Sheep and goats are an excellent way for new and beginning farmers to enter livestock production. They are also especially well-suited to small farms. A profitable sheep and goat business will consider many different aspects including marketing, stewardship, animal care and production.
Materials for Teachers and Extension Staff
The following materials were developed for teachers and educators to use in their classrooms and programs. The target age range is high school, jr. college and beginning farmer groups.
Instruction Guide (Lesson Plan): Includes links to additional information, connections to national agriculture education standards (AFNR Career Content Cluster Standards), application to Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects, activity and science fair ideas, sample quiz/review questions, and enrichment activities. PDF format (0.2 MB; best if you want to use it as-is) | RTF format (.5 MB; best if you want to modify the file)
- Presentation – 43 slides, .pptx format. Preview in Slideshare | Download (8 MB)
- Fact Sheet (required reading) 9 pages; “Raising Sheep and Goats for Profit: Small-Scale Livestock Production” or RTF format (best if you want to edit the file)
- Additional Materials Glossary | Animal Certification Programs | Sample quiz questions | Homework questions (some of the question pertain to the related small scale poultry module)
Download a .zip file containing all of the above materials (videos need to be downloaded separately due to file size restrictions)
Video: Raising Sheep and Goats for Profit, Small-Scale Production
19:58 minutes
If you prefer shorter clips, this video has also been released as four separate parts:
Part 1: Watch on YouTube (3:30 minutes) Download a copy (.mp4)
Part 2: Watch on YouTube (8:35 minutes) Download a copy (.mp4)
Part 3: Watch on YouTube (6:30 minutes) Download a copy (.mp4)
Part 4: Watch on YouTube (5:26 minutes) Download a copy (.mp4)
Preview Presentation Slides – Small Scale Sheep & Goat Production
Acknowledgements
Contact Person for this Module: Martha Sullins, Colorado State University martha.sullins@colostate.edu
Authors and Reviewers:
Building Environmental Leaders in Animal Agriculture (BELAA) is a collaborative effort of the National Young Farmers Educational Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Montana State University. It was funded by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under award #2009-49400-05871. This project would not be possible without the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center and the National eXtension Initiative, National Association of County Ag Agents (NACAA), National Association of Agriculture Education (NAAE), Farm Credit Services of America, American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), and Montana FFA Association.