2019 Michigan 4-H Proficiency Award Winners
John Schut recently presented the State Senior 4-H State Award certificate to Levi Couch (left) at Michigan State University.
Emma Tebo of Menominee County was the State Junior 4-H Award winner.
MSU: Practical Skills with Sheep Workshop
MSPA Summer Picnic
MSU Workshop: Nutrition for Sheep & Goats
Nutrition Workshop for Sheep & Goats
November 2, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Anthony Hall, Michigan State University, 474 S. Shaw Ln, East Lansing MI
- This workshop will provide a comprehensive approach to nutrition and feeding for both small and large operations.
- Topics to include: nutritional requirements, precision feeding, preventing nutritional disorders, mineral and vitamin supplementation, ration balancing, forage budgeting
- Stay tuned for more details!
Sheep Graduate Study Scholarship
Apply Now For Sheep Heritage Scholarship
Through the American Sheep Industry Association, the Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 is being made available for sheep-related graduate studies.
The scholarship is for the advancement of the American sheep industry through financial support of a graduate-level (M.S. or Ph.D.) student who is attending a school in the United States.
Requirements for applying include:
- Be a graduate student involved in sheep and/or wool research in such areas as animal science, agriculture economics or veterinary medicine with proof of graduate school acceptance.
- Complete an application.
- Present two letters of reference.
Click Here to download the application or obtain a copy by contacting ASI, Attn: Memorial Scholarship, 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360, Englewood, CO 80112-2692, by calling 303-771-3500 ext. 107, or by emailing angela@sheepusa.org.
Applications must be received in the office by May 31 and the 2019 scholarship recipient will be announced in June or July.