JCP
02-21-2006, 10:50 AM
Wool Handling School
March 17 and 18, 2006
With a Focus on Value-added Products
CLASSES: Learn More about the Wool Industry!
Cost: $40.00/two days
NORWICH & OTEGO - A Wool Handling School will be held on March 17 and 18, 2006, sponsored by Opportunities for Chenango, Inc.’s Bullthistle Rag Enterprise, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, and Empire Sheep Producers Association. Taught by American Sheep Industry Association Wool Handling Consultant Bob Padula, this 2-day workshop is open to anyone interested in wool, wool marketing, and value-added wool products.
On Friday, March 17, the workshop will be held at the CCE Building, 99 North Broad Street, Norwich, NY, from 9 am to 5 pm. Topics covered include: genetics, management of wool characteristics, skirting (separating of fleece by quality), classing (grouping like wool with like wool), and marketing. Within each topic area, producers are encouraged to grow, manage, and provide the highest quality product possible. An OFDA 2000 will be available to analyze wool samples brought to class by participants.
Saturday, March 18, will be a hands-on Shearing Day at Zoar Farm in Otego, NY. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the wool that is shorn from the many sheep breeds at Zoar Farm, and will be guided in skirting, sorting, and storing as the fleeces come from the shearing floor.
The cost of the Wool Handling School is $40, which will include a resource notebook, lunch both days, and refreshments at breaks. Pre-registration is required; to register, request a form and mail it with your check for $40, made payable to Opportunities for Chenango, Inc, to: Nancy Morey, OFC, Inc., 44 West Main Street, P. O. Box 470, Norwich, NY 13815. Questions? Call Nancy at (607) 334-7114 or nmorey@ofcinc.org
An information sheet will be sent out to you once your registration is received. It will include directions to both sites, what you will need to bring with you, how to prepare wool samples for analysis, appropriate dress for shearing day, and any other necessary information.
March 17 and 18, 2006
With a Focus on Value-added Products
CLASSES: Learn More about the Wool Industry!
Cost: $40.00/two days
NORWICH & OTEGO - A Wool Handling School will be held on March 17 and 18, 2006, sponsored by Opportunities for Chenango, Inc.’s Bullthistle Rag Enterprise, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, and Empire Sheep Producers Association. Taught by American Sheep Industry Association Wool Handling Consultant Bob Padula, this 2-day workshop is open to anyone interested in wool, wool marketing, and value-added wool products.
On Friday, March 17, the workshop will be held at the CCE Building, 99 North Broad Street, Norwich, NY, from 9 am to 5 pm. Topics covered include: genetics, management of wool characteristics, skirting (separating of fleece by quality), classing (grouping like wool with like wool), and marketing. Within each topic area, producers are encouraged to grow, manage, and provide the highest quality product possible. An OFDA 2000 will be available to analyze wool samples brought to class by participants.
Saturday, March 18, will be a hands-on Shearing Day at Zoar Farm in Otego, NY. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the wool that is shorn from the many sheep breeds at Zoar Farm, and will be guided in skirting, sorting, and storing as the fleeces come from the shearing floor.
The cost of the Wool Handling School is $40, which will include a resource notebook, lunch both days, and refreshments at breaks. Pre-registration is required; to register, request a form and mail it with your check for $40, made payable to Opportunities for Chenango, Inc, to: Nancy Morey, OFC, Inc., 44 West Main Street, P. O. Box 470, Norwich, NY 13815. Questions? Call Nancy at (607) 334-7114 or nmorey@ofcinc.org
An information sheet will be sent out to you once your registration is received. It will include directions to both sites, what you will need to bring with you, how to prepare wool samples for analysis, appropriate dress for shearing day, and any other necessary information.