Sheep Mentorship Program: Open Call for Applications
Spaces available in our brand new Sheep Farming Mentorship Program, set to start in late-June.
Designed as an immersive, small-group learning experience for beginner shepherds, participants will learn hands-on, time-honoured approaches to flock management from two highly respected sheep breeders in Peterborough County. This curriculum-based mentorship program will take place over five field days from late-June to mid-September 2014, and participants will also receive four hours of individual support from the mentors between field days. The program will focus on teaching mentees practical skills and knowledge in the following areas:
- How to get started in sheep
- Flock nutrition
- Animal Health
- Reproduction and lambing
- Routine management
Mentees will learn under the skilled direction of Bob and Gail Irvine (Rocky Lane Farm), who are experienced sheep farmers, teachers, and farming mentors, as well as active members of the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency. They produce high quality pure-bred Polled Dorsets for sale as breeding stock, and have been involved with various provincial programs for performance testing, health, and breeding.
For more information, please visit our Sheep Mentorship Program page for all the details, as well as an application form. If you have any questions, please contact Jay Adam (jay@farmsatwork.ca | (705) 743-7671).