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Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association



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Our mission since 1893



The original Constitution and By-Laws written in May of 1893 said, “The purpose of the Association shall be to promote and encourage the keeping of sheep upon the farms of Connecticut, to improve breeds of sheep, and to aid in securing legislation favorable to the sheep industry and agriculture.” We continue to strive to carry on their mission by offering mentoring for new shepherds, supporting youth interested in sheep, providing educational workshops at various times for youth and adults, offering the Connecticut Blanket to aid members in using their wool to obtain a value added product from their farm and putting on the Connecticut Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival on the last Saturday in April every year.



ANNUAL MEETING WRAP UP



The Annual Meeting & Dinner was held on December 3, 2022 at the Guilford VFW with good food and good company! The Scotch auction had lots of great stuff and brought in $300 to go to the Randall Knight Scholarship.

Nate Trojanoski, our newly appointed President started the business meeting with an overview of the year and the Board for appointments to various positions due to people resigning. We heard from the new Treasurer, the Secretary, the CT Blanket Committee, the Scholarship Committee and the Festival Committee.

Nate also reminded people that 2023 is an election year for CSBA and anyone interested in being an Officer or on the Board should let him know.

Dr. Joe Emenheiser gave a nice presentation on his goals at UCONN for all livestock species including shifting their Shropshire flock to an all registered flock and being part of the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) as well as working on the current issue in New England for the lack of livestock processing options. He will be working on reworking the Meat Lab which could fill a need of training prospective candidates for the field.

He also told us that he is planning the 4-H Sheep Day as well as a program for adults that will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023. There is plenty of room for planning so if you have ideas let him know!

joe.emenheiser@uconn.edu



2022 CT SHEEP, WOOL & FIBER FESTIVAL

The 2022 Festival is wrapped up! We had a beautiful sunny and blustery day for our first time at the North Haven Fairgrounds. We had a great crowd and our vendors were pleased. With feedback from vendors, attendees and observations of our Committee and volunteers we can start planning for 2023!

We can always use more volunteers so email csbafestivalvendors@gmail.com if you can lend us a hand!

See you then - Always the last Saturday in April! (psst...April 29, 2023)



2022 RANDALL M. KNIGHT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP


The Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association, Inc. will again be awarding the scholarship in memory of Randall M. Knight. As the shepherd of the UConn Flock Randy was always available to answer questions about sheep, served as President and Vice President of the Association and served on many committees.

Download Application



2023 4-h sheep day & adult program



We had a date

4-H Sheep Day & Adult Program


Dr. Joe Emenheiser, our UConn Livestock Extension Educator, notified us today that the event has been cancelled. Stay tuned for possible updates.




MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION


The 2023 membership form is also available on the membership page.

Membership is $20 and runs from January 1st to December 31st. Send a check can be sent with the the online membership application below.


2023 Membership form



UPCOMING EVENTS





2023 CONNECTICUT SHEEP, WOOL & FIBER FESTIVAL

Saturday, April 29, 2023

9am - 4pm

North Haven Fairgrounds, North Haven, CT

NO PETS ALLOWED


2022 WOOL COLLECTION FOR THE CONNECTICUT BLANKET

Still working on it :(

Time & Date TBA

UCONN Beef & Sheep Barn

Contact - smurray@ctsheep.com