{"id":1088,"date":"2020-09-08T01:12:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T01:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:53:18","slug":"the-conservation-and-comeback-of-heritage-breed-sheep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/the-conservation-and-comeback-of-heritage-breed-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conservation and Comeback of Heritage Breed Sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"2020 09 08 HeritageBreedSheep (35)\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mmzQvClDKyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">September 8, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presenter:<br>Jeannette Beranger<br>Senior Program Manager<br>The Livestock Conservancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Producer Panelists: Leslie Johnson, Brian Larson, and Oogie McGuire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time: 1 hour 15 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Description:<br>In this webinar we will explore the amazing diversity of heritage sheep breeds found in America and how many are making a remarkable comeback as interest grows in small scale shepherding and in natural fiber arts. We will learn about the decades long effort to bring rare sheep back from the brink of extinction and current efforts to develop new markets for their products. 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