Upcoming Events
2025 Sheep and Wool Festivals
MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — May 3 & 4, 2025
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794-9604
Sat 8:30AM – 6PM — Sun 8:30AM – 5PM
VISIT THE ACR MEMBER COOPERATIVE BOOTH IN BARN 4
—We look forward to seeing you!
NH SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — May 10th & 11th, 2025
46th Annual NH Sheep & Wool Festival
Deerfield Fair Grounds, Deerfield, NH, 03037
BLACK SHEEP GATHERING — June 27th - 29th, 2025
Linn County Fairgrounds, Albany, OR 97322
OREGON FLOCK & FIBER FESTIVAL — October 18th & 19th, 2025
Linn County Expo , 3700 Knox Butte Rd E, Albany, OR 97322
SHENANDOAH VALLEY FIBER FESTIVAL — Sept 27th & 28th
Come celebrate the many facets of fiber the last full weekend of September.
Pleaser re-visit here later in the season for more information.
Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds, Berryville, Virginia 22611
37TH ANNUAL VERMONT SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL — Oct 4th & 5th, 2025
Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 05077
NY STATE SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL — Oct. 18th & 19th, 2025
Visit the ACR Member Cooperative Booth
Building 30, Booths 19 & 20
We look forward to seeing you!
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
6550 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572.
SAFF/SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR — Oct 24th, 25th & 26th, 2025
SAFF 2025 — More Information coming in June
WNC Agricultural Center, 761 Boylston Hwy-GATE 7, Fletcher, NC 28732
This 2' X 5' vinyl banner is available for loan to ACR members who would like to display it at events they're attending.
Please contact Marianne Dube for details
ONLINE SHEEP & WOOL MANAGEMENT CLASSES
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The Pipestone Lamb and Wool Management Program is a sheep management education/consulting program offered by Minnesota West Community & Technical College located at Pipestone, Minnesota.
Lamb and Wool Management: Online Sheep Management Courses:
Introduction to Sheep Management
Equipment & Facilities
Introduction to Sheep Health
Ewe Ration Formulation
Wool Characteristics and Properties
"Introduction to Sheep Management" is a 14 lesson self-paced course with continuous enrollment. It is the online version of the successful home study course that provides an overview of year long sheep management.
The purpose of the program is to help sheep producers increase income and profit per ewe and realize the full potential of all sheep through modern management practices, new technologies and new approaches to marketing both lamb and wool.
For more information, visit the Pipestone Lamb & Wool Program online at www.mnwest.edu or contact:
Laurie Johnson
507-825-6815
laurie.johnson@mnwest.edu
Philip Berg
507-825-6799
philip.berg@mnwest.edu
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