Livestock seminar and judging clinics scheduled
June 21, 2018
Two livestock experts will offer a free seminar on livestock feeding, nutrition and
artificial insemination June 28 at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center
in Palmer.
The seminar and discussion will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be led by Michael Fisher and Travis Taylor of Colorado State University Extension.
They will also offer livestock judging clinics at the farm June 29 and at the Soldotna Rodeo Grounds on June 30. In both locations, the livestock judges' training will go from 9 a.m. to noon for adults and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for youths. The training is designed to improve livestock selection and evaluation skills and improve proficiency in the show ring.
Fisher is a county Extension director from Pueblo County who offers educational programming in livestock nutrition and management. Taylor is the county director for Lincoln County and has a background in livestock, livestock judging and the 4-H youth program.
An RSVP is requested for all events. Call 907-262-5824 or send an email to Casey Matney at camatney@alaska.edu. Viewers can attend the June 28 seminar remotely by phone or computer using the Zoom videoconference program. See more details at www.uaf.edu/ces.
The Matanuska Experiment Farm, operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, is located at 1509 S. Georgeson Drive in Palmer. The trainings are sponsored by the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and Colorado State University Extension.