Raising Sheep for Wool

The Basics of Raising Sheep for Wool

Thursday, June 20 | 4-6 p.m.

Location

10900 Garfield Ave. | Lonsdale, MN 55046

Hosts

Stacy & Kevin Dresow | Dresow Family Farm

Dresow Family Farm is a start-from-scratch story. Stacy and Kevin raise white and colored Cormo and Cormo cross-bred fine-fleeced sheep for their squishy, soft wool. They rotationally graze their sheep in woods and pastures and have been certified through Minnesota’s Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program since 2018. From lambing and feeding to shearing and marketing, Stacy has been figuring out how to do it all while keeping “local” in mind in all their farm operations. If you’re thinking about starting to farm, are new to sheep or want to explore new opportunities for marketing, come learn what Stacy says are the key things you need to know about sheep.

Meal

A meal will follow the field day.

See & Discuss

Balancing time between family and farm
Feeding sheep by estimating carrying capacity, rotational grazing and winter hay supplies
Facilities for shearing and lambing
Marketing wool and meat

Location Notes

Use the full address to navigate directly to the farm. Typing in “Dresow Family Farms” brings you to the intersection of Garfield Avenue and County Road 1 / Millersburg Boulevard. From there, travel south on Garfield Avenue until arriving at the farm at the end of the road.

Farm Info

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