Integrated Parasite Management Workshop

There will be an Integrated Parasite Management (IPM) Workshop on Tuesday, July 27, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 45 Robinson Drive in New Oxford, Pennsylvania (about 8 miles east of Gettysburg, just off of Route 30). The workshop will consist of two hours of lecture and discussion and two hours of hands-on instruction (FAMACHA(c) and fecal analysis). Participants (over the age of 16) will be certified in the use of the FAMACHA(c) eye anemia system. The instructor for the workshop will be Susan Schoenian, Sheep & Goat Specialist for University of Maryland Extension. All aspects of internal parasites and their control will be covered in the workshop. The registration fee is $35 per farm or family. The registration fee includes a laminated FAMACHA(c) card and a booklet of reference materials. To register, contact Margie Smith at (717) 624-4772 or margiesracking@earthlink.net