Overcoming barriers to transitioning small ruminants to organic production:  Effects of feeding birdsfoot trefoil on parasite control, nutritional status & profitability

Current Events – 2021

August 17, 2021 – from 12:00 to 3:00 PM; Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants IPM/FAMACHA© Workshop, Morrisville, NY –Speakers include: Dr. tatiana L. Stanton, Cornell Sheep & Goat State Extension Specialist and Janice Liotta from the Cornell University Dwight Bowman Parasitology Lab. Click here for more information and to register

August 23, 2021 – from 10:00 am to 12:00 PM; Pasture Walk at Peaceful By Nature Farm, Norwich, NY – Speakers include: Dr. tatiana L. Stanton, Cornell Sheep & Goat State Extension Specialist and will include information on Birdsfoot Trefoil and the USDA NIFA Organic Transitions project. Click here for more information and to register

September 28, 2021 – from 12:00 to 3:00 PM; Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants IPM/FAMACHA© Workshop, Herkimer, NY –Speakers include: Dr. tatiana L. Stanton, Cornell Sheep & Goat State Extension Specialist and Janice Liotta from the Cornell University Dwight Bowman Parasitology Lab. Click here for more information and to register

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Past events – 2020

January 18, 2020 – from 10:00 to 11:15 AM; Grazing Methods for Internal Parasite Control in Small Ruminants – Speakers include:  Maryrose Livingston, Niko Kochendoerfer and Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Sheep and Goat Program.  This workshop is part of the NOFA-NY Winter Conference, Syracuse, NY.  Click here for more information and to register

Past events – 2019

February 16, 2019 – Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants IPM/FAMACHA© Workshop, Norwich, NY.  9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Instructors include Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Click here for the flyer and more information including registration:  Chenango Cty FAMACHA agenda2

March 30, 2019 – Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants IPM/FAMACHA© Workshop, Naples, NY.  9:45 AM to 4:00 PM.  Instructors include Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Click here for the flyer and more information including registration:  Small Ruminant Parasite Workshop Yates County 2019

JUNE 15, 2019 – Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants IPM/FAMACHA© Workshop, Belmont, NY.  9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.  Instructors include Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Click here for the flyer and more information including registration:  FAMACHA workshop Allegany County Jun 2019

August 24, 2019 – West Virginia University Organic Farm ’20th Anniversary’ Field Day, Morgantown, WV.  3-7 PM, doors open at 2 PM. Visit the farm webpage for details – https://fieldday.wvu.edu/

Sept. 24, 2019 – Integrated Parasite Management for Goats & Sheep Workshop
Includes FAMACHA Training/Certification and How to do Fecal Egg Identification/Counting, Ballston Spa, NY.  12 Noon to 5 PM.  Instructor Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Click here for more information including registration:

Nov. 9 and 10, 2019 – 2019 Small Ruminant Management and Fiber Conference presented by Cornell University and Cashmere Goat Association, Ithaca, NY.  Includes “Innovations in Parasite Management” by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University on Nov. 9 and will include information on Birdsfoot Trefoil and the USDA NIFA Organic Transitions project.  For more information and to register:

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Nov 20, 2019 – Sheep Field Day discussing parasites with Dr. tatiana Stanton.  Seneca County, NY. For more information, contact Nancy Glazier at nig3@cornell.edu.

Past events – 2018

Oct 14, 2018 – IPM/FAMACHA workshop at the 2018 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium, Ithaca, NY.  Instructors include Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University.  Click here for more information and to register.

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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 Transitions Program under Agreement No. 2018-51106-28777.