{"id":7776,"date":"2018-08-29T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=7776"},"modified":"2024-01-09T11:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T16:39:55","slug":"small-ruminant-producers-association-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-news-releases\/small-ruminant-producers-association-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Ruminant Producers&#8217; Association in the Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/05\/remsberg_10110922182-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9191\" title=\"Goat Pic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/05\/remsberg_10110922182-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/05\/remsberg_10110922182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/05\/remsberg_10110922182-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2017\/05\/remsberg_10110922182.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Maryland Eastern Shore\nAgriculture and Extension programs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PRINCESS ANNE, MD \u2013 (August 29, 2018)&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Sheep and goat producers are invited to a discussion centered on the establishment of a small ruminant producers\u2019 association on Thursday, October 18.&nbsp; The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Richard A. Henson Center on the UMES campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, University of Maryland Extension small ruminant specialist at UMES, and Maegan Perdue, University of Maryland Extension agent associate and nutrient management advisor in Worcester County, will lead the discussion for the startup that will allow producers to network, give input on programming needs in the area and gain valuable continuing education.&nbsp; Refreshments will be provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the event is free and open to the public, registration is required.&nbsp; To register online, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/smallruminantassociation.eventbrite.com\/\">smallruminantassociation.eventbrite.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information about the meeting, contact Perdue at 410-632-1972 or by email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mperdue@umd.edu\">mperdue@umd.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or Escobar at 410-651-7930 or by email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:enescobar@umes.edu\">enescobar@umes.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ###<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Suzanne Waters Street, agricultural communication specialist, UMES \u2013 University of Maryland Extension, 410-651-6084,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sstreet@umes.edu\">sstreet@umes.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRINCESS ANNE, MD \u2013 (August 29, 2018)&nbsp;\u2013 Sheep and goat producers are invited to a discussion centered on the establishment of a small ruminant producers\u2019 association on Thursday, October 18.&nbsp; The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Richard A. Henson Center on the UMES campus.&nbsp; Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, University of&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-news-releases\/small-ruminant-producers-association-in-the-making\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Small Ruminant Producers&#8217; Association in the Making<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":18,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sans-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7776"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}