The following list includes Integrated Parasite Control (IPC) / FAMACHA© Training and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, conference presentations, farms tours and field days on sheep and goat parasite control topics conducted from the Fall 2012 through summer 2017.  Visit our current events page for a list of upcoming events conducted under additional USDA NIFA funded projects.

Fall 2012 and 2013 Events:

August 8, 2012-WV, West Virginia Organic Research Farm Field Day, birdsfoot trefoil and organic sheep parasite control trials, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia Univ.; ID#=WV2012A

October 27, 2012-NY, Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium 2012, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2012A

January 25, 2013-NY, NOFA-NY Winter Conference, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshop, Saratoga Springs, NY; Univ. of RI, Virginia Tech & Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013A

January 26, 2013-MA, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton, MA; Univ. of RI & Virginia Tech; ID#=MA2013A

May 8, 2013-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Glynwood Farm Center, Cold Springs, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013B

May 18, 2013-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013C

June 22, 2013-MA, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Bristol County Agricultural High School, Dighton, MA; Univ. of RI; ID#=MA2013B

August 12, 2013-NY, NOFA-NY Field Day at Asgaard Goat Dairy, Au Sable Forks, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013D

August 15, 2013-WV, West Virginia Organic Research Farm Field Day, birdsfoot trefoil trials and organic sheep parasite control, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia Univ.; ID#=WV2013A

September 21, 2013-NY, Cornell Goat & Sheep Health Day, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013E

October 12, 2013-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Waterville, NY; Cornell CE of Oneida County; ID#=NY2013F

October 26, 2013-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, New Berlin, NY; Cornell CE of Otsego & Rensselaer Counties & the Leatherstocking Shepherds Assoc.; ID#=NY2013G

November 10, 2013-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Cornell University Veterinary College, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013H

November 19, 2013-NY, Cornell CE Livestock In-service Training, Small Ruminant Parasite Control topics, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013I

December 3, 4, and 5, 2013-NY, Northern NY Fall Sheep and Goat Week – Innovations in Parasite Management, Watertown, Canton, Malone & Plattsburgh, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2013J (Dec 3), ID#=NY2013K (Dec 4), ID#=NY2013L (Dec 5)

2014 Events:

January 16, 2014-NY, Catskill Regional Ag. Conference, Innovative Methods to Control Parasites in Small Ruminants, Delhi, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014A

January 24, 2014-NY, NOFA-NY Winter Conference, Keeping up with internal parasites in your goats and sheep – what’s new out there?, Saratoga Springs, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014B

February 4 and 5, 2014-PA, Northeast Pasture Consortium Annual Conference 2014, two presentations on Organic Methods of Parasite Control in Pastured Livestock (Univ. of RI) and Basics of Parasite Management of Pastured Livestock (Cornell Univ.), State College, PA; ID#=PA2014A (Organic methods of parasite control, Univ. of RI), ID#=PA2014B (Basics of Parasite Management, Cornell Univ.)

April 26, 2014-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014C

May 2, 2014-VT, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, Vermont Technical College, Randolph, VT; Univ. of RI & Virginia Tech; ID#=VT2014A

May 3, 2014-VT, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, Knoll Farm, Fayston, VT; Univ. of RI & Virginia Tech; ID#=VT2014B

June 26, 2014-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, Glynwood Farm Center, Cold Springs, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014D

August 2, 2014-NY, NOFA NY field day on alternative forages for parasite control / birdsfoot trefoil planting, Athens, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014E

August 5, 2014-RI, USDA SARE Grass-fed Project, presentation on pasture management for small ruminant parasite control including OREI project information, Jamestown, RI; Univ. of RI; ID#=RI2014A

August 7, 2014-WV, West Virginia Organic Research Farm Field Day, birdsfoot trefoil and organic sheep parasite control trials, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia Univ.; ID#=WV2014A

September 20, 2014-NY, Niagara Frontier Goat Education Day, presentation on Controlling Worms and Coccidia in Goats and led hands-on fecal sample evaluations, Batavia, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014F

October 3 and 4, 2014-NY, Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium 2014, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop and other presentations on OREI project, birdsfoot trefoil and organic small ruminant and forage production, Ithaca, NY; Univ. of RI, Virginia Tech, Cornell Univ. & West Virginia Univ.  View proceedings.  ID#=NY2014G (IPC/FAMACHA© Workshops, Univ. of RI, Virigina Tech, Cornell Univ.), ID#=NY2014H (Birdsfoot Trefoil Mgt., Cornell Univ.), ID#=NY2014I (Organic Sheep and Goat Pasture mgt., WV Univ.)

November 19, 2014-NY, Cornell CE Livestock In-service Training, Small Ruminant Parasite Control topics, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2014J

2015 Events: 

January 31, 2015-NY, Managing Parasites and Health, Beginning Sheep and Goat Producer Workshop Series, Cornell CE of Oneida County, Oriskany, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015A 

February 7, 2015-NY, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, Cornell CE of St. Lawrence County, Canton, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015B 

February 27, 2015-NY, Sheep and Goat Nutrition and Parasite Clinic, Cornell CE of Saratoga County, Ballston Spa, NY; ID#=NY2015C 

February 27, 2015-NY, Agricultural Development Program Annual Meeting, Eastern Northern NY, Miner Institute, Parasite Management in Sheep and Goats Research Report, Chazy, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015D 

March 14, 2015-NY, Sheep and Goat Nutrition and Parasite Clinic, Cornell CE of Saratoga County, Ballston Spa, NY; ID#=NY2015E

April 24, 2015-PA, Potter/Tioga Sheep and Wool Growers Annual Meeting, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Identification Workshops, Gaines, PA; Cornell Univ.; ID#=PA2015A

May 30, 2015 (Mecklenburg, NY) and June 3 (Montour Falls, NY), IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015F (May 30), ID#=NY2015G (June 3) 

June 25, 2015-VT, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Sterling College, Craftsbury, VT; Univ. of RI; ID#=VT2015A

June 26, 2015-VT, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Crooked Fence Farm, Putney, VT; Univ. of RI; ID#=VT2015B 

July 18, 2015-NY, NOFA NY Field day at birdsfoot trefoil demonstration farm, Great Valley, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015H

July 23, 2015-RI, URI Peckham Farm Field Day, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Fecal Egg Counting Demonstration and Field Day on Alternative Methods of Small Ruminant Parasite Control including birdsfoot trefoil plots and sheep research, Kingston, RI; Univ. of RI; ID#=RI2015A (IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop), ID#=RI2015B (FEC demonstration), ID#=RI2015C (field day on birdsfoot trefoil research)

August 13, 2015-WV, West Virginia Organic Research Farm Field Day, birdsfoot trefoil and organic sheep parasite control trials, Morgantown, WV; West Virginia Univ.; ID#=WV2015A

September 15, 16, and 23, 2015-NY, Birdsfoot Trefoil Demonstration Farm Tours, Au Sable Forks, Canton, and Germantown, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015I (Sept 15), ID#=NY2015J (Sept 16), ID#=NY2015K (Sept 23)

October 3 and 4, 2015-NY, Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium 2015, IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops, presentations on birdsfoot trefoil case studies, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015L (IPC/FAMACHA© and Fecal Egg Counting Workshops), ID#=NY2015M (birdsfoot trefoil case studies)

October 4, 2015-VT, Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Tunbridge, VT; Univ. of RI; ID#=VT2015C

October 14, 2015-VT, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Colchester,VT; Cornell Univ.; ID#=VT2015D

December 1, 2, and 3, 2015 – Northern NY Sheep and Goat Week Programs, topics included research results on growing and grazing birdsfoot trefoil for parasite control, Watertown, Canton, & Plattsburgh, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2015N (Dec 1), ID#=NY2015O (Dec 2), ID#=NY2015P (Dec 3)

2016 Events:

January 16, 2016, 20th Annual Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference, Small Ruminant Parasite Control Track – 3 sessions.  Includes current research and innovations on integrated parasite control including use of birdsfoot trefoil, Fairlee, VT; Cornell Univ., Univ. of RI, Virginia Tech; ID#=VT2016A

January 22, 2016, 34th Annual NOFA-NY Winter Conference, Potential Organic Methods To Manage Parasites in Sheep and Goats – includes information on growing and grazing organic birdsfoot trefoil, Saratoga Springs, NY; Cornell Univ., West Virginia Univ.; ID#=NY2016A 

February 19, 2016, Internal Parasites in Sheep & Goats FAMACHA© Certification Workshop, Ballston Spa, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2016B

June 11, 2016; Internal Parasites in Sheep & Goats FAMACHA Certification Workshop, Morrisville, NY; Cornell Univ.; ID#=NY2016C

July 14, 2016-RI, URI Peckham Farm Field Day, IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop, Fecal Egg Counting Demonstration and Field Day on Alternative Methods of Small Ruminant Parasite Control including birdsfoot trefoil plots and sheep research, Kingston, RI; Univ. of RI, Cornell Univ.; ID#=RI2016A (IPC/FAMACHA© Workshop), ID#=RI2016B (FEC demonstration), ID#=RI2016C (field day on birdsfoot trefoil research)

July 16, 2016; Internal Parasites in Sheep & Goats FAMACHA Certification Workshop; Cornell Univ.; Canandaigua, NY; ID#NY2016D and Canton, NY;  ID#NY2016E

August 27, 2016; WVU Organic Agriculture Research Farm Field Day; Includes farm tour and in-field presentation, Managing Birdsfoot Trefoil for Healthy Organic Sheep; West Virginia Univ.; Morgantown, WV.  ID#WV2016A 

October 29, 2016; Integrated Parasite Management and FAMACHA Class, CCE Learning Farm, Canton, NY.  ID#NY2016F

November 5, 2016; Integrated Parasite Control / FAMACHA© Training Workshop as part of the Southern New England Livestock Conference, Dighton, MA.  ID#MA2016A 

December 4, 2016; Annual Dairy Sheep Symposium – Integrated Control of Internal Parasites Presentation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.  ID#NY2016G

2017 Events:

February 25, 2017 – Meat Goat Production Workshop – includes presentation on parasite management
9 AM to 3 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension, Delhi, NY.  For more information and to register: http://ccedelaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Meat-Goat-Workshop-Feb-25.pdf

March 5, 2017 – Sheep and Goats Parasite Management Workshop with FAMACHA© Certification
11 AM to 4 PM – Cornell Cooperative Extension, Liberty, NY.  http://sullivancce.org/events/2017/03/05/famacha-certification-goats-sheep

March 7, 2017 – Integrated Parasite Control / FAMACHA© Training Workshop
10AM to 2 PM – University Park, PA.  Hosted by Penn State Extension and conducted by Virginia Tech and Univ. of Rhode Island.  For more information and to register view flyer – PA IPMFAMACHA Workshop_March2017 (2)

March 17, 2017 – Controlling Internal Parasites in Sheep & Goats / FAMACHA© Certification Workshop
10AM to 4 PM – Belfast, ME.  Hosted by Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and conducted by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Hands-on Fecal Egg Count Analysis, Dr. James Weber, Univ. of Maine.  For information and to register view – program.

March 18, 2017 – Maine Grass Farmers Network Annual Grazing Conference, Hinckley, ME.
Includes a session on Research with Birdsfoot Trefoil to Control Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  For more information and to register – https://extension.umaine.edu/livestock/mgfn/conference/

May 25, 2017 – Birdsfoot Trefoil Demonstration Farm Pasture Walk – 5 to 7 PM, PineCroft Farm, Waterville, NY
Presentation on Birdsfoot Trefoil grazing trial and project by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University Sheep and Goat Program.  Additional topics on the agenda include farmer strategy for pasture management, cover crop uses, seeding and soil management.  For more information and to register contact:  Marylynn Mattison-Collins – email mrm7@cornell.edu or call  315-736-3394 ext. 132

JOIN US!! July 13, 2017 – URI Sheep and Goat Parasite Control Workshop and Field Day, URI Peckham Farm and Kingston Campus, RI

• 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM – Integrated Parasite Control and FAMACHA Training Workshop.  FAMACHA cards can be purchased at cost (optional) for $13.00 each upon completing the training.
• 12:30 to 1:00 PM – Fecal egg counting demonstration
• 2:00 to 6:00 PM – Field day on alternative methods for small ruminant parasite control – research on condensed tannin plants

Presentations from Dr. Jim Kotcon, West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences;  Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University;  URI researchers including Dr. Rebecca Brown, URI Dept. Plant Science, and Dr. Katherine Petersson, URI Dept. Animal and Veterinary Science.
View and download our flyer for more details including online registration info, directions and parking:
2017 URI Sheep and Goat Parasite Control Workshop and Field Day Flyer_Final

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative under Agreement No. 2012-51300-03654.