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The one you all have been waiting for!  Laura Fortmeyer from central Kansas maybe one of the few people alive that has been involved with the Katahdin breed before the breed association was established.  She is going to tell her story from those times while working with Heifer International through the formation of the Katahdin Hair Sheep International and the years that followed.  We are so thankful for the opportunity to document her story.  Don't pay any attention to the sound issues, we didn't realize we had the mic setup wrong until after we had recorded and left so we edited it the best we can.  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy!

The one you all have been waiting for!  Laura Fortmeyer from central Kansas maybe one of the few people alive that has been involved with the Katahdin breed before the breed association was established.  She is going to tell her story from those times while working with Heifer International through the formation of the Katahdin Hair Sheep International and the years that followed.  We are so thankful for the opportunity to document her story.  Don't pay any attention to the sound issues, we didn't realize we had the mic setup wrong until after we had recorded and left so we edited it the best we can.  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy!

This is the final episode of a long series of Podcasts with Lynn talking all things NSIP.  We receive a ton of messages from people wanting more info regarding NSIP, how to collect data, what each trait means and how to apply the traits within their flocks.  With over 6 hours of conversation, I hoped with nailed all the right questions.  Sorry about the delay in publishing sooner but with some equipment issues and lambing and traveling it has been very busy spring.  Thanks for listening, sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

We have been getting tons of request for more information on NSIP and getting down to the basic understanding of it.  Well wait no longer.  Lynn is the current Chairperson of NSIP and former President and Board member of KHSI.  We sat down with Lynn to get a background on him and his operation and worked our way into the basics of NSIP and even took a dive into what is coming down the rode with genomics in the new future.  This episode if about the future of sheep data and genomics, so sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

We have been getting tons of request for more information on NSIP and getting down to the basic understanding of it.  Well wait no longer.  Lynn is the current Chairperson of NSIP and former President and Board member of KHSI.  We sat down with Lynn to get a background on him and his operation and worked our way into the basics of NSIP and even took a dive into what is coming down the rode with genomics in the new future.  Should end up with 3-4 episodes total, so sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

We have been getting tons of request for more information on NSIP and getting down to the basic understanding of it.  Well wait no longer.  Lynn is the current Chairperson of NSIP and former President and Board member of KHSI.  We sat down with Lynn to get a background on him and his operation and worked our way into the basics of NSIP and even took a dive into what is coming down the rode with genomics in the new future.  Should end up with 3-4 episodes total, so sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

We have been getting tons of request for more information on NSIP and getting down to the basic understanding of it.  Well wait no longer.  Lynn is the current President of NSIP and former President and Board member of KHSI.  We sat down with Lynn to get a background on him and his operation and worked our way into the basics of NSIP and even took a dive into what is coming down the rode with genomics in the new future.  Should end up with 3-4 episodes total, so sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

Sorry for the break guys, we been planning on a great series of podcast and we all got busy and our guest got busy.  So we decided to just wait him out.  We have been getting tons of request for more information on NSIP and getting down to the basic understanding of it.  Well wait no longer.  Lynn is the current President of NSIP and former President and Board member of KHSI.  We sat down with Lynn to get a background on him and his operation and worked our way into the basics of NSIP and even took a dive into what is coming down the rode with genomics in the new future.  Should end up with 3-4 episodes total, so sit back, take notes, and enjoy!

So after a short break, we decided to do something different with the start of our season 2.  Sara Gibson reached out to us and wanted to ask some basic questions as a newcomer to sheep industry.  We convinced her to come on air and let’s discuss for everyone to listen.  Not hardly as basic questions as we were expecting as you can tell Sara has done her homework.  Hope you enjoy!

So after a short break, we decided to do something different with the start of our season 2.  Sara Gibson reached out to us and wanted to ask some basic questions as a newcomer to sheep industry.  We convinced her to come on air and let's discuss for everyone to listen.  Not hardly as basic questions as we were expecting as you can tell Sara has done her homework.  Hope you enjoy!

Probably didn't plan on having enough left of our conversation to have a 3rd episode with Jim but after listening a couple times I think this episode makes the cut.  Pretty in depth discussion regarding crossbreeding, terminal sires, etc.  Enjoy this episode with Dr James Morgan.

Finally pinned down Jim Morgan to spend some time with us for make a couple episodes for our Podcast.  In this episode we will learn about genetics and some cross breeding and carcass stuff and just about anything that pops up.  Enjoy this episode with Dr James Morgan.

Finally pinned down Jim Morgan to spend some time with us for make a couple episodes for our Podcast.  In this episode we will learn about Jim's youth and growing up in Kansas, through his education days to getting back to AR where he lives now.  Enjoy this episode with Dr James Morgan.

From the moment we told a few people about the idea of our podcast, Dr Charles Parker of Ohio was the name everyone mentioned to have as a guest.  His contribution to the sheep industry over the last 60+ yrs is unmeasurable.  This episode discusses his time at US Sheep Research Center in  Dubois, ID as well as the 3 legged, now 4 legged stool and the Madame ewe.

Dr Charles Parker is one of three honorary members of Katahdin Hair Sheep International. Dr Parker is also one of five key individuals who worked and collaborated to establish Katahdin Hair Sheep International in 1985. Dr Parker has had an influential career beyond his role with Katahdins. A few of his other accomplishments include Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Department Chairperson of the Animal Science Department at The Ohio State University and Emeritus Director of the US Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho which is part of USDA ARS (US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service). Recently, Dr Charles Parker received the McClure Silver Ram Award from the American Sheep Industry Association which recognizes individuals from the professional community that have provided exceptional service and leadership to the sheep industry.

From the moment we told a few people about the idea of our podcast, Dr Charles Parker of Ohio was the name everyone mentioned to have as a guest.  His contribution to the sheep industry over the last 60+ yrs is unmeasurable.  This episode discusses his career with sheep research from Ohio State to Texas A & M to being the director at US Sheep Research Center in  Dubois, ID. 

Dr Charles Parker is one of three honorary members of Katahdin Hair Sheep International. Dr Parker is also one of five key individuals who worked and collaborated to establish Katahdin Hair Sheep International in 1985. Dr Parker has had an influential career beyond his role with Katahdins. A few of his other accomplishments include Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Department Chairperson of the Animal Science Department at The Ohio State University and Emeritus Director of the US Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho which is part of USDA ARS (US Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service). Recently, Dr Charles Parker received the McClure Silver Ram Award from the American Sheep Industry Association which recognizes individuals from the professional community that have provided exceptional service and leadership to the sheep industry.

Part 2 of a conversation with 25 yr Katahdin breeder and former KHSI President David Coplen of Birch Cove Katahdins in Fulton MO.  David has also been contributor to NSIP for most of those 25 years as well.  One thing he is known for is his integration of the Texel influence and we go into detail about his program.  Couple technical issues but a great conversation and fun episode!

Part 1 of a conversation with 25 yr Katahdin breeder and former KHSI President David Coplen of Birch Cove Katahdins in Fulton MO.  David has also been contributor to NSIP for most of those 25 years as well.  One thing he is known for is his integration of the Texel influence and we go into detail about his program.  Couple technical issues but a great conversation and fun episode!

Part 2 of our conversation with long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history  plus some background on Mark and what is management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be a total of 5 episodes with Mark, so subscribe and enjoy!

Great conversation with long long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history plus some background on Mark and what his management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be maybe 3-4 parts of our discussions with Mark, so subscribe and check back often.

The first episode into the Podcast adventure is a little background info on the hosts.  The goal with this podcast is to reach out to industry leaders, breed associations, breeders, vets, etc and found out more about them and what they do, how they do it and anything else they are willing to share with us.  Robert Walker and Caleb Pirc are both sheep producers who have a thirst to learn more and they know you do as well.  

Sit back and enjoy as they take this journey.  Stay up to date by following SheepThings on Facebook, the website www.sheepthings.com or by subscribing to Podcast in your favorite player.