Introduction to Sheep Management (Subject/Number - LWMP 1001)
 This course introduces basic sheep management principles. Students will study the year round management and production cycle for a sheep enterprise and understand how each production stage influences enterprise profitability.  The Introduction to Sheep Management course is a 14 lesson self paced course with continuous enrollment. This is the online version of the successful home study course that provides an overview of year long sheep management.  The course also studies the philosophy of sheep management and its relationship to business goals.
(1 credit)  No text book required.

Register on-line at: www.mnwest.edu/formmail/formdl.htm

For more information, contact one of the instructors, Philip Berg, 
philip.berg@mnwest.edu , (507) 825-6799 or Mike Caskey, 
mike.caskey@mnwest.edu, (507) 825-6808
Cold Storage Report http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1034
Lamb Checkoff http://www.lambcheckoff.com/
Pipestone Lamb and Wool program http://www.pipestonesheep.com/
Livestock Directory Livestock Directory: Online Livestock Management Resources- online directory of livestock industry web sites and bookstore for farm management and livestock breeds including alpacas, pigs, poultry, sheep, horses, cattles, etc.  
LRP-Lamb Resources Info about LRP-Lamb from USDA Risk Management Agency --
http://www3.rma.usda.gov/apps/livestock_reports/

Food & Fiber Risk Managers, LLC
http://www.fafrm.com/quotes.html

ASI offers an online training course --Click on LRP-Lamb Online Education on ASI home page: http://www.sheepusa.org
The National Livestock Producers Association

The NLPA Sheep and Goat Fund is a revolving fund established within NLPA to assist the U.S. sheep and goat industries by strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and goats and their products in the United States.

http://www.nlpa.org/html/sg_links.shtml

USDA

http://www.usda.gov

http://drought.fsa.usda.gov/

http://www.ams.usda.gov/

USDA's Hay Net

Lamb Checkoff

 

http://www.americanlambboard.org
Montana Sheep Institute http://www.sheepinstitute.montana.edu/research/ribeye.htm
ASI

 

http://www.sheepusa.org
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center http://www.AgMRC.org
Weather Info. http://www.weather.com
National Meat Association http://www.nmaonline.org
USDA Gopher gopher://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu:70/11/reports
Ag Talk http://www.agriculture.com/agtalk
Australian Meat & Livestock Corp. http://www.mla.com.au
New Zealand Lamb http://www.nzlamb.com
Infarmation http://www.infarmation.com.au
F@rming Online http://www.rpl.com.au/farming
USDA Scrapie Rules http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/scrapie.htm
Lamb Market News http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/mncs/