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LVSPA Meeting LC Extension Office, March 17, 2022 Attendees: Linda Landreth, Linda Schnaible, Tracy Kirkman, Bridget Brown, Lauren & Sean Torstrom, Terry Nelson and Joan Baker   Welcome, and call to order by VP Landreth at 7:05 pm. President’s updates: none submitted. Treasurer’s report: $11,296 in the bank. Old business: Bluemont Fair: discussion of participating…

Click here for the notes from our March meeting. Please plan to join us in person at the Loudoun Extension office or via Zoom on April 17th, 2022. If you will be joining via Zoom, reach out to Jim Hilleary at james58@vt.edu for the meeting link.

A presentation by the Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers will be given at the October meeting of the Fiber Guild of the Blue Ridge in Purcellville, VA. The topic will be “Sheep Breeds and Fiber Products available from Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers.”

Small Ruminant Producers, Dr Dahlia O’Brien of VSU is seeking survey participants “. . . to determine the processing needs of sheep and goat producers and to determine perceived use and benefit of Virginia’s first small ruminant mobile processing unit.”  Loudoun Extension has invited Dr O’Brien to travel to Loudoun with the small ruminant mobile…

Virginia Cooperative Extension is offering a program, Weaning Strategies Zoom Webinar & Panel. It will be held on this Wednesday, May 26th, at 7pm.   There is no fee. To register, email Abby Hemby (ahemby@vt.edu)

LSVPA now has sheep mineral available for sale for $22 per bag. Contact Chris Hatch at: beefhatch@gmail.com  or call 703-777-1356

As a reminder, annual membership dues are due now and if you haven’t paid yet please print off the membership form and send your payment to Kathy Reynolds (address is provided on the form).

2021 Election results Jim Hilleary-President Linda Landreth-Vice President Linda Schnaible-Treasurer Tracy Kirkman-Secretary