Calendar of Events

2025

April 4: Sheep Grazing 101 - Breakfast, Workshop & Pasture Walk

GrassWorks is proud to support Glacierland RC&D for this sheep grazing workshop! Starting at 8:30 at the Lamartine Town Hall, this event will include classroom style presentations as well as on farm demonstrations.
The schedule will be as follow:
- 8:30 Breakfast and Check In
- 9:00 Grazing Ambassador Presentation by Rachel Bouressa
- 9:30 Importance of Grassland Birds by Ashly Steinke
Travel to Farm
- 10:15 On Farm Presentations
Lambing Season and Sheep Genetics — Host Farmer, Julie Fitzpatrick
Pollinators in the Grazing System — Thelma Heidel-Baker
Grassland Birds within Grazing — Audubon Society
- 11:30 Wrap-up
The cost for this event is $10. Please 
Click here to view flyer
Register Here!


April 4-6: Moffat County (Colo.) Shearing School

Craig, Colo. - [email protected]


April 5: Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative Annual Meeting & Recognition Program

Arlington Public Events Facility
Arlington Agricultural Research Station/ N695 Hopkins Rd, Arlington WI 

9-9:30 Open Registration
9:30 Welcome Brunch/ Annual Meeting
10:30 Arlington Sheep Day Educational Sessions
- Session 1: Understanding Copper Toxicity
- Session 2:Navigating the Lamb Market/Current Trends and Future Outlook
1:00 WSBC Hospitality
WSBC Committee Reports/ Recognition & Awards


April 7-11:  University of California Cooperative Extension Shearing School

Clearlake Oaks, Calif.
cemendocino.ucanr.edu/Livestock_and_Range_Management/Sheep_Shearing_School_/


April 9: IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar

Online
www.uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw


April 10: Fencing Demonstration

Hosted by Glacierland RC&D.
1pm to 5pm - Whitewater, WI


April 13: WLBA Annual Meeting & Recognition Program

held virtually by Zoom.  Zoom link and meeting information will be posted on the WLBA website by April 9th.


April 21-25: Washington State Beginning Sheep Shearing School

Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash.
509-754-2011, ext. 4363 or [email protected]


April 22: Penn State Extension Financial Planning for Sheep and Goat Operations Webinar

Online
extension.psu.edu/financial-planning-for-flock-or-herd-profitability


April 25-26: WVPSBA Annual Sheep & Goat Show and Sale

Tri-County Fairgrounds in Petersburg, W.V.
www.wvsheepandgoatsale.com


April 26: Washington State Advanced Sheep Shearing School

Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash.
509-754-2011, ext. 4363 or [email protected]

May 3-4: Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Md.
www.sheepandwool.org


May 14: IU-USU-SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Monthly Webinar

Online
www.uidaho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWiLWKvuS2-dx3AJnWotNw


May 20-23: International Wool Textile Organization Congress 2025

Lille, France
www.iwto.org/congress-2025/


June 7-8: WLBA Spring Preview Show, Jefferson Fair Park


June 14: WLBA Livestock Show Camp, Rock County Fairgrounds


July 23-25: American Lamb Summit

University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho
lambboard.com/lamb-summit


July 31-August 2: Katahdin Expo & Sale

Vanderburg 4-H Center in Evansville, Ind.
www.katahdins.org


August 23: WLBA Summer Spectacular Show, Rock County Fairgrounds


September 5-7: Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival

Jefferson County Fair Park
503 N. Jackson Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549

Friday & Saturday — 7:00 am — 7:00 pm
Sunday — 7:00 am — 3:00 pm

Come visit our 130 vendors
Attend our Education Sessions
Exhibit your sheep
And much much more!
wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
[email protected]


October 10-11: University of Florida Small Ruminant Short Course

Gainesville, Fla.
animal.ifas.ufl.edu/smallruminant/


Do you have an event coming up? Let us know!
Rebecca Bader — [email protected]