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Workshop: Wool - Tools of Evaluation
If you’d like to sharpen your wool evaluation skills, plan to attend and participate in the workshop being organized for NSS 2022. The workshop will have three components: • A structured session on Wednesday, June 8 (2:00 PM or after NSS Wool Show judging) presented by Dr. Whit
Stewart, University of WY Extension Sheep Specialist, assisted by Courtney Newman, University of WY graduate student. Dr. Stewart will provide fleeces that illustrate dos and don’ts of selection, with a focus on uniformity of length and grade throughout the fleece and how such uniformity relates to processing and heritability estimates. As described by Dr. Stewart, “The workshop will be an educational session, with handouts, that is structured but, also, very conversational.” • An open-ended opportunity to examine and score Columbia fleeces using a basic scorecard that incorporates Dr. Whit Stewart, University of breed standards. For the convenience of attendees, the Wyoming Sheep Specialist fleeces will be available over the course of NSS for evaluation. An “answer key” will be provided so that attendees can compare their own evaluations with wool lab measurements and experts’ comments on each fleece. • An open-ended display available throughout NSS of fleeces that contain undesirable wool, such as medullated fibers, belly wool where it ought not be and, perhaps, hair. The problem fibers will be identified and labeled.
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The workshop is brought to you by the Commercial Production Committee (CPC) in response to your feedback on our Fall 2021 survey. Members of the CPC thank all CSBA members who provided input. We look forward to seeing you at our NSS workshop sessions.
approved futurity sales
To be eligible for Futurity, please note that ewes must be purchased from one of the following approved sales: • National Columbia Show & Sale • Midwest Stud Ram Sale • Ohio Showcase • Great Lakes Sale • Montana Columbia Assn Sale • Pines End Customer Appreciation Sale Futurity consignors shall pay the futurity entry fee prior to the sale. Futurity ewe lambs may be purchased online from these approved sales. A sale may be considered and approved by the Board of Directors BEFORE the sale occurs.
