2005 Sheep and Meat Goat Training Program Set for December 2-3, 2005.

This program provides scholarship money for those selected to attend and provides a wealth of resource materials for those attending to take home and use as well. Speakers recognized as experts in the Sheep and Meat Goat industries will be utilized in the training and will come from coast to coast.

A complete program lineup, scholarship application, and program and application details may be found at the Missouri Livestock Symposium web site located at http://missourilivestock.com. Or, call Bruce Lane at 660-665-9866, or Garry Mathes at 660-665-7049, for additional information or application materials if needed. Application deadline is July 1, 2005. The program will accept 30 successful applicants.

This program is targeted to Vo-Ag Instructors, Extension Agents, and/or 4-H Leaders who express an interest in learning more and extending information pertaining to sheep and meat goats. It is open to anyone in the United States.

The program is made possible through a grant from the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center (http://www.nsiic.org/) and additional funding provided by the 2005 Missouri Livestock Symposium Committee.

Additional topics of interest and programming related to Sheep and Meat Goats will also be held Saturday, December 3 as part of the 2005 Missouri Livestock Symposium.

Contact:
Bruce Lane 503 E. Northtown Rd.
Kirksville, MO 63501
660-665-9866 Phone
660-665-9876 Fax
lanen@missouri.edu