LU-MRRL Lecture Series
The LU-MRRL Lecture Series invites you to attend our next installment of our programming, titled: "Opportunities for Sheep and Goat Producers Across Missouri." This event will take place on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 6:30 pm in the Art Gallery of the Missouri River Regional Library (214 Adams Street in downtown Jefferson City). More information about this program is below:
Currently there are about 80 million lamb and mutton consumers in the U.S. with up to $2 billion in purchasing power. Missouri is home to 15 million acres of forest and 17 million acres of pasture, providing vast possibilities for livestock production. A sheep and goat enterprise can be started on a small farm with small breeding stock, and the animals can be raised on forage alone. Investment can be paid fast, with quick expansion of herd and no external hiring required. It can be an excellent enterprise for farmers, including low-income producers. Dr. Mohan Acharya, state extension and research specialist for LU, will explain the possibilities for this agricultural venture.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for free adjacent to the library or across the street in the overflow lot.
If you want more information about this program please contact Madeline Matson, Adult Services Librarian, at matsonm@mrrl.org; (573) 634-2464 ext. 250, Dr. Christine E. Boston at bostonc@lincolnu.edu, or Dr. Micah Wright at wrightm1@lincolnu.edu.
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