directors Conference Call November 20, 2018 ...................................42KHSI Board of Directors Conference Call December 3, 2018 .....................................42KHSI Board of Directors Conference Call December 27, 2018 ..................................44

Coming EventsApril 27 Indiana Premier Sale Includes Katahdins ........................................................52019 Sheep Field Day & Hair Coat Inspection Training May 18th in Pennsylvania ..... 1734th Annual Goat & Hair Sheep Field Day, Langston U., Langston, OK April 27th ..... 17Katahdins Return to Big Ohio Sale May 9-11 ..............................................................18South Central Katahdin Group Meets June 7-8 ..........................................................182019 Midwest Stud Ram Sale: Reminder of Important Changes ................................20Third Rocky Mountain Katahdin Association Meeting June 6, 2019 ...........................21Important Dates ...........................................................................................................22Events Calendar ..........................................................................................................22Educational Events Calendar ......................................................................................22Katahdin Consignment Reminders 2019 .....................................................................23Katahdin Sale Roundup...............................................................................................23Katahdin Youth Calendar .............................................................................................27

Past EventsAmerican Sheep Industry Annual Convention - 2019 .................................................322018 VA Tech Ram Sale Has Another Outstanding Year ...................................... 35

Inside This Issue

2019 Expo & 2nd Katahdin CongressMeet Us at the 2019 KHSI Expo in Tennessee August 15-17 .......................................2Attention Katahdin Breeders: 2019 KHSI Expo Sale Update ......................................292019 Katahdin Hair Sheep National/Expo Sale Consignment Info .............................3915th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale and 2nd International Katahdin Congress August 15-17, 2019 in Cookeville, Tennessee .......................................... back cover

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The Katahdin Hair Sheep asso-ciation has implemented some major changes to our organization. Due to the growth of our registry, we have hired Alan Culham as our new Op-erations Manager. Alan brings to our breed years of experience in the sheep industry and we look forward to working with Alan this year. We have also retained Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer as our Education Managers so they will have the time to utilize their years of experience in mentoring new Katahdin owners. Their knowledge of the history of the Katahdin breed will be invaluable to new producers, and they will continue to edit The Katah-din Hairald magazine. Alan can be contacted at [email protected] and Jim may be reached at [email protected] Both can be contacted at our new KHSI number, 717-335-8280

2019 Katahdin Hairald Display Ad Prices & Publication Schedule

• Advertisers who agree to advertise in 4 consecutive issues receive a 10% discount on each ad.

• The prices listed in the table above are for finished ad copy. It is the responsibility of each advertiser to either produce the final copy themselves or contract for that.

Member Commercial Sheep Ads AdvertisersAd Size Cost-Color Ad Cost-Color Adfull page ..........................................$250 .................... $3301/2 page ..........................................$130 .................... $1751/4 page ...........................................$70 ...................... $901/8 page (business card) ..................$45 ...................... $55

2019 Hairald Publication Schedule Summer Fall WinterArticle Deadline/Display Ad commitment deadline (inc. ad size) ..................Apr 17 ...........Jun 4 .......... Oct 23Display Ad content due to Xpressions ..................Apr 23 ..........Jun 11 ......... Oct 29Classified Ads due to Operations ..........................Apr 23 ..........Jun 11 ......... Oct 29Mailing date (Bulk Mail) ...................................... May 17 .......... Jul 5 ...........Nov 22

with Alan at extension 1 and Jim/Te-resa at extension 2.

I would like to remind you of some events coming up in 2019. The Ohio Katahdin Showcase Sale is held in Eaton, Ohio on May 9-11, followed by the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in Sedalia, Missouri June 24-29. We are now making plans for the Katahdin Expo and Sale to be held in Cookeville, TN in August. Dr. Temple Grandin, professor at Colorado State University will be the featured speaker. KHSI also has a hair coat inspection training workshop on May 18th in Shippens-burg, Pennsylvania. Please check our website at www.katahdins.org for further information on all of these events. (note: see articles on these events on pgs 2, 17, 18, 20, 29, and Back Cover).

I would like to wish everyone good luck and a great lambing season for 2019 and I hope lambing is going well. Here in mid-Missouri, after 20 inches of snowfall, our lambing barn collapsed with 50 ewes and two shep-herds in the barn. The barn is a total loss, but no sheep or shepherds were injured in this accident. We still have electricity and barn cameras function-ing in our newly created lambing cave, so all was not lost.

KHSI returns to the Hyder-Burks Pavilion at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville Tennessee site, where we held successful well-attended KHSI Expos in 2013 and 2016. The Expo Program Committee is work-ing hard to finalize the details of pre-sentations, workshops and activities that will benefit KHSI members and attract shepherds from other breeds interested in learning more about Katahdins.

Our very special guest speaker is Dr Temple Grandin, a professor at Colorado State University and a world expert on practical methods for humane handling of livestock. Her research continues to influence the de-sign of livestock handling equipment and processing facilities throughout the livestock industry. Dr Grandin says her autism is instrumental in understanding what animals fear and how they react to movement and handling facility structures. She has helped produce videos for the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) on humane handling of sheep. Dr Grandin was also the subject of the highly rated HBO biographical film “Temple Grandin” starring Claire Danes, released in 2010.

The 2019 Expo will include an In-ternational Session featuring invited speakers from countries which are producing Katahdins. Their topics will include how Katahdins have adapted and are being used in the Americas, useful producer information that they provide to shepherds in their own country and how they promote Katah-dins to other countries. The goal will be to include speakers with Katahdin experience from Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Colombia.

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By Alan Culham, KHSI OperationsIt is with great anticipation that I

write my first column for the “Hairald”. The Katahdin breed’s rapid ascension to being the leading register of sheep in the country is nothing short of phe-nomenal. Much credit can be given to the Katahdin Hair Sheep International Association, its staff, but above all to the Katahdin breeders themselves who recognized a need by the sheep industry, and filled it. That need being for an easy care sheep, with natural parasite resistance, that did not need to be shorn.

With this sudden increase in popu-larity comes an increased demand for breeding stock. While this at first glance appears to be a great economic opportunity as supply falls short of demand, I must caution Katahdin breeders to some of the pitfalls of breed popularity.• Lack of selection pressure within

the breed. With a strong demand for breeding stock Katahdin breed-ers will be tempted to retain ani-mals as breeding stock that previ-

Breed Popularity: Praise and Pitfallsously would not have made the “cut”. As breeding stock generally demands a premium compared to animals marketed for meat, the financial incentive is strong for breeders to sell their bottom end as breeding stock. This can be detri-mental to the quality of the overall breeding population, in most cases lowering the overall performance and quality that the breed had been previously known for. Long term this potentially could un-do the very characteristics that attracted breeders to Katahdins in the first place. Just because a lamb has two registered parents doesn’t mean it deserves to be registered (e.g poor genes from both parents).

• An increase in new breeders. New breeders are obviously essential for the continued growth of a breed. But we must remember that they are “new”. Lacking experience in raising Katahdins, possibly in raising sheep, or maybe in rais-ing any form of livestock. It can be a steep learning curve to bring

these new breeders up to speed. While the KHSI must fill a large role in offering breeder education, established breeders must have the responsibility to act as mentors to their customers. One of the mes-sages must be to continue to stress the importance of the Katahdin’s easy care characteristics. Often newer flocks are smaller in size with the operation being more of a “hobby” than an agricultural enterprise. Even with this being the case breeders must remember that Katahdins must continue to be able to work in the “real” world of profitable and efficient sheep pro-duction.

• Watch for creeping trends and fads that will occur. Genetic de-fects must be culled, even if they are associated with popular blood-lines. The good of the breed must take precedent over the good of the breeder! Breeders should strive to create a better Katahdin than they started with. This can only be ac-

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Parasite Resistance is hereditary. Hound River Farm has been selecting for Parasite Resistance in our sheep since 2007 based on:Multiple Fecal Egg Count analysis on all lambs annually; Continuous participation in Parasite Resistance research since 2007, including on-farm testing, SARE grant and USDA research studies; Thirteen years of NSIP data submission for fecal egg count EBVs; and careful selection of herd sires with documented parasite resistance. We will again consign a select group of quality ram lambs to the 2019 Virginia Tech Forage-based Ram Test.

Our sheep are pasture-raised and exposed to parasites year-round.Contact us to reserve your next herd sire.

www.houndriverfarm.comRoxanne & Milledge Newton, Hahira, Georgia. (229)-740-0017

The Southern Indiana Purdue Ag Center (SIPAC) in Dubois seeks to provide important and interesting in-formation to producers about health, maintenance and current issues in the sheep and goat industries. In the fall of 2017, SIPAC purchased 65 Katahdin ewe lambs from forage-based commer-cial Katahdin flocks: Dave Embree in Indiana and Greg Brann in Kentucky. The breeding rams were obtained from USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farm Research Center in Booneville, Arkan-sas. The first lamb crop was born in May 2018, with the second lamb crop due this spring.

With funding from the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center, this new Katahdin flock is now in-volved in demonstration and extension activities, field days, and workshops and participates in a research grant led by Dr. Joan Burke. It is a pasture and forage-based operation with lower inputs. The flock will be compared to the existing SIPAC meat goat herd, with data collected on breeding rates, survivability, weaning rates, para-site tolerance, and foot health. This

complished by focusing on those traits economically important to commercial sheep production. Keep in mind what the role of the Katahdin is in the commercial sheep industry and strive to make it better at filling that role. Avoid trying to make the breed something it is not.With increased breed popularity

comes increased breeder responsibil-ity. In my one half century of involve-ment in the purebred sheep industry I have witnessed several breeds self-de-struct due to their inability to deal with the breed’s popularity. Fortunately today we have some tools available to us that can aid us in successfully deal-ing with the prosperity of popularity. Advances in sheep genomics allow us to accurately screen for most genetic defects and verify parentage if needed. Genetic evaluations (NSIP) allow for us to plot progress or lack of for those performance traits important to the Katahdin breed.

It is a great time to be a Katahdin breeder!

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information will be used to evaluate whether Katahdins offer a good choice for a small ruminant animal that is more grazing-friendly in a southern Indiana environment (wet, humid, without much browse) and performs well in an all-forage operation. The long range objective is for the flock to serve as a resource for the growing hair sheep industry in southern Indiana, Kentucky, southern Illinois, and other regions of the country.

In August 2018 the SIPAC farm hosted a sheep tour organized by Dr. Mike Neary (Purdue Sheep Specialist) and Jason Tower, SIPAC Superinten-dent. Producers were invited to learn about the flock, sheep production and forage/grazing management. SIPAC plans to make this an annual event.

If you have any questions or would like more information about sheep at Purdue, please contact Dr. Mike Neary at [email protected] or 765-494-4849 or check out our website below. Also, Jason Tower will have more specific information and you can reach him at [email protected]. www.ansc.purdue.edu/sh/index.html

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2018, a year for Katahdin breeders to remember.

Twenty years ago we were pleased that registration numbers were over 3000 in 1998. When the numbers were in for 2016, we thought maybe 10,000 in one year. In 2017, with 9972, we knew were close to 10,000 but didn’t know if we could break that number.

So, all of us KHSI members can pat ourselves on the back. This is the first time a sheep breed in the USA has topped the 10,000 barrier since 2009 when the Suffolks registered 10,146. KHSI also set our breed record for transfers. The last time another breed has transferred (sold) more than 6000 in a year was in 2006 and Katahdins have done it for two years in row. In looking at ratios of past years, this is a very healthy and robust ratio of lambs sold (xfr) to lambs registered. It is also very healthy compared to the ratios of transfers to registered in all the other breeds. These are great successes. Finally, we can also be excited about setting membership records.

But, it is worth putting this success in perspective. In 1993 there were 4 breeds with over 12,000 registrations with one of two Suffolk registries with

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The 10,000 Registrations & Recordations BarrierWe broke it in 2018

26,000. So, historically, our 10,000 is a moderate success.

A second perspective is that KHSI can’t rest on its laurels. There are

surely a finite number of buyers of reg-istered Katahdins in the USA. So, let’s celebrate, but work to keep Katahdins a strong part of the industry.

On April 27, Greenfield Indiana will once again be the site for a multi-breed Indiana Premier Sheep Sale. It will be held in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Katahdin Sale. Last year

April 27 Indiana Premier Sale Includes Katahdinsthere were six Katahdin consignors.

Sheep classes will be displayed starting at 10 am. The sale begins at noon at the Hancock County Fair-grounds located at 620 Apple St,

Greenfield, IN 46140. For questions about Katahdins in the sale, you can contact Jane Smith at 219-474-3216 or John Dyer 812-362-8012. Sale manager can be reached at 317-326-4461.

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He was one of the top selling Katahdin’s @ the 2018 MWSRS

"Amtrac TRB 1000"our 2nd place Fall Ram @ the 2018 MWSRS

and new record selling Fall Katahdin. He sold for $4,300.00 breaking his full

brother’s record from last year that sold for $4,200.00

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Co-written by Kathy Bielek (Ohio) & Roxanne Newton (Georgia)

We often get questions about asea-sonal or fall lambing: Can Katahdins lamb in the fall? Is fall lambing the same as an accelerated system? And do you need to use only sheep born in the fall? As in most things, the answer is “it depends.”

First, let’s define “aseasonal breed-ing.” For many breeds of sheep, ewes cycle in the fall to produce lambs in the spring. “Aseasonal” refers to lambing any time outside that normal window, while “accelerated” typically refers to a system where ewes are bred to lamb at 8 month intervals (or three times in 2 years).

Fall lambing can be part of an ac-celerated system or all or part of the ewe flock can be bred to lamb in the fall. There are notable advantages to fall (aseasonal) lambing. Producers may want to take advantage of higher premiums for lambs marketed when inventories are low, usually January through April. With milder tempera-tures, fall lambing can be beneficial to both ewes and lambs. Fall-born lambs can have faster weight gains due to cooler temperatures. There is also a reduced risk of heat stress in lactating ewes. Another benefit is that grazing ewes and lambs are less likely to be affected by parasites as cooler night time temperatures reduce pasture contamination. Offspring of fall-born “aseasonal” breeding animals may offer seed stock producers an added marketing opportunity.

Sounds good, right? But there are significant challenges to consider. Understanding these will help each producer decide what works best for their own situation and what to plan for before converting an entire flock to fall lambing program.

First, it’s important to understand the biological constraints of aseasonal breeding. As days grow longer in late spring through early summer, ovula-tion rates decrease. While some ewes will consistently breed out of season, many ewes – if not most –will stop ovulating altogether in late winter/early spring. These lower ovulation rates result in fewer pregnancies and lower lambing rate percentages (fewer multiple births). Younger ewes, <15 months of age, are particularly affect-ed and have significantly lower out-of-season breeding rates compared to

Is Fall Lambing Right For You?when they mature. Ram fertility can also decrease as days grow longer.

Environment can further affect aseasonal breeding success. Since ovulation increases as days become shorter and decreases as days become longer, ewes that will breed in spring in the southern US may not breed in higher latitudes due to longer days. In temperate regions, when breeding in late spring or summer, heat stress can be an issue for both rams (negatively affecting fertility) and ewes (resulting in lower birth weights and/or greater embryo loss).

Aseasonal breeding could affect resource allocation as well. Labor requirements may be more evenly distributed across the year, which could be a positive or negative. Often nutritional requirements of ewes in late pregnancy can be met with good fall pastures. However, additional expenses may be necessary to meet the nutritional requirements of lactat-ing ewes as well as growing/finishing lambs, including costs associated with purchasing good quality hay and/or grain, or over-seeding winter forage.

Fall lambing rates are generally lower than with spring lambing. A flock that averages a 200% lamb crop in spring may drop to 150% or lower in fall. If ewes are not identified and sorted based on pregnancy ultrasound (another expense), ewes carrying singles or open ewes (more likely with fall lambing than the traditional spring lambing) may be unnecessarily overfed. Compared to raising lambs on pasture in spring and summer, fall lambing may require shelter for finishing lambs over winter.

So how do you put all this together and decide if fall lambing will work on your farm? How do you plan for suc-cess? First, you’ll want to do some re-search. Talk to other breeders in your area who practice aseasonal breeding. Understand the market in your area: supply and demand, price fluctua-tions, and the weight and type of mar-ket lamb preferred. Assess whether you have adequate labor resources, appropriate shelter, and feed/pasture resources available. Consider having a back-up breeding plan for open ewes and fall-born replacement ewe lambs. These are considerations that should be planned for well in advance.

The next step is to identify potential aseasonal breeders in your existing

flock, or purchase animals with asea-sonal genetics. Refer to your breeding and lambing records for ewes with these traits to identify those ewes more likely to breed aseasonally in the spring: • Early maturity: First lambing oc-

curred at or around 12 months of age.

• Early cycling: ewes who consis-tently breed on the first cycle

• High prolificacy: ewes who con-sistently twin or frequently have triplets; ewes that are triplet born themselves; high indexing NSIP ewes especially those with high EBVs for Number Lambs Born (NLB)

• Ewes that were born in fall• Mature ewes. Aseasonal breeding

of young ewes (<15 months old) has a low probability for success.

• Crossbred ewes: heterosis increas-es aseasonal breeding potentialNext consider ram selection. Fall-

born rams have a higher capacity for aseasonal genetics. The breeding ram needs a breeding soundness exam and should have high libido and fertil-ity. The use of a vasectomized teaser ram can both extend ovulation into late spring and significantly improve ovulation rates in preparation for breeding. Instead of using a teaser ram, one to two weeks of fence line exposure can also stimulate ovulation and number of eggs ovulated. The use of a marking harness will help monitor mating activity and is highly recommended.

CIDRs (controlled internal drug releasing devices) can be used to synchronize, extend and/or improve ovulation rates. Success varies with individual ewes in an aseasonal breed-ing program.

There are certainly challenges to fall or aseasonal lambing. Note, the potential for higher profits is often negated by a 30% or more decrease in number of lambs born with fall lambing. Aseasonal breeding suc-cess is also highly variable by year and can be affected by temperature, rainfall and lesser understood social cues, as well as genetics and nutri-tion. But for some farms it may offer better resource allocations and access to more marketing opportunities. If you think fall lambing might work on your farm, do your homework and plan for success.

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Balanced selection for• Growth• Maternal Skill• Parasite ResistanceOur 12th year in NSIPGenetic connections to NSIP

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This article is built around sig-nificant research findings published in five recent scientific articles during 2017-18 by Drs Dave Notter, Joan Burke, Jim Miller and with Dr Jim Morgan’s collaboration.

Initial records for these studies originated from ten Katahdin flocks located in three states via a project titled, “Selecting Sheep for Parasite Resistance” that was organized and coordinated by Kathy and Jeff Bielek (Misty Oaks Farm OH) and funded by North Central Region Sustainable Research and Education Program (NCR SARE) in 2005 and 2007. At the same time another group of three Ka-tahdin breeders from West Virginia, Missouri and Arkansas worked with Dr Dave Notter for the preliminary development of the first parasite re-sistance Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) in the USA The work of both groups was combined to provide the first across breed parasite resistance EBV in 2007.

Practical Flock Management Strategies for Adopting Genetic Technology to Control Gastrointestinal Parasites

Beginning in 2003, a total of twelve years of records from thirteen Katah-din flocks, involving more than twelve thousand lambs and approximately three thousand ewes, were included in the five published papers.

Significance of ParaSitiSm A recent U.S. sheep industry sur-

vey conducted by National Agricul-tural Statistics Services (NASS) and summarized by ASI noted that small sheep operations (less than 100 head) constituted more than 90 percent of the U.S. flock inventory. This report also noted that Mid/Upper Midwest region producers rated labor as the major flock management issue, fol-lowed by health concerns.

Both Northeastern and Midwest-ern/Southern raisers reported health their primary issue of concern and listed parasitism as the major culprit. These regions represent the vast ma-jority of our small flock operations in the U.S. The overall industry assess-ment listed gastrointestinal parasitism as a major concern and with more impact on financial returns than any

other disease.Historically, during the past cen-

tury it was recognized that gastro-intestinal nematodes (GIN) were a major threat to U.S. sheep raising, especially in those sub-humid regions with favorable temperature and rain-fall. At this time Sheep Extension bulletins addressed the seriousness of parasitism and identified Haemonchus contortus (abbreviated as Hc in the rest of the article), “common stomach worm” as an abdominal blood sucking nematode that infected the digestive tract, causing anemia and in severe cases death.

External symptoms listed mucus membranes of eyes, nose and mouth becoming pale with an unhealthy color; lambs with droopy ears and especially noted that “affected sheep were unable to keep up with the flock!”

During the past two decades, researchers from South Africa intro-duced FAMACHA® evaluation as a qualitative procedure to assess stages

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of anemia via scoring (1 to 5) the de-gree of pink coloring in the optical membranes of the ewe and lambs. Further information on FAMACHA® evaluation is available via web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/ or www.wormx.info/famacha.

Note that heavily parasitized lambs can pass more than two million Hc eggs per day and adult ewes several million per day!!

imPortant PhaSeS of gaStrointeStinal ParaSiteS

There are two critical phases of GIN infestation that were carefully analyzed genetically in the above-mentioned Katahdin research study: Peri-parturient Rise (PPR) and Ac-quired Immunity.1- PPR involves hypobiosis or arrested

development of ingested larva in regions where there are cold win-ter temperatures. Up to 90 percent of nematodes at this stage can undergo hypobiosis and become dormant in the mucosa lining of the stomach. During stages of late pregnancy and early lactation, these arrested larvae mature and

produce a new population of eggs that provides the “principal source of GIN infestation” for lambs dur-ing early spring grazing.

2 - Acquired Immunity is an important secondary response to GIN larvae exposure and most likely occurs for grazing Katahdin lambs from two to three months of age. Some grazing lambs express an innate response as early as five to six weeks old. An acquired immu-nity response for some wool breed lambs, with a history of migratory grazing, is delayed from four to six months of age.

aPPlicable genetic technology First, some basic genetic under-

standings for use in managing genetic control of gastrointestinal parasit-ism.

Genetic improvement from selec-tion is dependent on two major com-ponents--additive genetic variation, as a proportion of total trait variation, identified as heritability, and the amount of total genetic variation for a trait.

Drs Notter, Burke et al’s research analysis reported heritability esti-mates and total trait variation for PPR at parturition, 30 and 60 days post lambing; Fecal Eggs Counts (FEC) of grazing lambs at 60, 90 and 120 days of age and FAMACHA® scoring in comparison with FEC for evaluating level of GIN infestation of lambs. FEC for ewes peaked at 30 days post lambing.

Heritability estimates for PPR and FEC data were heritable (20-30%), with PPR values strongly related to FEC of lambs at both 60 and 90 days of age. This relationship suggested the functioning of similar genes. FAMA-CHA® scores and FEC for lambs at 90 and 120 days were also reasonably correlated (.25-.31). However, FEC were considered to provide the more accurate assessment of GIN infestation of live lambs and thus more accurate to select on.

As previously noted, not only the proportion of additive genetic varia-tion (heritability) is important but

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total variation of a trait affects rate of selection.

Performance data from this study reported the average PPR-FEC from ewes at birth was 933 with a range of 0 eggs per gram (epg) to 16,400. Those same statistics for PPR ewes at 30 days post lambing were an average of 1145 epg, with a range of FEC from 0 to 19,600.

FEC data from 4676 Katahdin lambs at 60 and 90 days of age showed FEC averages of 851 and 794 with ranges of 0 to 44,000 and 0 to 8,700 respectively.

These vast ranges of apparent GIN infestation allow for rapid improve-ment from genetic selection.

It should be further noted that approximately three-fourths of GIN reside in twenty-five percent of the flock so culling these from your flock will greatly improve management and requirements to deworm .flock management PracticeS for adoPtion of genetic technology

to control gin ParaSitiSmRecognition that 70 to 90 percent

of flock improvement is achieved by using superior performing rams is important! Fortunately for the Katah-din breed there is an elite segment of flock owners who have emphasized selection for a period of three sheep generations (15 years) for GIN re-sistance. These flocks can be located via http://nsipsearch.org/#!/search. (Editor’s note: several NSIP breeders can help with the search as well as the experienced KHSI Education and KHSI Operations Managers.)

Another valuable source of GIN resistant rams is the Annual VA Tech SW Ram Test Station Sale initiated in 2012. Nominated ram lambs are pas-ture grazed for 10 weeks beginning in late June with FEC samples collected during five two-week periods. Rate of gain on test is also recorded. FEC variation among test rams during the past six test years, generally range from 0 epg to more than five thousand! Some of the rams that did not make sale have had FEC soar over 15,000 epg. Only high-performance rams are offered in the annual sale scheduled in late September. A majority of rams tested are Katahdin.

PPR assessment at late pregnancy, parturition or four weeks post-lamb-ing via FEC and or FAMACHA® scoring to identify those ewes that should be treated with an effective

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anthelmintic and identified for pos-sible culling at weaning time.

FEC testing is more accurate for identifying resistance and can be expensive. Producers can purchase commercially available kits for use. FAMACHA® scoring is more than adequate for determining which ewes need treatment for GIN infestation.

At weaning time potential replace-ments should be evaluated for para-sites. Lambs with FEC less than 500 should be noted. Grazing lambs at this time with more than 1000 eggs per gram have been negatively affected for both rate and efficiency of gain and should be treated with an effective anthelmintic.

Post weaning ewe parasitism could rely on “Walk on Genetics” evaluation---note one of the common symptomatic expressions for GIN infestation was, “affected sheep were unable to keep up with the flock!” This approach was once discussed by the author with Clifton Merrick, a sheep and cattle rancher in central Texas. He had experienced the “walk on” effort and described his cull ewes as “slow movers and heavy breathers” after walking down a lane on a hot late spring/ear-ly summer day--and he could easily identify and cut those ewes into a cull-ing pen---”Walk O n G e n e t i c s Works!”

other management

PracticeS Arrested GIN

larva can exist on pastures for longer than a year in certain favorable envi-ronments. The use of “clean” pastures for ear-ly spring graz-ing is important especially for lactating ewes nursing young lambs . Clean pastures could be those that had been mechani-cally harvested

for hay the previous year and or a newly seeded forage area.

Rotational grazing is commonly used, but one should understand the life cycle for GIN is 14 to 21 days for each new generation and thus a continuous source of larva. Alterna-tive grazing with cattle can also help reduce parasite larva populations.

Professor P.W. Gregory at the Uni-versity of CA in 1937 stated: “Sheep breeder cooperation with geneticists and parasitologists may perform a ser-vice for the sheep industry of the U.S. and perhaps the world by developing genetically resistant strains.”

Work by Drs Notter, Burke et al., in cooperation with Katahdin sheep breeders, has provided genetic in-formation for methods of genetic improvement that directly reflect on Prof. Gregory’s thoughts from more than eighty years ago.

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Jim Morgan, KHSI Education OfficeIn 2018, Katahdin Hair Sheep Inter-

national (KHIS) registration numbers broke the 10,000 barrier. Even more important, transfer numbers increased and remain high. Not only are high numbers of lambs being registered, but over 60% of them are being sold. This ratio of number of lambs transferred (sold) to total registered is a key indica-tor of membership success and profit, and organizational health. Another area of note is that membership num-bers reached our highest ever at 1399 as of December 31,2018.

These numbers bode well for Katahdins. As KHSI works for our membership we are seeing increased markets for registered stock with new members, more participation of flocks in the show ring and more interest in the National Sheep Improvement Pro-gram. Part of our success is the buy-in from commercial sheep flocks that see value in Katahdins

It is the continued buy-in from the commercial industry that will be a key for Katahdins to remain successful. Early on, a fast growing and popular “younger” breed often sells itself. For Katahdins, commercial flocks looking for a shedding, moderately framed ewe that twinned and was less sus-ceptible to parasites, all had to go to registered breeders. Success for Katah-dins also included an unprecedented expansion of sheep production in the humid southeast where wool fleeces have shorter staple length and are less dense and sheep need to handle parasites.

We have to predict that at some point, commercial flocks will find that moderately priced commercial animals are readily available, already in their working clothes and ready to start producing. Almost without ex-ception all successful registered sheep breeds over the last seventy years have experienced that day of reckon-ing where fewer and fewer flocks can be successful with registered sheep. Without a doubt, continued success of a registered sheep association requires that registered sheep provide superior value and are worth the effort to pro-duce and the extra dollars to buy. In the rest of the article, we will outline a few programs and efforts that are predicted to help maintain value.

2018: A Very Successful Year for Katahdins – Time to Plan for the Future

The Katahdin association over the next few years is developing programs to improve outreach to the commer-cial Industry. Past President Lynn Fahrmeier of Missouri is chairing the Commercial Committee. This commit-tee is continuing work on the KatPlus program. The goal of the KatPlus pro-gram is to use commercial hair sheep flocks as multipliers that can provide 50-500 ewe lambs/year sired by regis-tered Katahdins. In the past few years, the Katahdin Operations office has received several requests for 200-500 ewes. These requests are harder for small acreage farms and ranches to supply. The goal is to provide large commercial flocks that want to get into the business of hair sheep a chance to buy large numbers.

A KatPlus flock must use registered Katahdin sires. They can purchase registered sires from leading Katahdin show flocks improving conformation or from flocks in the National Sheep Improvement Program that are evalu-ated for number of lambs weaned, for growth and/or documented parasite resistance. Commercial buyers can then select the KatPlus flock that has the registered sire string that fits their goals including improved conforma-tion from show flock sires, NSIP, extensive, forage-based or accelerated programs. The KatPlus program also provides a way for commercial flocks to give feedback and inform registered breeders what they want. KatPlus flocks receive the added benefit of hav-ing a webpage at www.katahdins.org that has a description of each KatPlus ewe program and the stats on ewe lambs available (number, produc-tion/management system, months lambs born, when weaned and avail-able for sale, sires used).

Commercial flocks will also benefit from the results of a current collaboration with a consortium of researchers. These include Drs Joan Burke (USDA Re-search Center in Booneville, Ar-kansas) Ron Lewis (U Nebraska Lin-

coln), Brenda Murdoch (U of Idaho), Scott Bowdridge (West Virginia U), Jim Miller (Louisiana State University), Anne Zajac (Virginia Tech U)and Jim Morgan, KHSI Education Office. This study includes 18 flocks, and goals are to develop DNA tests that allow seed-stock producers and buyers to identify sheep superior for parasite resistance, lamb survival and the growth traits. This current collaboration is build-ing on the successful collaboration of several Katahdin NSIP flocks with Drs Joan Burke, Jim Miller and Jim Morgan along with Dr Dave Notter in identify-ing sheep genetics and management strategies for controlling parasites. The ultimate goal of Dr Joan Burke’s work is to improve selection of sheep that work for the commercial industry.

Another investment for the Katah-din association is the hiring of Alan Culham to manage the Operations Office. Alan comes to KHSI after suc-cessful work on promoting and grow-ing commercial sheep operations for the American Sheep Industry’s “Let’s Grow” program. The association’s plan is that Alan will improve KHSI’s promotion program and materials and serve as an excellent link to the industry as a whole, as well as with our current registered flocks. Having more staff time and expertise is good.

The outreach programs from the above KHSI projects are part of our big tent approach: effectively promoting and enhancing value for flocks that show, flocks that receive Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) from NSIP, flocks primarily in dry lots, and/or primarily extensive forage fed flocks. It will take all to promote Katahdins effectively to the commercial sheep industry.

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At Smohalla Acres we are looking to raise top quality Katahdins. Founded in 2016 with genetics from EHJ and ZWT, we have been fortunate enough to produce some quality sheep as seen below. Visitors are welcome to the farm anytime. Look for us at the upcoming 2019 shows and sales. Happy Spring!

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RHO 829 - 2018 NAILE2nd Place March Ewe Lamb

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By Gail M. Hardy, Xpressions, Graphics Specialists

The first statement I usually hear from a new advertiser is “I have never done this before, and I don’t know what to do.” That is under-standable and nothing to be nervous about. I will try to alleviate some of your concerns with putting together an effective ad to benefit you.

I have found it very important to have a discussion with whomever is helping you with your advertising campaign. That talk will help you and them better focus on what you are trying to achieve with your ads and how you can get there. I have found I am able to get the “feel” of your overall ad when talking about how you perceive your sheep breed-ing operation, your interaction with your flock and your customers, and where you want to be in the future.

Remember, the object of your ad is to get new customers to contact you. Here are some questions that I recommend you keep in mind when

Developing Effective Display Adsplanning your display advertising campaign:1. What are you trying to say in your

ad? You need to have your primary focus come across to potential cus-tomers. Are you introducing your flock to “get your name out there”? Are you announcing a new herd sire with great bloodlines that will hopefully improve your next lamb crop? Did you have a ram that per-formed well at a recent show/sale that you want to highlight?

2. What is your target market? Your target market is who you are adver-tising to. If you are a commercial producer, you would probably want to highlight lamb availability, location of your operation, flock descriptions, years in business. If you are a member of NSIP, you would highlight EBVs and parasite resistance for people wanting those improvements to their flocks. If you are taking progeny from an exceptional animal to a show or sale, you would want to let people see those bloodlines.

3. What should I include in my ad? Basic information can include your name, your business name, phone number where you can be reached, city and state, email address, and web address. You do not have to include all of this information if you don’t want to. For instance, if you put down your home phone number but spend most of your time outside, then please make sure you have a good voicemail system for messages. In the same light, if you are baling hay, you might not want to be getting calls on your cell phone while you are on the tractor. These are decisions you need to make, but keep in mind how you want potential new customers to get in touch with you.

4. What size ad should I run? That’s a tough question. You are looking at the cost of running the ad to determine the size. Having white space is important for an effective ad (white space being portions of


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Sired by "Pistol" and out of a "DOC" daughter. We have a nice set of fall lambs out of him.

And an EXCITING pair of Jan. Ram Lambs out of him and "Belle"!! (probably keepers).

At this time we will enter "Long Genes" at Sedalia, unless we sell him privately off farm.

RIV 811 3rd March Ram Lamb at 2018 NAILE, and member of 1st place pair of ram lambs. Sired by "DOC" and out of "Fancy"

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your ad with no words or pictures). If you have too much information in an ad, then the wording gets cramped or is too small to be read-able. Likewise, if you have too many pictures in your ad, then you run out of white space. Work with your ad designer to most effec-tively utilize the amount of space available for that ad size.

5. Special requirements from you. If you have a sign or logo that has

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Nematode-trapping fungi have demonstrated potential as a biological control agent against the immature (larval) stages of gastrointestinal nematodes (worms) in livestock feces under both experimental and natural conditions. These fungi are normal soil inhabitants throughout the world where they feed on a variety of non-parasitic soil worms.

identified your farm, you might want to use it in your ad. Do you have a slogan for your operation? Do you have a particular color that you like? Or a particular color that you absolutely do not like? Are there any hours of the day that are preferable for contacting you? Do you have farm tours that would require an appointment? Are you taking consignments to upcoming sales so that people can be sure to visit your pens? Do you have

a website and/or Facebook page where potential customers can get an idea of your operation before contacting you? These special requirements are personal prefer-ences and help define your unique operation.I hope this is helpful to KHSI adver-

tisers in planning out an effective ad-vertising campaign. Working closely with your ad designer should generate the results you want to see.

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Worm-Trapping FungusOf the various fungi tested, Dud-

dingtonia flagrans spores have been shown to survive passage through the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants. After defecation, the spores germinate and grow in the feces to form sticky, sophisticated traps/loops (see image) which are able to trap the developing larval stages of the parasitic worms in the fecal environment. This form of control has been successfully applied under field conditions and is an envi-ronmentally safe biological approach for forage-based (not confinement)

feeding systems. The primary delivery system is

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At Fahrmeier Katahdins we combine visual appraisal with the power of multigenerational EBVs to select the best replacement lambs for our flock. Why use only one selection method

when you could be using both?

Elizabeth Fahrmeier using the Shearwell Stock Recorder from Great Britain. Fahrmeier Katahdins are in a two year

Beta Test Program with Shearwell as they rewrite their software to work with NSIP producers.

material into supplement feedstuffs for daily feeding. This requires a man-agement system that can accommo-date daily feeding where each animal has the opportunity to consume an adequate amount of the feed/spore mixture. To achieve adequate control of larvae in the feces, during the trans-mission season (June-September for most areas), spores have to be fed for a period of no shorter than 60 days, usually starting at the beginning of the grazing season (especially young after weaning). Feeding spores to dams during late pregnancy and lac-tation will also help to reduce pasture contamination, especially for grow-ing young that will graze the same pasture.

A secondary delivery system is thoroughly mixing the fungal spore material into loose mineral supple-ment. The mineral needs to be kept covered and dry. This method does not require daily feeding, but mineral supplement needs to be replenished at whatever interval necessary to provide a constant source of spores for the duration of the treatment period. The spores cannot be incorporated

into pellets as the heat of the pelleting process will kill the spores.

The Australian company that is marketing the product called Bio-Worma® is International Animal Health Products (IAHP). BioWorma® is approved for use in the US and is registered in almost every state. IAHP is developing a distribution system for the US and the first shipment of product will arrive mid-February 2019. The primary US distributor is located in Kansas and avenues of dis-tribution from there are yet to be de-termined. The product should initially be available to some markets as soon as March, but many other markets probably into the spring/summer. Cost will be distributor driven and relatively expensive, but consider the long-term benefit of reduced pas-ture contamination. This product is the only control method that targets worms on pasture, where a majority (estimated at about 90+% of the total worm population) reside.

It is important to understand and emphasize that this product is just one component of an integrated control program. Do not rely on this alone.

For more information on integrated control and updates on BioWorma availability go to American Consor-tium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (www.wormx.info) and In-ternational Animal Health Products (www.iahp.com.au).

Editor’s Notes: This article ap-peared in the February 2019 Timely Topics at https://www.wormx.info/ wormtrappingfungus

James E. Miller, DVM, Ph.D is Emeri-tus Professor, School of Veterinary Medi-cine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Joan M. Burke, Ph.D, is Research Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS, Booneville, Arkansas.

Timely Topics are written by members of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control. They are for educational and informational purposes only. They are not meant as a substitute for professional advice from a veterinar-ian or other animal science professionals. Some treatments described in the articles may require extra label drug use, which requires a valid veterinarian-client-pa-tient relationship.

Worm-traPPing funguS, continued from Page 15

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Dan and Jan Turner of Shippens-burg Pennsylvania along with 2 other active Katahdin breeders, Matt Nolt and Leon Gehman will host a hair coat inspection training for Katahdin Hair Sheep International. The day will include several educational presenta-tions. The Field Day is scheduled for May 18th and starts at 8:00 AM. The hosts will have lunch for the day of workshops and hands on training. The goal is to make this day a great learn-ing experience to share with other sheep producers.

Hair coat inspection training is especially important for those that are using the grading up process starting with sheep without papers and recording percentage sheep for 3 generations. Then following a valid hair coat inspection by a certi-fied inspector, these 87.5% sheep will “reclassify” to 100% fully registered. You can read more about the current process at our website: go to www.katahdins.org, then Membership tab,

2019 Sheep Field Day & Hair Coat Inspection Training May 18th in Pennsylvania

then Forms and Documents, and select Hair Coat Inspection Form. You can also call Jim Morgan at 717-335-8280 ext 2 with questions about the train-ing. To become a certified inspector, a person must be a member for two years and pass a training test. Even if your sheep are all fully registered and you don’t need to be an inspector, the training has value since it improves your ability to evaluate hair coats in your flock. The offspring of two registered Katahdins that are “woo-lier” can result in offspring that don’t shed well. So, selecting for adequate shedding is important for all breeders raising easy care shedding sheep.

The tentative schedule is below. Please RSVP to Jim Morgan, KHSI Education Office, 717-665-8280, ext 2 or at [email protected]. This will help with providing lunch, ordering the number of FAMACHA® cards and making sure there is enough room for attendees to sit during pre-sentations The Turner’s farm, Ewe

Lamb Right, is at 210 Big Pond Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257. Updates to schedule and presentations will be posted at www.katahdins.org and on the Katahdin Hair Sheep International Facebook page.

Preliminary Schedule7:30 - Check in8:00 - 9:45 - Hair Coat Inspector Train-

ing10:00 - FAMACHA®, Smart Drench-

ing Presentation ($12/card)11:30 -Sheep skills. Body condition

evaluation demonstration, Struc-tural correctness, foot trimming & tube feeding lambs

12:15 – Lunch (provided by Dan & Jan Turner, Matt Nolt and Leon Gehman)

1:15 - Intro to NSIP1:45 – Producer Panel consisting of

Gehman, Nolt & Turner discussion their management and feeding sys-tems and genetic selection.

2:15 - Advanced topics – Question & Answer Period

Langton University is hosting their 34th Annual Goat and Hair Sheep Field Day at Langston University. This year will have morning and afternoon sessions along with separate activities for youth. The focus of the 2019 Field Day is a “Holistic Approach”. A Holistic Approach is managing the whole farm and flock/herd to improve performances and prevent problems instead of responding to each prob-lem as it occurs. The Field Day starts at 9 AM and ends at 4:30 PM and is free. You may bring your own lunch or purchase a lunch on site.

The morning session will focus on the Holistic Approach with sessions on Herd/Flock Health, Predator Control and Parasite Management. Hands on workshops in the after-noon include further discussions on holistic management, basic goat and husbandry practices, feeding and nutrition, government assistance, fitting and showing market weth-ers, tips for cheese making, and many more topics.

For registration information contact Dr Terry Gipson at 405-466-6126 or [email protected] or register online at http://goats.langston.edu/goat-and-hair-sheep-field-day Langston University is located 12 miles east of Guthrie Oklahoma on Highway 33.

2018 born rams

2018 born ewes

Yearling rams, breeding sound

Parasite Resistance

KATAHDIN SHEEP SALEAPRIL 18, 2019

Incredible parasite resistant genetics with some rams and ewes in the top 1% of breed. Some NSIP

Maternal and Stud certified.Rams - 10-15 ram born in Jan & Oct 2018.

Ewes -~25 ewe lambs born in Jan & Oct 2018. Catalog available April 8 with more

details (https://www.ars.usda.gov/southeast-area/booneville-ar/dale-bumpers-small-farms-research-

center/). Save the date: Aug 1 next sale.All yearling rams passed a breeding

soundness exam.

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6883 S. State Highway 23, Booneville, ARErin Wood 479-849-5610 Chad Lee 479-206-1224 Joan Burke 479-675-3834 ext. 325

34th Annual Goat & Hair Sheep Field Day, Langston University, Langston, OK

April 27th

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Clifford Spraberry, Royse City, TexasPlease mark your calendar for

June 7th and 8th! The South Central Katahdin Association (SCKA) will be holding its 2019 Membership Meeting and Private Treaty Sale on these dates. The location will be same as last year at the Silver Creek Equestrian Club, 5025 Bovina Cutoff Road in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The program will have an education speaker, open forum, and an opportunity to network with other Katahdin producers. Members will have Katahdins available for private treaty sale. There is no fee for attending this event and a noon meal will be provided.

Further details will be posted at SCKA’s website: www.hair-sheep.com.

Big Shot

You're not buying a sheep,

You're buying a Program At Work!Pasture Raised ~ Rotational Grazing ~ Raised with Cattle

Accelerated Lambing ~ Ewes are Lambing every 8 months

Jay & Irma Greenstone, Pauline Tolentino • Rose Hill, VA276-229-3666 • 276-346-7235 (c)

[email protected]

Call NOW for 2019 lambs

Top Ramsfor sale at the farm

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This is the fourth year that Katah-dins have shown and sold at the Big Ohio Sale in Eaton, Ohio May 9-11 at the Preble County Fairgrounds, 722 S Franklin St, Eaton, OH 45320. In ad-dition to Katahdins, there will be 10-15 other breeds sold at the three-day event. With this diversity of breeds and number of sheep, there will be op-tions for buyers to trailer sheep back to their operation.

At time of printing the catalog was not yet available, but here is some information from last year. In 2018, prices varied but 25 Katahdin lots

Katahdins Return to Big Ohio Sale May 9-11

South Central Katahdin Group Meets

June 7-8sold at over $600 average. Consign-ors came from Maine, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Buyers came from Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee.

For a catalog or more informa-tion about this sale, contact Ban-ner Sale Management Service at 309-785-5058, P.O. Box 500, Cuba, IL 61427. You may also visit www.bannersheepmagazine.com for the complete sale listings as soon as they are available.

Katahdins Under Solar Panels in Florida make the Local TV Station.Katahdins graze under solar panels in several states We know KHSI mem-

bers in Texas and North Carolina who manage sheep in solar projects. The KHSI Education Office was contacted by a television reporter from Florida asking about Katahdin sheep. In the text version of the TV segment, the reporter mentions the sheep from Maine. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/re-gion-hillsborough/teco-hires-eco-friendly-hungry-sheep-to-mow-grass-in-expanding-solar-energy-fields

Katahdins & Katahdin Breeders in the News

UPDATEKHSI Operations new address:

P. O. Box 739, Fowlerville, MI 48836

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Give us a call for all your Katahdin breeding needs.

Henry & Becky Shultz • Prairie Lane Farm KatahdinsCooper Gehring, Junior Shepherd • Sarah Gehring, Flock Consultant

6219 Audrain Road 125 • Centralia, MO 65240 • 573-682-7127 [email protected] • www.prairielanefarm.net

or contact Sarah 573-819-0806 • [email protected]

We Had a GOOD DAY at NAILE

This triplet March ram lamb is out of the 2017 NAILE Champion Ewe. His adjusted 60 day wt is 68 lbs. He sells at the Expo.

Congratulations to Cooper! Champion Ewe at the 2018 NAILE Junior

show, shown and owned by Cooper Gehring. This ewe just delivered triplets this week.

“Falcon” Grand Champion Ram at the 2018 NAILE National Show

Actual 60 day weight 77 lbs, adjusted 60 day weight 89 lbs, adjusted 120 day weight 147.5 pounds. He is in the top 10 percent of NSIP scores for WWT and PWWT. This ram

represents conformation and production and we will be using Falcon in our breeding program.

“Stetson” Second place February ram & Reserve Junior Champion

at the 2018 NAILE National Show He also shows conformation and performance. Actual 60 day wt 76 lb, Adjusted 60 day wt 85,

Adjusted 120 day wt 145. Watch for his lamb crop!

We can deliver to the Big Ohio Sale in Eaton in May, the South Central

Katahdin meeting in June in Mississippi, or the Midwest Sale in Sedalia. We can also deliver to the Expo in Cookeville. Feel free to call for more information!

Member NSIP

We have a group of fall rams and ewes for sale, many are sired by Velocity, Champion Ram at the 2016 and 2017 NAILE.

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[email protected], Judy & Scott Dyer

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Ray & Pam Hancock - 618-843-8779Randy & Lisa Hancock, Rhett &

Gracelyn - 618-843-4559

Noble, [email protected]

The Midwest Stud Ram Sale is scheduled from June 24-29 at the Mis-souri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Mis-souri. Katahdin events kick off with The Leroy Boyd Katahdin Junior Show on Monday June 24th at 9 AM. The Katahdin Open Show starts at 8 AM on June 25 and all Open Show Katahdins sell at 8 AM Thursday June 27th.

The following changes for 2019 were announced by sale managers and details can be viewed online at: https://www.midwestsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Early-Sale-Flyer.pdf

The entry fee has increased from $20 to $30 due to rising event costs ($90 per pen of three). Also, a checkout fee for out of state buyers of $5 per destination will be charged--this is not a per animal charge. This additional checkout fee covers increased costs by the DVMs who write the interstate health papers. The $5 check out fee covers all sheep transported to one location. Whether you buy 1 head or 15 head, you will only be charged a flat fee of $5 per destination. This fee covers the coast of a new electronic health paper service which greatly speeds up the issuing of interstate health papers and will get you on the road faster after the sale.

Another change: the online catalog will allow the consignor to post inter-net links for two photos and one video per consigned animal. Consignor will be responsible for finding hosts for the actual photos and videos. Consignors with websites can post pictures at their website or Facebook pages, or on You-Tube, https://www.youtube.com/, a site that makes it easy to post your own videos online. This should help buyers

2019 Midwest Stud Ram Sale: Reminder of Important Changes

to look at information on the sale sheep ahead of time and will be especially helpful for those that plan to bid online. Links to photos and video will appear only in the online catalog.

Watch the Summer Hairald for more information. Katahdins plan additional activities including an information session Wednesday afternoon for consignors, buyers and attendees. Of special interest is the Ice Cream Social at the Katahdin pens on Wednesday evening. As always, that is an excellent time to meet other breeders, view the sale sheep, talk to the consignors and just chat with all the Katahdin enthu-siasts who attend the Stud Ram Sale. On Thursday morning prior to the sale, stop by the Katahdin table to grab a cup of coffee and a snack. If coffee isn’t your style, we bet that John Dyer will have a gallon of chocolate milk to share.

Updated details, entry forms and the catalog are available at the Stud Ram Sale website, www.midwestsale.com At time of printing this issue, the entry deadline listed online was April 20, with entry forms available in early March. There is also a Facebook page: search for M i d w e s t S t u d Ram Sale. If you have questions or do not have inter-net access, you can also call Bret Oelke with Heartland Livestock Services (sale management) at 218-770-2428.

Body Condition Scoring YouTube Video

One of the most useful skills that a shepherd needs to do is Body Condition Scoring. It is good if a shepherd can put his/her hands on a few ewes every week to check their body condition. It is easy to be fooled in the Winter when the hair is long. It is easy for ewes to be a little thinner than you think.https://youtu.be/gCu04ueCKOo

This short YouTube video (7.5 minutes) was developed by Dr Reid Redden, Sheep & Goat Specialist, at Texas A&M Agrilife Extension. This complements the article on page 26 of the “Guide to Katahdin Hair Sheep” published by the Katahdin Association and available at www.katahdins.org/wp-content/up-loads/2016/01/A-Guide-to-Katah-din-Hair-Sheep-2017.pdf

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Babette Fief, ColoradoThe 2019 Rocky Mountain Katah-

din Association will be held Thursday, June 6th in the conference room of La Quinta Inn, 3709 E. Mulberry Street in Ft Collins, at 10 a.m. We are pleased to have Dr Joan Burke of USDA-ARS, Booneville, Arkansas in attendance. Dr Burke will be doing a morning and afternoon presentation, followed by the annual business meeting. The US Department of Agriculture, Agricul-tural Research Station in Booneville has owned Katahdins for over 15 years and has been working and do-ing research on them since then. She has received many grants and has published several research papers on

Third Rocky Mountain Katahdin Association Meeting June 6, 2019

Katahdins. Currently, she is working on improving our ability to identify superior production genetics using DNA tests.

Dr Burke’s talks will include a practical approach to selection. “Us-ing selection criteria to improve your flock”. Dr Burke will also present “Making out-of-season breeding/lambing work”.

Contact Babette Fief to let her know you are attending. (719) 384-4000 or [email protected].

The RMKA meeting in 2020 will be in Dubois Idaho where the USDA Sheep Experiment Station is located. We will keep you posted on the date.

KHSI encourages members to participate in association activities. The KHSI Board and Committees are an important part of the process of keeping Katahdins a driving force in the US, Canadian and Mexican sheep industries as well as the world.

To run for the Board of Direc-tors a person needs to be a member for two years, be in good standing. KHSI Operations (Fowlerville, MI – [email protected]) needs to have the candidate statement in hand by June 20, 2019 to make sure that the ballot can be printed and mailed to membership in plenty of time before the Expo.

Want to Run for the KHSI Board of

Directors or Work on a Committee?

Contact Alan in the KHSI operations office at 717-335-8280 ext 1 or [email protected] Jim & Teresa in the KHSI Education office at 717-335-8280 ext 2 or [email protected]

Contact Jeff & KHSI Registry staff at 717-335-8280 ext 3 or [email protected]

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KHSI posts information on sheep sales and events as a service. Posting sale and event information does not imply endorsement or verification of the claims of any sale or event. KHSI encourages the use of performance records and production data as the primary means of selecting and ranking sheep. Sales and events posted are not sanctioned by KHSI unless otherwise noted. Contact the KHSI Education Office to ask for your sale or event to be posted. 717-335-8280 ext 2 or [email protected] for updates on the KHSI Facebook page and the calendar page of www.katahdins.org

Important DatesJanuary 31, 2019

**April 30, 2019

**May 18, 2019

**August 15-17, 2019

**Youth Calendar.

Annual 2019 Membership Renewal Was Due. Uh oh..don’t miss out! If you forgot to pay 2019 dues, please send $60 as soon as possible to: KHSI Registry, PO Box 231, Wamego, KS 66547 You should have received a renewal form in the mail in December. Can download one from www.katahdins.org at the membership tab.

KHSI Youth Scholarship Appli-cations due. Applications at www.katahdins.org (under the Membership Tab, Forms & Docu-ments).

Field Day & Hair Coat Inspection Training. 8 AM. Shippensburg, PA. Ewe Lamb Right, Dan & Jan Turner. See article pg 17. RSVP and more information with Jim Morgan, 717-335-8280 ext 2, [email protected] and Events at www.katahdins.org

Annual KHSI Expo: Mem-bership Meeting (Aug 16), National Katahdin Sale and International Katahdin Congress Hy-der-Burks Ag Pavilion, Cookeville, TN. www.katahdins.org Check out the Expo Tab at the website for regular updates.

Listed on page 27 as part of the Focus on Ewe-th.** - Article with more information in this issue of Katahdin Hairald

Educational Events Calendar**April 27, 2019. Annual Goat & Hair Sheep Field Day. Langston Univ., Langston, OK. See article

pg 17. Or contact Dr Terry Gipson at 405-466-6126, [email protected] or http://goats.langston.edu/goat-and-hair-sheep-field-day.

**June 6, 2019. Rocky Mountain Katahdin Association Annual Meeting. La Quinta Inn, Ft Collings Colorado. Babette Fief for information, 719-384-4000 or [email protected]. See aticle on pg 21.

**June 7-8, 2019. South Central Katahdin Association (SCKA) Annual Meeting. Silver Creek Eques-trian Club, Vicksburg, MS. www.hair-sheep.com. See article pg 18.

**June 26, 2019. Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Seda-lia, MO. On the afternoon of the 26th will be an educational presentation or two for Katahdin breeders. More info the Summer issue of the Katahdin Hairald. www.katahdins.org or 717-335-8250 ext 1. See article pg 20.

July 4-7, 2019. All American Junior Sheep Show. Hutchinson, KS Fairgrounds. https://allameri-canjuniorshow.com/ or call 401-647-4676

**August 15-17, 2019. 15th Annual Katahdin Expo, Katahdin National/Expo Sale & 2nd International Katahdin Congress. Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN, www.katahdins.org. See article pg 7 and back cover.

** - Article with more information in this issue of Katahdin Hairald

Events Calendar**June 24-29, 2019. Midwest

Stud Ram Sale. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. Leroy Boyd Junior Show on June 24. Katahdin Open Show o n June 25, Katahdin Open Sale on June 27. www.mid-westsale.com or [email protected] or [email protected] or 515-442-0950.


Katahdin Consignment Reminders 2019**March 10, 2019. Big ohio Show & Sale. Show & Sale on May 9-11 at Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, Ohio.

Contact Banner Sale Management, 309-785-5058 or www.bannersheepmagazine.com. You can consign after March 10th but your entry doesn’t make the online catalog. See ad on pg 36 and article on pg 18.

**April 20, 2019. International Katahdin Sale on June 27 at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO. April 20th is the deadline to make the sale catalog. Late entries can still be consigned into the sale. Best information at https://www.midwestsale.com/entry-info/ or [email protected] or [email protected] or 515-442-0950. Entries may be made online. See article on pg 20.

May 1, 2019. Nugget All American Sale Deadline. Forms available at https://wlivestock.com/pages/31 or call 317-966-4332. Katahdins have consigned the last few years.

**June 15, 2019. 15th Annual KHSI Expo & National Sale held in Cookeville, TN on August 17th. Consignment deadline is expected to be June 15th. Updates in Summer issue of the Hairald and at KHSI website www.katah-dins.org Expo 2019 tab. Also contact Alan at [email protected] or 717-335-8280 ext 1. See article pg 39.

August 15, 2019. Northeast Regional Katahdin Shows at the Big E. Springfield, MA. https://www.thebige.com/p/competitions/473 ** - Article with more information in this issue of Katahdin Hairald

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Regional Katahdin Sale. Fairgrounds, Greenfield, IN. For information on the Katahdin sale, call John Dyer 812-362-8012 or Jane Smith. 219-474-3216

**May 11, 2019. Big ohio Show & Sale. Show on May 10 & Sale May -11. Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, Ohio. Contact Banner Sale Manage-ment, 309-785-5058 or www.bannersheepmagazine.com

June 1, 2019. Nugget All-American Sale. Sparks, NV. Nugget Casino & Resort. Further details, and bidding and streaming are available online at Willoughby Livestock website: https://wlivestock.com/pages/31

**June 7-8, 2019. South Central Katahdin Association (SCKA) Private Treaty Sale. Silver Creek Equestrian Club, Vicksburg, MS. www.hair-sheep.com

**Jun 27, 2019. Midwest Stud Ram Sale. International Katahdin Sale at 8 AM, Thu. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. www.midwestsale.com or [email protected] or [email protected] or 515-442-0950. Online bidding available.

July 27, 2019. 14th Annual Center of the Nation NSIP Sale. Spencer, IA. Clay Country Fairgrounds. http://nsip.org/home/events/center-of-the-nation-nsip-sale/ or Rusty Burgett 515-708-8850.

August 10, 2019. 3rd annual Eastern NSIP Sale, Wooster, Ohio. Wayne County Fairgrounds. http://nsip.org/home/events/eastern-nsip-sale/ or Rusty Burgett 515-708-8850.

**Aug 17, 2019. 15th Annual Katahdin National/Expo Sale. Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN


Educational Events Calendar**April 27, 2019. Annual Goat & Hair Sheep Field Day. Langston Univ., Langston, OK. See article

pg 17. Or contact Dr Terry Gipson at 405-466-6126, [email protected] or http://goats.langston.edu/goat-and-hair-sheep-field-day.

**June 6, 2019. Rocky Mountain Katahdin Association Annual Meeting. La Quinta Inn, Ft Collings Colorado. Babette Fief for information, 719-384-4000 or [email protected]. See aticle on pg 21.

**June 7-8, 2019. South Central Katahdin Association (SCKA) Annual Meeting. Silver Creek Eques-trian Club, Vicksburg, MS. www.hair-sheep.com. See article pg 18.

**June 26, 2019. Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Missouri State Fairgrounds, Seda-lia, MO. On the afternoon of the 26th will be an educational presentation or two for Katahdin breeders. More info the Summer issue of the Katahdin Hairald. www.katahdins.org or 717-335-8250 ext 1. See article pg 20.

July 4-7, 2019. All American Junior Sheep Show. Hutchinson, KS Fairgrounds. https://allameri-canjuniorshow.com/ or call 401-647-4676

**August 15-17, 2019. 15th Annual Katahdin Expo, Katahdin National/Expo Sale & 2nd International Katahdin Congress. Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville, TN, www.katahdins.org. See article pg 7 and back cover.


Katahdin Consignment Reminders 2019**March 10, 2019. Big ohio Show & Sale. Show & Sale on May 9-11 at Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, Ohio.

Contact Banner Sale Management, 309-785-5058 or www.bannersheepmagazine.com. You can consign after March 10th but your entry doesn’t make the online catalog. See ad on pg 36 and article on pg 18.

**April 20, 2019. International Katahdin Sale on June 27 at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO. April 20th is the deadline to make the sale catalog. Late entries can still be consigned into the sale. Best information at https://www.midwestsale.com/entry-info/ or [email protected] or [email protected] or 515-442-0950. Entries may be made online. See article on pg 20.

May 1, 2019. Nugget All American Sale Deadline. Forms available at https://wlivestock.com/pages/31 or call 317-966-4332. Katahdins have consigned the last few years.

**June 15, 2019. 15th Annual KHSI Expo & National Sale held in Cookeville, TN on August 17th. Consignment deadline is expected to be June 15th. Updates in Summer issue of the Hairald and at KHSI website www.katah-dins.org Expo 2019 tab. Also contact Alan at [email protected] or 717-335-8280 ext 1. See article pg 39.

August 15, 2019. Northeast Regional Katahdin Shows at the Big E. Springfield, MA. https://www.thebige.com/p/competitions/473 ** - Article with more information in this issue of Katahdin Hairald

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May rolls around and my friends are so happy that summer break is almost here and it is time to relax, but not in my world. Summer break for me means it is time to hit show season and time to work hard with my sheep to make them be the best I can.

My name is Caitlyn Kleffner from Rolla, Missouri, which is located in central Missouri. I am a sophomore at Rolla Senior High School where I am an active member of my FFA chapter and currently serving as the Assistant Secretary. In addition to FFA, I am a member of my school’s Key Club which is a sister organization to the Kiwanis Club and we do lots of service projects in our community. I live in a split household but have been blessed in the fact that both my parents have farms and come from a history of farmers. My dad’s side of the family has raised pigs and cattle but currently runs a large Amerifax cattle opera-tion. My mom’s side of the family has raised chickens, pigs, sheep, cattle and horses and currently have all of those except pigs and horses. I am lucky to have a lot of family support behind me in my journey of showing as well.

Showing livestock didn’t start with sheep for me. I started showing Amerifax cattle when I was six years old with my dad at the local Maries County Fair through 4-H. In 2013, while at the Phelps County Fair with my mom I noticed some friends of our family showing sheep but they weren’t like any sheep I had ever seen before because they had hair. This was my introduction to Katahdins. I thought to myself that I might like to try showing Katahdins and I wouldn’t have to worry about shearing them. So I bought a ewe lamb from this family and showed her in the open class in 2014 and won Supreme Ewe at the Phelps County Fair.

The next year I purchased two more ewes but this time decided to go with registered stock from a local young breeder in the area. I showed another year at the county fair and then decided if I was going to con-tinue to grow my herd that I needed to purchase a ram and so I did. In August of 2015, while at the Missouri

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State Fair, I told my mom I wanted to be there showing the next year. I set my goal and went after it and made it happen.

In 2016, I showed not only at the Phelps County Fair but also at the Missouri State Fair and that was an experience to say the least. I showed in both the 4-H Open class and Breeders classes. When we finished showing, my mom and step-dad had to return to work the next day so my mom left me with an assignment while I was at the fair with my grandparents for the next couple of days. I was to go around and talk to as many Katahdin breeders as I possibly could and learn as much as I could. During these next few days I made friendships that have continued to grow every year and people that have helped me learn the ins and outs of the sheep business including Luzon Farms, Prairie Lane Farms and Country Lane Katahdins. While at the fair, Becky Shultz came and told me about the Missouri Junior Preview Show (MJPS) held every June in Sedalia, Missouri and said I should try to plan to attend. I decided it was time to set another goal and that is exactly what I did.

In June 2017, I attended the MJPS for the first time and loved it. During the 2017 State Fair I watched the Lead Line class and decided I wanted to take part in that as well so again it was goal setting time and I made it hap-pen. I exhibited a wool cape in August 2018 that my grandmother made and won first place. Along with that I was also surprised with the Missouri FFA Sheep Shepherd award which was an incredible honor that I had no idea was coming. During the 2018 Phelps County Fair, I exhibited a Katahdin market lamb which came in 1st in the Hair Sheep Market class which was a huge goal for me. I am now attend-ing three shows a year throughout the summer and I am also focusing on FFA and school during the year as well. I continue to work at improv-ing my blood lines and increasing my herd. Between my parents and I, there are currently 11 registered breeding ewes on the farm, two ewe lambs, and three registered rams.

Over the last few years of showing sheep there have been many traits that I have learned that will help me in every aspect of my life. The first of those is setting goals. Someone once told me if you don’t have dreams and goals you don’t have anything and I fully believe that. You have to set goals for yourself and go after them with all your effort. Second, in order to achieve those goals you need organization and perseverance. There is a lot of paper-work to running a registered herd and getting registered for fairs so you have to stay organized and on top of what is going on with your sheep. Perse-verance is a must because you never know when you step in the show ring what is going to happen, and even though you might have a bad show, you have to keep moving forward. There have been times that it has been tough to continue on but I am not a quitter and will continue to push on to achieve my goals. Third, showing has taught me to take a chance trying new things. I have struggled to get my animals to the correct size for show season and through talking with other breeders and researching, I was able to figure out a combination of feed that worked for me this year.

In addition, whether it is my sheep or cattle, I have to be looking at what is new and what blood lines I need to incorporate into my herd to improve the lambs. Sportsmanship is not just for sports, it also is a trait that is impor-tant in the show ring. People are will-ing to help you and give you advice when you are kind and supportive of them as well as yourself. At the end of the day we are all trying to promote agriculture. Last but most definitely not least is the trait of being able to network. When my mom left me with that assignment at the Missouri State Fair in August 2016 I never realized the doors that would open and how I was going to grow as a person. Learn-ing how to communicate with people to gain knowledge or to just make friends is so important in this world to be successful.

All of these traits that I have gotten through showing have allowed me to


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At least two Katahdin Youth Schol-arships will be awarded this summer. If more funds are donated, KHSI will award more scholarships to our out-standing youth. Applications are due on April 30, 2019.

KHSI is continuing its scholarship program in 2019 for youth entering college or already in college or gradu-ate school. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to youth for use at any US college or university.

Go to the KHSI Website Forms page to download applications and in-structions www.katahdins.org/khsi-forms/ Completed applications and reference letters must be postmarked by April 30, 2019 to be considered

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grow and continue to expand my ho-rizons. As I work to finish high school with high honors I plan to continue showing and working towards the goal of attending Veterinary School as I want to be a large animal vet. Last winter, I got my first taste of the vet world when I had to pull three lambs from my Supreme Ewe that I men-tioned earlier, and then lost the ewe as well. I plan to return to my hometown and practice if at all possible.

I still learn new things about this spectacular breed of sheep on a daily basis that continues to draw me in even more. In the end, I feel that the Katahdin world has lead me down a path that I really never knew existed. Even though it has not always been an easy path to walk, I would not trade what I have learned or a second of my experiences for anything. I truly believe this knowledge and experience is priceless.

April 30 Deadline for 2019 Katahdin Youth Scholarships

for this year’s competition. Those with no internet access can call KHSI Operations at 717-335-8280 ext 1 to request application materials to be mailed.

Eligibility: the applicant must be a youth member of KHSI, or their immediate family must have a cur-rent KHSI membership. Applicant must be under 21 as of January 1, 2019 or under age 26 if applying for graduate school, and must have been involved with Katahdin sheep for at least 1 year. For questions about the scholarship, or to request application materials, please call KHSI at 717-335-8280 ext 1, visit the KHSI website at the link above or email [email protected]

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WINCHESTERSire of multiple National ChampionsWatch for his offspring at the top sales and his rams & ewes on the farm producing quality lambs.

Member:KHSINSIP

MSBA

We breed exceptional Katahdin Sheep to exacting standards that do equally well in

the show ring, commercial flock or farm flock.

We will have lambs available beginning in May. They are especially nice this year. We also have a very limited number of yearling ewes and rams, including two Centralia sons out of a Landreth ewe.


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458 Crowley RoadSabattus, Maine 04280

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VELOCITYSire: Winchester; Dam EHJ 435

Two time National Champion RamWatch for his offspring in the

show ring this year.

CONFIRMEDSire: Winchester; Dam EHJ 413

Supreme Champion Ram Big E week 2National Reserve Champion Ram 2018Watch for him in 2019 open shows.

KISS ME KATESire: Winchester

2018 NAILE Reserve Champion EweShowing as a Yearling Ewe in 2019

ZAC BROWNSire: Centralia

National Junior Show Champion RamWatch for him in the show ring in 2019.

DOC BARSire: EHJ 658; Dam DOC P271

Our newest stud ram acquisitionWe look forward to some great lambs.

Thank you to my crew for their hard work and dedication. It is appreciated.

We would like to thank all our wonderful customers from 2018 for their

purchases. You have all helped make 2018 a

great year! We wish you the very best.

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My name is Caleb Pirc and I am the owner of Good Shepherd Farm in Meridian, Idaho. I raise Katahdin hair sheep for breeding stock and meat production. Currently, I run about 30 registered ewes.

My journey with sheep began when I was 12 years old when I brought home my first ewe lamb. Ever since I was little, I enjoyed spending time with animals. As I grew up, I became more interested in agriculture, so my family moved out to our current hobby farm so my twin sister and I could try raising livestock. I originally was interested in cattle, but since our property was small (as was I), we began with lambs.

It may seem ironic, but I came to Katahdins by way of wool. After watching a shearing demonstration, my parents knew that we needed hair sheep that would not be putting their energy into wool that would also be incredibly difficult for us to shear. The lambs started out as a hobby, a few to keep in the pasture to keep the grass down. In essence, I stumbled across the idea of turning it into a profitable business. After we sent our ewe lambs to the breeder to be bred in the fall, I purchased a wether to finish on pas-ture with some birthday money that I had saved. I sold that lamb that fall,

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made some money on my investment, and suddenly realized, “I can make some money doing this!” Over the next few years, I enjoyed the sheep so much and after realizing their feed efficiencies compared to cattle, I knew that sheep were for me.

Over the next several years, I would continue to grow my flock by purchasing a breeding ram and addi-tional ewes. After I continued to grow the flock, by purchasing various rams, I was able to keep my top replacement ewe lambs to continue to improve the quality of my flock. I learned quite a bit over those next several years about pasture management, flock health, and general sheep maintenance. In addition to keeping back quality ewe lambs, I purchased several other small flocks over the next several years to continue to grow my flock.

From the beginning, grazing man-agement was a vital part of my busi-ness. The book Management-intensive Grazing by Jim Gerrish was very influential as I set my grazing goals and management strategy and system. While occasionally various circum-stances dictate otherwise, I move the sheep approximately every day us-ing MiG to build soil health, increase pasture quality, and provide adequate nutrition for the sheep. I raise my

lambs in a complete forage-based system, which provides a highly palat-able product to my meat consumers. While the operation has outgrown our small hobby farm, I have expanded to several generous neighbors’ pas-tures who are willing to let me lease them in exchange for crop sharing, pasture improvement, labor, and/or maintenance to continue to grow the business. This has been crucial to the success of my operation.

I began by marketing meat by word of mouth, but as I continued to grow the ewe flock, I began selling meat through other venues. I began by selling at the Boise Farmer’s Market where several thousand customers would walk past my booth every Saturday. This gave me a great ex-perience sharing about my product and the breed with consumers and, on occasion, other sheep breeders. During that time, we also worked with the Mayor of our town to start one of the first youth farmers markets in the country. As our farm was the featured operation, it allowed me to work with the media and understand how the interviewing process works from the perspective of the one being interviewed. As my flock continued

Katahdin Youth CalendarApril 30, 2019. Katahdin Youth Scholarship Postmark Deadline. See article on

pg 25 for more details. You can also find Scholarship application at our website, www.katahdins.org under the Membership tab and select “Forms & Documents”

May 30 – June 1. Midwest Junior Preview Show. Sedalia MO. Missouri State Fairgrounds. All sheep need to be in place by May 31 at 8 PM. Show on June 1 Can register after April 1 at website or by phone at 636-295-6015. www.midwestjuniorpreviewshow.com/

June 24, 2019. Leroy Boyd Memorial Youth Show. 9 AM. Sedalia MO. Missouri State Fairgrounds. www.midwestsale.com Also contact Henry & Becky Shultz [email protected] or (573) 682-7127

July 4-7, 2019. All American Junior Show. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS. Check-in starts July 3, sheep in place by Noon, July 4. Events start on July 4th. Katahdins show on July 6th. Contact, (401) 647-4676 or [email protected] or https://allamericanjuniorshow.com/


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Hillcrest Katahdins David & Jodi Redwine

Gate City, VA • 423-384-1982 • [email protected] • www.hillcrestkatahdins.com

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to grow, my lamb continued to sell out by word of mouth and a local natural food coop that began selling my product. This created a lack of sup-ply of product, so I had to pause the Farmer’s Market to supply my regular customers, both word of mouth and those I met at the Farmer’s Market while I continue to build my flock with the goal of selling at the Market in the near future.

Throughout this journey, I became increasingly fascinated with genet-ics and animal science. Science has always been one of my favorite sub-jects, (with statistics and mathematics following closely behind). This led to an increasing goal of breeding qual-ity seed stock and breed improve-ment. Since I began by producing meat lambs, production traits are of primary importance. Recently, I have enrolled my flock in the National Sheep Improvement Program, being the only Katahdin flock currently en-rolled in the program in the state and one of only a few in the region using this powerful technology to calculate Estimated Breeding Values (EBV’s).

This allows me to select the animals with the best performance from my flock possible for breeding stock sales and flock improvement. I submit para-site resistance data to NSIP in order to calculate weaning (WFEC) and post weaning (PFEC) parasite resistance to help grass-fed producers like our-selves in the region select animals that will help to reduce/solve the problem of resistance to anthelmintics that we see all around the country today. By using NSIP EBV’s to select the top quality animals, we are able to find the best animals that meet a variety of producers’ needs.

My goal is to produce and sell Ka-tahdin Hair Sheep that are profitable for producers in a variety of environ-ments and systems. My breeding objectives revolve around “What are the challenges that the sheep indus-try faces today?” and “How do we solve those?” in order to produce the best seedstock possible. The major challenge any business faces is mak-ing a profit! Maternal traits are of paramount importance. Additionally, growth and parasite resistance are

also crucial. An animal must addition-ally have the structural correctness to perform for the system it is designed to produce for in the future. In addi-tion, labor costs are ever increasing, so decreased labor with easy care traits is essential for many operations. Aside from the obvious benefit of the de-creased labor from a lack of shearing that the Katahdin maintains, parasite resistance, lambing ease, and hooves that do not need trimming are also incredibly beneficial. In addition, an animal must have good health on a consistent basis to reduce other labor inputs. By focusing on these traits, we can continue to develop a sheep that is increasingly efficient and makes a profit for the commercial producer. This has led to my motto “Production Trait Katahdins” which is incorpo-rated in our KHSI flock prefix PTK.

I would be remiss if I did not thank several people that have helped me along the way. This would never have even been possible without my par-ents providing this opportunity to me

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when we moved out to the country. Their support, encouragement, help, and advice were critical and greatly appreciated.

Additionally, the neighbors that have allowed me to farm their fields have been such a blessing. Also, my hay provider’s support and encour-agement along the way has been very helpful. Several friends who are also involved in agriculture have been very encouraging and willing to share advice.

In addition, two mentors have been so abundantly helpful. Dr. C. Austin Hinds worked at the University of Ida-ho’s Caine Veterinary Teaching Center and was always willing to share his knowledge whenever he came out for a vet call. He would show me how to treat sick animals, describe what symptoms to look for, and supervise me as I administered basic treatments for the first time. While he currently works at the Ohio State University’s veterinary program, his advice and wisdom has stuck with me through the years and has been so beneficial. Dr. Jim Morgan with Katahdin Hair

Sheep International has been so en-couraging and informative, always willing to share advice. I would read every article he wrote several times over, pulling them off the shelf and re-reading them annually or even more frequently. If it were not for his willingness to share advice, wisdom, and encouragement, I would not still be raising sheep today and would cer-tainly not have the desire to continue to grow my flock and be increasingly involved in the sheep industry.

My journey in Katahdins has taught me an incredible amount about genetics, livestock management, soil and pasture management, water conservation, and a whole variety of agricultural and resource conserva-tion information. Additionally, it has taught me a variety of character les-sons, such as perseverance and work ethic that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

You can reach me at Good Shep-herd Farm in several ways: www.good-shepherd-farm.com/ or [email protected] or (208) 996-9987.

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Doyle & Judy Weaver Nevada, Mo

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We plan on taking entries (Spring lambs) to Stud Ram

& EXPo sales this year

Jane Smith, 2019 Expo Sale Committee Chair

It is time to start making your plans to purchase or sell sheep at the 15th An-nual Katahdin Expo this year in Cookev-ille, Tennessee. You will again be able to purchase some of the best Katahdins in the breed. There will be sheep from all types of production systems and from many areas of the country.

Sheep will be able to arrive at the Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion, Cookeville, TN on Wednesday, August 14th after 12 noon. All sheep must be in place by Thursday, August 15th at 12 noon. Sheep will again be previewed by class on Saturday morning August 17th. The sale will begin Saturday, August 17th at 11:30 am.

Look for full details of the sale at the Expo 2019 tab in the Hairald, on the website and on Facebook. You can contact KHSI Operations (717-335-8280 ext 1, info@katahdinsorg) or contact me, Jane Smith, at [email protected] or 219-474-3216. We are looking forward to seeing all of you in Cookeville this August.

Attention Katahdin Breeders: 2019 KHSI Expo

Sale Update

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Jeff Ebert, KHSI Registrar, KansasAs we (Associated Registry) begin

the second year of processing registry work for Katahdin Hair Sheep Interna-tional, I thought I would send along a few notes about our first year serving you as KHSI members.

First, congratulations on registering more than 10,000 head of Katahdins in 2018! That is an accomplishment to be very proud of for your breed. We look forward to seeing continued growth for the Katahdin breed.

Secondly, we are working hard to provide you a very timely and efficient registry service. 2018 was a year of great growth for Associated Registry, as we added ten new associations in the last

KHSI Registry Report15 months. We now serve 34 associa-tions in various capacities but mostly through registrations, transfers, and memberships. We did encounter some growing pains in 2018 and hopefully we now have the staff in place to handle the growth that Associated Registry has seen.

Lastly, please take the time to look over the registry work that you send it to us. Approximately 20-25% of the registry work that we receive has some sort of issue. Common errors are:* missing tag numbers* sex of animal not being filled out* registration number and flock num

ber of sire and dam not matching. Please keep us updated on changes

in address, phone number or email as soon as they occur. By looking over your work one last time hopefully you can catch those errors before you sub-mit it to us for processing.

In closing, do not hesitate to give us a call at 785-456-8500 or email us at [email protected] if we can be of service or if you have questions about your registry work. Note if you are shipping items overnight by UPS or FedEx, the street address has changed from 305 Lincoln in Wamego to 420A Lincoln St in Wamego, KS. Also note, you can reach the KSHI Registry by di-aling the same number as all of offices, 717-335-8280 ext 3. We look forward to a busy 2019 for the KHSI.

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KHSI Recommends that sellers send papers and payment for registrations and transfers to the KHSI Registry, as a

courtesy to their buyers. Send Registrations, Transfers, Dues, Membership changes to KHSI Registry in Wamego, KS.

Note their new street address (above) for overnight packages.

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Jeff & Kathy Bielek• Wooster, oH • [email protected] • www.mistyoakskatahdins.com

Forage Based ProductionMember

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Balanced EBVs focused on • parasite resistance• total pounds of lamb weaned

per ewe• growth on pasture

JUBILEE FARMLaura & Doug Fortmeyer

Fairview, Kansas

30+ years experience with KatahdinsMember NSIP since 1994

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Registered & commercial breeding stockBorn on pasture, Raised on pasture

Jim Morgan, KHSI Education OfficeEvery year the American Sheep

Industry Association (ASI) hosts its annual convention at the end of Janu-ary. They are usually held in a warmer part of the USA such as Phoenix or San Angelo. This year it was in New Orleans. There is much to learn and sheep industry business to finish and agendas to plan for the next several years.

For the last several years, the Ka-tahdin Hair Sheep International has been a convention sponsor and had a Display in the Trade Show.

Most members of KHSI have op-erations, flock size, climate that are different from the majority of sheep operations in the USA. But we have many similar challenges including predators, lamb prices, identifying better breeding stock, developing more efficient management, parasites, enough time to do everything, more pharmaceuticals approved for sheep and finding better sources of “good” information. The ASI convention is

American Sheep Industry Annual Convention - 2019Presentations & Learning for All, January 22-26 2019, New Orleans

a place to learn more about how the USA sheep industry works and finds solutions to our common challenges and successes.

The ASI convention also can edu-cate you about what ASI, the Ameri-can Lamb Board, National Sheep Improvement Program, National Sheep Industry Improvement Center are doing for each of us shepherds to make our lives easier. Without them, there would be less lamb consumed in the USA and less extension, research and disease prevention help from US Department of Agriculture and Universities. One of the key things that ASI has done over the years has been to lobby Congress to allow our DVMs to prescribe off-label antibiot-ics and other pharmaceuticals that the FDA has not approved for sheep. For example, these include many of the antibiotics we use for pneumonia.

This year several KHSI members were present. The following mem-bers represented their state as an ASI Board Director including: Larry

Weeks (VA), Carey Robertson (AR) and Lynn Fahrmeier (MO). Also pres-ent were Tom and Lindsay Hodgman (ME), Bill Sparrow (NC) and three key KHSI people including Jeff Ebert, KHSI Registrar, Alan Culham, KHSI Operations, and Jim Morgan, KHSI Education Office.

What does the meeting have to offer? An attendee has the choice of several simultaneous sessions over the course of two days. Associated with the ASI Convention are meet-ings of several other organizations with overlapping interests. These include groups that advance the sheep industry: American Lamb Board, Na-tional Sheep Industry Improvement Center, National Sheep Improvement Program, Western Range Association, National Livestock Producers Asso-ciation, Sheep & Goat Fund, American Goat Federation and National Lamb Feeders Association. You can attend several meetings and decide which ones are of interest to you.


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ASI standing Councils and Com-mittees have agendas with several education presentations of interest to shepherds. These Councils and Committees also provide forums for updates on trade, federal programs, research, education and health pro-grams. Every year, New Zealand and Australia send representatives that update attendees on lamb and wool production “down under” and how this impacts the USA sheep indus-try.

Committees and Councils include Lamb Council (meat quality, lamb production and marketing), Wool Council, Wool Roundtable (wool quality and marketing) Production Education and Research Council with its subcommittees Animal Health and Genetic Stakeholders, Resource Management Council, with its com-mittees, Public Land and Predator Management and the Legislative Ac-tion Council. There are also several presentations as part of the Annual Board of Director’s Meeting.

At the meeting, two KHSI members

assumed new board positions with NSIP. Tom Hodgman, member from Maine was elected the Katahdin breed representative to the board replacing Carl Ginapp of Iowa who retired from the board after many years. Lynn Fahrmeier of Missouri is the new President. Jim Morgan retired from the position of Past-President but re-mains on the NSIP board as the hair sheep director.

Our office queried KHSI attendees at the ASI convention and these were some of the quotes:

“We really enjoyed the sessions focused on genetic improvement (Genetic Stakeholders and NSIP). We also like to hear the updates on projects funded by the Let’s Grow initiative. Those monies seem to have been a very good investment for the industry.”

“We have such a Katahdin-focused view, it’s refreshing to interact with others that do things differently, in entirely different environments, and with different breeds.”

“We especially enjoy the presenta-

tions focused on range sheep manage-ment as it’s done in a manner and at a scale that is so different than anything in the northeast."

Next year, the ASI Convention moves to Scottsdale, Arizona near Phoenix. We will keep you posted on the schedule and highlights.

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Circle S FarmsOwners/Operators Sidney and Seth Hostetler

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• "Doctor" (Jr Champion NAILE 2017)

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Stud RamS Not PictuRed:

2019 spring commercial replacement ewe lambs available.

We started our flock with ewe lambs from Rack of Lamb Corral's (TRB) 2018 Spring lamb crop along with several stud rams.

We also have 300 commercial breeding ewes. All of our commercial ewes will also be bred to the stud rams we bought from Rack of Lamb Corral.

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Sand MountainKatahdins

Frankie & Michelle StiefelSection, AL 35771 • 256-609-1994

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Three M Farms

Brad, Melissa & Elizabeth MullinsClintwood, VA

276-926-4896 •[email protected]

Three M Farm Katahdins

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James LovelaceCircle L Ranch • Troy, [email protected] • 573-384-5398

Lee Wright, Superintendent, SWAREC, Virginia

The 2018 VA Tech forage based ram test hosted at the Southwest Agri-cultural Research & Extension Center in Glade Spring, Virginia completed another successful year. A total of 115 rams consigned by 29 producers from nine different states were tested for post weaning growth and parasite re-sistance. The Annual Sheep Field Day and Ram Lamb Sale on September 21 was successful. There were over 100 participants onsite for the educational program, an additional 36 participants were registered bidders on-line for the sale, and numerous others viewed the sale via the internet.

The sale once again reached a new high average of $1,665 per ram, with 36 head of the 115 on test be-ing offered at auction. This year’s high selling ram at our sale yielded a price of $7,000, and was consigned by Roxanne Newton of Hound River Farm in Hahira, GA. This ram was an exceptional animal with eye appeal, balanced EBV’s, and he performed exceptionally well on test. Complete sale results are available online on the Results page at www.katahdins.org

Since the initiation of this test in 2012, nominations for consignments have continued to grow annually. We continue to have to turn animals away from this program because the demand to enter rams has become so great. Keep that in mind if you plan

to submit nominations for the 2019 test, and plan to bring the best of your best. This rigorous test can assist you and potential buyers in making the selection of your next flock sire to help improve post weaning growth and parasite resistance within your forage based management systems at home.

Stay tuned to the website for up-dated guidelines and animal nomina-tion form. Ram nominations will once again have a submission deadline of May 1, 2019. https://www.apsc.vt.edu/extensionandoutreach/Sheep-Extension/sheep-programs/swarec-ram-test.html

If you do not have internet access, you may call 276-944-2200 for more information about the ram test.

2018 VA Tech Ram Sale Has Another Outstanding Year

Did you forget to renew? Check address label for the words “last issue” to

see if you need to renew.

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Lazy B Livestock, LLCHoward & Lavonne Brown • 405-567-2559 • [email protected]

Howard II, Jennifer & Tony Brown • 405-567-5163 • [email protected] www.lazybkatahdins.com

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Alan Culham is the new Operations Manager for KHSI. He is taking over all responsibilities of the Operation Office that Jim and Te-resa had with a couple of exceptions. Jim and Teresa will continue to edit the Hairald, work with Hair Coat Inspection training and questions, and help answer questions from new members and producers. Alan brings to our breed 50 years of experience in the sheep industry and we look forward to working with Alan this year.

The major contact office and go to person for the Katahdin breed is Alan Culham the new Operations manager. Please welcome Alan the next time you call or email the Operations Of-fice.

Don’t worry if you think you con-tacted the wrong office, Alan, Jim and Teresa will all help and, if needed, tell

you to call the other office.This change in duties and divi-

sion of labor will increase service to membership, in-crease promotion of the Katahdin breed, and provide more effective online, so-cial media and maga-zine advertising and promotion. The goal is for Katahdins to reach new records and more Katahdins in the USA.

You can now reach all KHSI Offices by remembering only

one number. Dial 717-335-8280 and choose from 4 extensions. The email addresses have also changed. [email protected] no longer goes to Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer. [email protected] email is received by Alan Culham in the Operations Office.

Also, it is important to note that all mail to PO Box 778 in Fayetteville, Arkansas will be forwarded to Alan

Culham in the new Operations Of-fice in Fowlersville, Michigan and is delayed 1-2 weeks.

These contact changes include:• KHSI Operations, Alan Culham o 717-335-8280 ext 1 o 717-335-8279 (fax) o [email protected] o PO Box 739, Fowlersville, MI

48866• KHSI Education Office, Jim Mor-

gan & Teresa Maurer o 717-335-8280 ext 2 o [email protected] • KHSI Registry, All staff, o 717-335-8280 ext 3. o 785-456-8599 (fax) o Email [email protected]

or [email protected] o PO Box 231 or 420A Lincoln St,

Wamego, KS 66547• Display Ads, Gail Hardy

(Xpressions, Graphics Specialists) o 717-335-8280 ext 4 through

KHSI or 479-439-0726 directly o [email protected].

Changes in Duties and Contacts for KHSI Services

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Katahdin Recipe Forum Part 1 of 2Edited by Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer

If you have a recipe that you and your family like, send it to KHSI Education at [email protected] or 717-335-8280 ext 2.

We look forward to your recipes. If your recipe is based on (or copied from) a published recipe, please provide the proper credit.

Cheryl's Slow Cooker Lamb ShoulderSubmitted by Cheryl Webster, Missouri

This is an easy slow cooker recipe that Cheryl says makes a very tender, very flavorful meal.

Ingredients:

2 lamb shoulder steaks 1 can diced tomatoes add garlic, rosemary other seasoning as desired

Directions:

1. Place the steaks in the slow cooker and add tomatoes and spices.2. Cook 2-3 hours on high or 5-6 hours on low

Note: Cheryl thought this recipe would probably work with lamb leg steaks too. The meat and sauce can be served over rice or potatoes. You can scale this recipe up to serve more people, depending on the size of your cooker.

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Instant Pot Braised Lamb Shanks with TomatoSubmitted by Robert Walker, Tennessee

NOTES: If you’d like to see more Walker favorite lamb recipes, you can visit: https://www.westforkfarms.com/recipes/

Beautifully tender, fall-off-the-bone lamb shanks are possible in a fraction of the time thanks to an electric pres-sure cooker! This Instant Pot Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomato recipe takes just a few ingredients and minimal effort. Serve it over mashed potatoes or polenta for a perfect comfort food dinner.

Robert adapted the original recipe posted online by Ashley Covelli, who adapted it from a Cooking Light recipe.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil 4 lamb shanks 1 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp black pepper5 cloves garlic 3/4 cup red wine 2 cans diced tomatoes 1 tsp dried basil3/4 tsp dried oregano

Directions:

1. Set Instant Pot to Sauté and adjust to “More” and add oil.2. Pat lamb shanks dry and season with salt and pepper. Once the Instant Pot is hot, add lamb and cook until browned all over, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from pot and place on a plate. (You’ll likely need to do 2 at a time, adding more oil in between if needed, so you don’t crowd the pot).3. Add garlic to pan and sauté, stirring, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add wine and cook 2 minutes, being sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen browned bits. Stir in tomatoes, basil and oregano; cook 2 min-utes.4. Return lamb to pot. Ladle sauce on top, place the lid on and seal. Cook high pressure for 45 minutes. Allow the pressure to naturally release for 15 min before manually releasing the remaining pressure.5. Serve lamb over polenta or mashed potatoes, sprinkling fresh parsley over top if desired.

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KHSI returns to Cookville for the third time for our National Sale & Expo. KHS was there in 2013 and 2016. The Hyder-Burks Pavilion has worked well. You are welcome to contact Alan at KHSI Operations or Jane Smith, KHSI Expo Sale Commit-tee chair with questions. There will be more information on consignment deadlines at the KHSI website by mid-March (www.katadhins.org). By then, the KHSI Board will have ap-proved a sales management service, set consignment fees and consignment deadlines.

Jane Smith, Expo Sale Committee Chair says that consignment rules for 2019 should be the same as 2018. The changes in 2018 included: a) a single ram may be consigned without a ewe. To sell a second ram or any number of additional rams, 2 ewes or a pen of 3 ewes must be consigned per each ad-ditional ram consigned. b) no limit on the total number of sheep consigned. c) sale order will not be by date of birth (oldest to youngest ram and then old-est to youngest ewe). Consignors will

2019 Katahdin Hair Sheep National/Expo Sale Consignment Infoeach rank the top 10 rams and top 10 ewes. These scores will be averaged from all consignors to establish the sale order for the first 10 rams and first 10 ewes. After the 10 selected rams sell, the remaining rams sell based on birth date from oldest to young-est. The Expo Sale committee would use the same methodology to set the ewe sale order. General sale order is: registered rams, registered ewes, pens of registered ewes and ending with commercial ewe pens.

Changes in recent years include: 1) All weights are optional. 2) as in 2017, all ram lambs, including those under 6 months of age, are required to have a minimum scrotal circumference of 28 cm and all yearlings are required to have a minimum scrotal circumfer-ence of 32 cm. 3) ram lambs under 6 months of age do not need a B ovis test (born after Feb 18, 2019). 4) Sheep will be checked for soundness in mouths and obvious breeding unsoundness. If found to be unsound they will not be allowed to sell. It is the breeder’s responsibility to check for these prob-

lems before bringing the sheep to the sale.

Floor Price:1) Sale floor of $200 for individual consigned animal includ-ing $200 for each ewe in the consigned pens of registered ewes. Note: Expo Sale committee will evaluate market lamb prices in August to determine if a floor above $200 is warranted. 2) There is no floor price for pens of commercial ewes, but a consignor may assign a floor price.

Sale animals must arrive at Hyder- Burks Pavilion Cookeville, TN between Noon Wednesday, August 14th and Noon Thursday August 15th. Only sheep con-signed to the Expo sale will be penned in the sale barns. If a consignor has mechanical issues with their vehicle and is going to be arriving after Noon on Thursday please inform KHSI Operations.

Transfer sheep. Sheep previously sold and being delivered for pick up at the Expo may be housed on the grounds for $10/head/day to cover

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barn rental fee. All sheep in the trans-fer barn must have interstate health papers to the final destination even if those sheep are from the same state as the Expo is held. Selling of sheep out of the transfer barn is not allowed. No advertising is allowed. This space is only offered as a convenience for our membership for sheep already sold or leased prior to coming to this event. Individuals selling sheep out of the transfer pens will have membership revoked for one year and will not be allowed registry services for one year. Contact KHSI Operations prior to the Expo to arrange barn space. ([email protected] or 717-335-8280 ext 1).

Sale Animal Requirements. All ani-mals in the sale will need to have a tag compliant with the USDA Mandatory Scrapie Eradication or Scrapie Flock Certification programs. Sale staff will check animals for health condition and review interstate health papers. Documentation will be collected for each animal including: original registration certificate for registered animals, codon testing verification, and the interstate health paper for each animal consigned. All rams born before February 17, 2019 must be tested for B. ovis no earlier than July 18, 2019 (within 30 days of sale/trans-port to new location). The interstate health paper accompanying Expo Sale animals must have a statement on the certificate designating that the flock of origin is free of contagious footrot and free of scrapie.

Animals will not be penned that have health problems, do not have a valid KHSI flock ID and a valid USDA scrapie tag, are inconsistent with their entry application, signs of coat shear-ing or clipping, tail-docked or females that are within a month of lambing. Commercial ewes may be tail-docked. Animals must be either QR or RR at codon 171.

Additional Sale Animal Require-ments. Registered sheep cannot be tail docked and must not have C coats. Recorded 87.5% 2019 born ewe lambs may be entered if they are expected to be registerable upon yearling coat inspection.

On Thursday, each animal will be body condition scored and males will have a scrotal circumference measured.

All sale animals will be handled humanely and with respect. If the KHSI Expo Sale committee determines that consignors have abused or not handled their sheep with respect, they will not be allowed to consign animals in the next KHSI Expo Sale.

Animals will be exhibited by age/sex class in an arena the morning of the sale so potential buyers can evaluate them side-by-side. They may be led by hand or by halter but all animals must be well-controlled. Preparing animals for exhibit and sale should include wash-ing them at home and hoof trimming. No alterations, clipping, or shearing are allowed. Consignors are expected to be available to talk about animals at their pens as much as possible.

Sale Day. Animals will be sold via auction starting at 11:30 AM Saturday morning, August 17th. A sale commis-sion of 10% will be deducted from the final sale price of each consignment.

A $200 floor price has been estab-lished for the individual animal lots and for each ewe in the registered ewe pens. There is no sale floor for pens of commercial ewes. Consignors may choose to set a higher floor for their animals by communicating with the sale manager. If the bids do not reach the higher floor set by the consignor, the consignor must pay sale manage-ment 10% of the highest bid. Note: If market lamb prices are high, Expo Sale Committee may increase the floor price greater than $200.

This is strictly a sale between buy-ers and sellers facilitated by KHSI. See complete language of guarantee at the Expo 2019 page at www.katahdins.org . It includes language about guar-antee of information provided by the seller and breeder status of consigned animals.

All sheep at the site are held at the consignor’s risk until ownership changes when the auctioneer calls sold. Animals are held at the purchas-er’s risk from that point on. The Sale Management Service, KHSI and its Di-rectors assume no liability due to fire, flood, wind, theft, accidents, or any other cause of damage. Consignors are responsible for bringing their own supply of bedding and feed as well as water buckets and feeders. Pens will have bedding on arrival; any changes after arrival are the consignor’s re-sponsibility.

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Jane Smith, Recording SecretaryThe Board of Directors of KHSI and

the other member of the Operations Manager Selection Committee, Lee Wright, met with a Conference Call on October 22, 2018 at 8 PM CST. Those in attendance were Michelle Canfield, John Dyer, Lynn Fahrmeier, Henry Shultz, Jane Smith, Robert Walker, Lee Wright, and Ron Young.

Members of the Committee have narrowed the number of applicants from 10 to the top 3. Those that will be going on to the interview process are Alan Culham, Ethan Miller, and Round Mountain Consulting (Jim Morgan and Teresa Maurer). Henry will be contacting 3 references for each candidate.

The committee discussed the type of questions that cannot be asked and questions they would like to ask. Mi-chelle will compile the questions into an updated Pugh-Matrix document. We will rank each issue and none of them will be double weighted. The entire committee will vote. If neces-sary, the first vote will eliminate one candidate and the re-vote will be on the 2 remaining candidates.

We then reviewed the proposed interview schedule that Henry pre-sented. Times were changed to give 15 minutes of additional time for each candidate. Following the interviews, discussion will be held and a timeline for making the final decision will be set up.

The topic of Salary was next. The original Scope of Work Commit-tee of Ron, Lynn, Robert, Lee, and Henry will meet via teleconference call, Thursday, October 25, at 8 PM EST to discuss the parameters of this portion.

Jane will send thank you notes for time and effort to those candidates not selected for interview.

Ron made a motion to adjourn, John made the second and the board voted unanimously to adjourn.

KHSI Board of Director's

Conference Call October 22, 2018

New KHSI Phone Number 717-335-8280 ext 1,2,3,4

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Jane Smith, Recording SecretaryThe KHSI Board of Directors met

at 9:30 AM in the VIP Board Room of Freedom Hall. In attendance were John Dyer, Lynn Fahrmeier, Henry Shultz, Jane Smith, Robert Walker and Ron Young. Michelle Canfield was on the conference call.

Henry Shultz called the meeting to order. In attendance from Associated Registries was our registrar, Jeff Ebert, and an assistant. He reported on the sta-tus of the registry. Registrations (9385) and transfers (5735) are excellent for the year. Membership in the association has continued to grow. Discussion was held on the cross-registration fees for Katah-din sheep registered outside the United States. Lynn made a motion to accept the cross-registrations at the same fee as other registrations, John gave the second. The motion was passed.

Lynn brought up the online data and online registration project that was ap-proved in June. Progress is being made, but we need to continue to keep moving this project forward. Robert Walker will chair the committee for this project.

It was also brought up that we need to add back the AI/ET/Nat column on the registration application. This is to keep us compliant with the by-laws.

Transfers are being charged trans-fer fees when sheep are transferred between family members. The annual renewal letter will be going out after Thanksgiving. Funds received after the publishing of the 3rd Hairald for

KHSI Board of Directors Meeting November 12, 2018 North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY

COMMITTEE CHAIR/LIAISONCommercial Programs

Lynn Fahrmeier Lee Wright Clay Winder Henry Shultz KHSI

Expo Program Lynn Fahrmeier Carl Ginapp Robert Walker Mark DennisBrad Carothers

Ron Young KHSI

Expo Sale Jane Smith Henry Shultz John DyerMatthew Craig

Cindy DeOrnellis

Robert Walker

Ron Young

KHSI

Finance Robert Walker Ron YoungLynn Fahrmeier

John Dyer KHSI

NSIP Lynn FahrmeierMichelle Canfield

Roxanne Newton

Carl Ginapp Steve BullTom Hodgman

Matt Nolt

KHSI

Promotions Robert Walker Jane SmithLynn Fahrmeier

Cheryl Bruning

Clay WinderSamantha Craig

KHSI

Publications/Hairald

Lynn FahrmeierRoxanne Newton

Robert Walker Kathy Bielek John Dryer KHSI

Show Henry Shultz John DyerCindy DeOrnellis

Jane Smith Mike Nelsh KHSI

Video Hair Coat Inspections

Michelle CanfieldRoxanne Newton

Maria Dosch KHSI

Website/Social Media

Michelle Canfield Kathy Bielek Robert Walker KHSI

Youth Henry Shultz John Dyer Judy DyerCindy DeOrnellis

Leslie Raber KHSI

the year go towards the next years membership.

Jane presented the minutes of the July 19, 2018 Board of Directors meeting and the September 10, 2018 Confer-ence Call. Lynn Fahrmeier moved to accept the minutes, Ron Young gave the second, motion passed. The Board also recommended the passage of the minutes of the 2018 KHSI annual meet-ing. Jane will send out email motions that need ratification.

The Financial reports were given. 1. We need to develop a policy for how

long we will let credit roll along on the books.

2. Lengthy discussion was held con-cerning the problem of billing and past due balances for Hairald advertising. Robert moved that all overdue bills for display ads must be paid before the next issue. If you do not pay after 6 months have passed your registration privileges will be revoked. The follow up invoice must be printed on paper and sent via the mail. Jane gave the second. Discussion continued. The question was called for and vote is as follow: Michelle Canfield-nay, John Dyer-yeah, Lynn Fahrmeier- yeah, Henry Shultz-yeah, Jane Smith-yeah, Rob-ert Walker-yeah, Ron Young-yeah. Motion passed.

3. Additional discussion was held on financial documents

4. Budget items need to be collected by December 15.

5. Robert gave the report of the CPA’s recommendations. They suggest switching over to QuickBooks and reorganizing the accounts. All bills for this year should be paid by December 15 to make this an easy transition. Lynn moved to approve the finan-

cials for the year to date. Robert gave the second. Motion passed.

Lynn brought up an item concerning our corporate documents. Pennsylva-nia requires a filing of an annual report for a corporation. We need to look at our corporate book and file a report, as well as seeing about changing our corporate agent. We will need to see about retaining an attorney to be this corporate agent.

Committees for 2019 were set up. We are adding some new faces to the committees. See the table below.

Jim has done some research on what would be required for us to take back management of the Expo Sale. We would need to register with Stockyards & Packers, be bonded for at least $10,000, need a special trust ac-count for received monies which must be deposited in that account within 3 days. It was suggested that pay out be one week later.

At this time with no other business, John moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:45 AM, Lynn gave the second, mo-tion passed.

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Lazy B Instapot Lamb RoastSubmitted by Lavonne Brown, Oklahoma

Lavonne says, "Howard Brown II approves this recipe!"

Ingredients:

Lamb roast (any size)-trim off excess fat 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon Italian spices 1/2 teaspoon ground sage4-5 potatoes cut into chunks lots of onions carrots or any veggie

Directions:

1. Put ingredients into Instapot. Cook 45 minutes.2. Add 4-5 potatoes, chunked.3. Add onions, carrots and any other veggies you like.4. Cook 20 minutes more.

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with a conference call at 8 PM Cen-tral Time. Those in attendance were Henry Shultz, John Dyer, Jane Smith, Ron Young, Robert Walker, Michelle Canfield, Lynn Fahrmeier.

The negotiated contract and the Scope of Work for the position of Op-erations Manager with Alan Culham was presented for approval. Lynn moved to accept these documents, Ron gave the second. The roll call vote was as follows. Lynn Fahrmeier-yes, Ron Young-yes, Michelle Canfield-yes, Robert Walker-yes, John Dyer-yes, Jane Smith-yes, Henry Shultz-yes.

Permission was also granted for Henry Shultz and Robert Walker to pursue hiring Round Mountain Consulting to the new position of Education Manager with duties as designated in the new Scope of Work for this position.

Jane moved to adjourn the meeting, John gave the second. Motion passed unanimously.

Jane Smith, Recording SecretaryThe KHSI Board met on a confer-

ence call at 8 PM Central time. In attendance were Henry Shultz, Lynn Fahrmeier, Robert Walker, Michelle Canfield, Ron Young and Jane Smith. John Dyer was absent due to illness.

The following email motions were ratified. 1. September 8, 2018 Robert Walker

made a motion to proceed with an order to reprint “The Guide to Katahdin Sheep” The order is for 2000 copies for the best price of $3665.69. Lynn Fahrmeier gave the second to the motion. Motion was unanimous to proceed with this order on September 9, 2018.

2. October 30, 2018 The contract to extend the contract of Round Mountain Consulting through the end of 2018 was put to a vote. This was a unanimous vote of yes to this motion.

3. November 3, 2018 Concerning the Open letter to KHSI members, Michelle Canfield made a motion to send the final draft of this letter to the membership via 1st class mail, having Associated Registries prepare and mail it no later than 11/9.2018. Vote on this motion is requested to be a roll call vote. Robert gave the second. The vote was as follows. Michelle Canfield-yes, John Dyer-yes, Lynn Fahr-

meier-yes, Henry Shultz-yes, Jane Smith-yes. Robert Walker-yes, Ron Young-yes. The final revision of the Scope of

Work for the position of Operation Manager was brought out of commit-tee. Ron moved to accept the Scope of Work, Lynn gave the second. The roll call vote was as follows. Ron Young-yes, Michelle Canfield-yes, Robert Walker-yes, Lynn Fahrmeier-yes, Jane Smith-yes, Henry Shultz-yes, John Dyer-absent.

Lynn Fahrmeier moved that the Board of Directors pursue a contract for the Operations Manager with Alan Culham and to pursue a contract with Round Mountain Consulting for the Education Manager position, Jane Smith gave the second. Roll call vote as follows. Ron Young-yes, Michelle Canfield-yes, Robert Walker-yes, Lynn Fahrmeier-yes, Jane Smith-yes, Henry Shultz-yes. John Dyer-absent.

Lynn made a motion to give Henry Shultz and Robert Walker the power to negotiate the contract with Alan Culham for the position of Operations Manager, Ron gave the second.

Roll call vote as follows. Ron Young-yes, Michelle Canfield-yes, Robert Walker-yes, Jane Smith-yes, Lynn Fahrmeier-yes, Henry Shultz-yes. Ron moved to adjourn, Jane gave the second, motion was unanimous to adjourn at this time.

KHSI Board of Directors Conference Call November 20, 2018

KHSI Board of Directors Conference Call December 3, 2018

Send all Operations mail to PO Box 739,

Fowlersville, MI 48836. Don’t send to Fayetteville, AR

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The Katahdin Hairald is the official publication of Katahdin Hair Sheep International, which provides education about:• registering individual Katahdin sheep and recording performance• maintaining the distinct identity of the Katahdin breed• approaches to promotion and marketing• summaries of research and development related to the breed

2018-2019 Board of DirectorsPresident: Henry Shultz, [email protected], 573-682-7127, MissouriVice President: Ron Young, [email protected], 419-495-2993 or 419-203-6389, Ohio Secretary: Jane Smith, [email protected], 219-474-3216, IndianaTreasurer: Robert Walker, [email protected], 931-510-1322, TennesseeDirector: Michelle Canfield, [email protected], 360-770-0615, WashingtonDirector: John Dyer, [email protected], 812-362-8012, IndianaDirector: Lynn Fahrmeier, [email protected], 816-517-5049, Missouri

Honorary MembersHonorary Member: Charles Parker, [email protected], OhioHonorary Member: Laura Fortmeyer, [email protected], 785-467-8041, Kansas

KHSI Registry: effective January 1, 2018 • Jeff Ebert, KHSI Registry, PO Box 231, 420A Lincoln St., Wamego, KS 66547 Phone – 717-335-8280, ext 3; Fax – 785-456-8599; Email – [email protected]• Contact the Registry with questions about registration and transfer procedures. • Send the following to the Registry: - completed forms for registering, recording, transferring and naming Katahdins - completed Membership Forms, Renewal Forms, Address Changes and Dues. Note: new memberships and renewals can be paid online using credit/debit cards at the KHSI website via PayPal. - Address changes or other corrections for print or web• Office Hours (Central time): Monday to Friday 8 am- 4:30 pm. KHSI Committees: Call 717-335-8280, ext 1 to volunteer; Committee Chairs listed with committee

Publishing/Hairald: Lynn Fahrmeier – 816-517-5049Registry Liaison: Michelle Canfield – 360-770-0615Registry Policy: Michelle Canfield – 360-770-0615Show: Henry Shultz – 573-682-7127Video Hair Coat Inspections:

Michelle Canfield – 360-770-0615Website, Social Media: Michelle Canfield – 360-770-0615

Commercial Programs: Lynn Fahrmeier – 816-517-5049Promotions: Robert Walker – 931-510-1322Youth: Henry Shultz – 573-682-7127Expo Programs: Lynn Fahrmeier – 816-517-5049Expo Sale: Jane Smith – 219-474-3216Finance: Robert Walker – 931-510-1322NSIP: Lynn Fahrmeier – 816-517-5049

KHSI Member’s Guide 01/19

KHSI operations:• Alan Culham, PO Box 739, Fowlerville, MI 48836 [email protected], 717-335-8280 ext 1, 717-335-8279 (fax)• Primary responsibilities of the Operations Office are:

KHSI Education:• Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer 717-335-8280 ext 2, [email protected]• Primary responsibilities of the KHSI Education Office are:

- Answers questions about KHSI, processes and Katahdins- Manages finances, budgets, payments- Implements KHSI promotions plans- Coordinates KHSI Expo, Annual Meeting, Expo Sale- Updates KHSI website and social media- Works with KHSI Board and Committees on above- Attends industry events and all KHSI Events as directed by

the KHSI Board of Directors

- Responds to calls, emails on Katahdin sheep and manage-ment

- Organizes, writes, edits articles and other content for The Katahdin Hairald

- Distributes KHSI educational materials to members, public, events

- Organizes hair coat inspections and training- Assists Operations Manager with educational activities- Works with KHSI Board and Committees on above

• Office Hours (Eastern time): Monday - Friday (9 am - 5 pm). • Voicemail and email: available for messages 24 hours per day.

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Classified AdsClassified sale ads for Katahdin or Katahdin-cross sheep are free to all KHSI members in the Katahdin Hairald and at the KHSI website. For the Hairald, please limit length to 40 words. Sheep Wanted Ads can be placed for free for non-KHSI members. Classified Ad Content due April 23, 2019 to KHSI Education Office for the Summer 2019 Hairald. Contact KHSI Education, 717-335-8280 ext. 2 or [email protected].

SheeP Wanted SheeP for Sale SheeP for Sale

SheeP for Sale

ALABAMACommercial/Registered Ewe Lambs. Looking for 20 purebred ewe lambs by end of March 2019. No health issues, same body condition, Need Caceous Lymphadenitis free, Scrapie tags, and health certificate. When ewes are weaned and put on pasture, we will like to come visit the farm so that both parties are satisfied with quality and health status of animals. Nevershi Ellis, Tuskeegee Univ, Tuskegee, AL. (773) 699-5421, [email protected]

MISSOURISE MO. Commercial/Registered Ewes & Ewe Lambs. Looking to purchase 20 head of commercial/registered stock (lambs yearling, 2 & 3 yr old). Call me with ages and prices. thank you. Clifford Mast, Bacon Acres, Sarcoxie, MO. (417) 548-2678, [email protected]

KENTUCKYCentral KY. Registered Mature Prov-en Ram. PCH 6489. 2016 Born. Centra-lia Great Grandson with long back and big. $500 or obo. Willis Yoder, Spring Creek Katahdins, Munfordville, KY. 270-524-3603South Central KY. Registered Year-ling Ewes. 15 yearling ewes, March-April 2018; daughters of 5 RR rams & productive ewes. Twins and triplets; prices $300 to $350. In SFCP since July 2003; presently Export Certified category. Linda Cundiff & Scotty Hedgespeth, Hedgespeth Farms, 1380 White Rose Road, Finley, KY 42718; 270 789-1421; [email protected]

NORTH CAROLINACommercial Hair Ewe Lambs. Katah-din x Blk Dorper crosss. Available Jul & August. Dennis Karriker, 857-2718

MISSOURISW MO. Exposed Hair Ewe Lambs. 90 commercial Kahtadin/Dorper cross lambs born March & April 2018 exposed to registered Kahtadin rams. Due first week of April. Born/raised in a pasture-based operation. Take all for $225 each, smaller lots $250 ea. mini-mum purchase of 20 lambs. Samuel Stolfuz, Dunnegan, MO. [email protected], 417-599-8821NW MO. Registered & Commercial Ewe & Ram Lambs. Quality breed-ing stock, excellent bloodlines, good birth rates, raised on pasture, excellent milking ewes with good mothering instinct. Pictures, birth wts by e-mail or FaceBk: CJ Katahdins or call. Cheryl Webster, CJ Katahdins. (816) 752-0218 or [email protected] in Sa-vannah, MO.

OHIOSouthern OH. Exposed Commercial Ewe Lambs. These 150 commercial ewe lambs have been exposed for May 1 lambing. All stock is born and raised on grass. Minimum purchase is lots of at least 25 ewe lambs. James Orr, Greenfield, OH. (937) 981-7666, [email protected]

PENNSYLVANIACentral PA. Registered Exposed Ewe lambs. Seven May-June ewe lambs exposed to ram). All sired by RR ram. $300 with papers, $250 without papers. email questions. Caroline McMillen, Olde McMillen Home-stead. Loysville, PA. (717) 582-6942 or [email protected]

TEXASCentral TX. Commercial Flock Dis-persal. 77eEwes (yearlings to 4 plus) selected for easy lambing, parasite re-sistance. Ranging from $300 (exposed) to $350 (lambs at their side). Yearling rams, $350 ea. Registered 3 yr old ram, $700. Prices negotiable for groups of 10. Michale McGeary, McGeary Ranch, Camerron Texas. (512) 633-2624 [email protected]


with a conference call at 8 PM, Cen-tral Time. Those in attendance were Michelle Canfield, John Dyer, Lynn Fahrmeier, Henry Shultz, Jane Smith, Robert Walker, and Ron Young.

For the 4th quarter of 2018, John moved to give the bonus to Opera-tions, Robert gave the second, the vote was unanimous in favor.

John reported that the Dr. GF Ken-nedy Memorial has given $500 towards the Youth Show at the NAILE.

Much discussion was had over the final breakdown of payments in the contract for the Education Manager position. The production of an edu-cational video for hair coat inspection was added to the job requirements.

At 10:38 PM Robert made a motion to approve the contract for Round Mountain Consulting to fill the posi-tion of Education Manager. Michelle gave the second. Roll call vote follows. Michelle Canfield-yes, John Dyer-yes, Lynn Fahrmeier-yes, Henry Shultz-yes, Jane Smith-yes, Robert Walker-yes, Ron Young-yes.

Ron moved to adjourn the meeting, Lynn gave the second, vote was unani-mous to adjourn at 10:57 PM.

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Arise and Shine Farm, Bill & Peggy Gray, Arkansas ...................................................................9Banner Publications, Greg Deakin, Illinois ...............................................................................36BoNus Angus Farm, Bob & Amanda Nusbaum, Wisconsin .......................................................15Bramblett Farms, Jim Bramblett, Kentucky...............................................................................31 Caney Creek Farms, Dwayne & Kathy Kieffer, Tennessee .........................................................30Circle L Ranch, James Lovelace, Missouri ........................................................................15 & 35Circle S Farms, Sidney & Seth Hostetler, Missouri ....................................................................34CJ Kahdins, Jehd & Cheryl Webster, Missouri ..........................................................................39CMG Katahdins, Carl & Marcia Ginapp, Iowa .........................................................................12Country Oak Ranch, Mark Dennis, Louisiana ..........................................................................30Crooked River Katahdins, Stuart & Amy Olinger, Missouri ........................................................21Dosch Katahdins, Tom & Maria Dosch, South Dakota ................................................................5Doyle Weaver Katahdins, Doyle & Judy Weaver, Missouri ........................................................29Dyer Family Katahdins, John, Judy & Scott Dyer, Indiana .........................................................20Fahrmeier Katahdins, Lynn & Donna Fahrmeier, Missouri ........................................................16Finder's Katahdins & Maremmas, Warren & Pam Finder, Kansas ................................................9Flying V Farm, Donna Savoie, Louisiana ...................................................................................5Gingerich Family Katahdins, Joe Gingerich .............................................................................29Glenbrook Farm, Matt Nolt, Pennsylvania ...............................................................................32Hancock Katahdins, Ray & Pam Hancock, Illinois .....................................................................20Hillcrest Katahdins, Dr David & Jodi Redwine, Virginia ............................................................28Hound River Farm, Roxanne & Milledge Newton, Georgia .........................................................4Jubilee Farm, Doug & Laura Fortmeyer, Kansas ......................................................................32Lazy B Livestock, Howard & Lavonne Brown, Oklahoma ......................................................... 37LC Ranch, Leon & Christine Gehman, Pennsylvania ...................................................................9Lillehaugen Farms, Luke & Maynard Lillehaugen, North Dakota ..............................................29Luzon Fam, Ed & Cindy DeOrnellis, Missouri .............................................................................3Misty Oaks Farm, Jeff & Kathy Bielek, Ohio .............................................................................32Moonshine Katahdins, Charles Bedinger, Illinois .....................................................................30Old Stage Farm, Judy Kincer, Virginia .....................................................................................21OW Farm Katahdins, Pete Odle, Virginia ................................................................................39Platinum Farms, Dennis & Melanie McLendon, Georgia ..........................................................15Prairie Lane Farm, Henry & Becky Shultz, Missouri ..................................................................19Proffitt Livestock Farm, Jim & Dona Proffitt, Missouri ................................................................10Rack of Lamb Corral, Todd & Renee Bauer, Kansas ....................................................................6Ricochet Farms, Joey & Rhonda Kelmer, Alabama ...................................................................39Riviera, Mike & Leslie Nelsh, Ohio ..........................................................................................14Round Mountain Farm, Jim Morgan & Teresa Maurer, Arkansas ...............................................39Salmon Run Farms, Leslie Raber, Maine ..................................................................................26Sand Mountain Katahdins, Frankie & Michelle Stiefel, Alabama...............................................35Silver Maple Sheep Farm, Jay & Irma Greenstone, Virginia .....................................................18Smohalla Acres, Timothy Rhodes, Ohio ...................................................................................13South Central Katahdin Association ........................................................................................18Spraberry Acres, Clifford Spraberry, Texas ...............................................................................18Sturdy Post Ranch, Justin & Crissa Fruechte, South Dakota .....................................................33Tavalin Tails, Brandon & Amy Tavalin, Tennessee .....................................................................25Thousand Oaks Ranch, Kevin & Toni Beatty, Missouri ...............................................................11Three M Farm Katahdins, Brad, Melissa & Elizabeth Mullins, Virginia .......................................35USDA-ARS, Joan Burke, Arkansas ...........................................................................................17Waldoview Farm, Tom, Lindsay & Natalie Hodgman, Maine ......................................................8Xpressions, Gail Hardy, Arkansas ............................................................................................20

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15th Annual KHSI Expo & Sale and 2nd International Katahdin Congress

Dr Temple Grandin – Keynote Speaker International Expert in Animal Handling

Speakers from Mexico, Canada, Dominican RepublicAugust 15-17, 2019 in Cookeville, Tennessee

at the Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion

• Sheep – Check in by Noon August 15th• Expo Education Program Day 1 – Thursday• Expo Education Program Day 2 – Starts 1st thing

Friday• Meals – Dinner, Thursday; Lunch & Dinner, Friday• Ice Cream Social at the Sheep Barn, 7:30 PM, Friday

(free)

• 15th Annual Katahdin Expo/National Sale, Saturday 11:30 AM August 17th

• Sale can be viewed live on internet with options to bid (register ahead)

• View sale sheep and talk to consignors Friday Evening & Saturday morning before sale

Eat Katahdin Lamb

Talk to PresentersYouth Enjoying the Good Life

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Discuss SheepListen & Learn

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