Our guest in this episode is current KHSI President Jane Smith of DJ Smith Katahdins from Earl Park, IN.  Jane shares her experiences from nearly 40 yrs of raising and showing sheep of all kinds, including range ewes, Columbias, Dorpers and now Katahdins.  This was a great conversation that any level of breeder can take away something.  There are 2 parts so enjoy and stayed tuned for part 2!

Part 2 of a conversation with 25 yr Katahdin breeder and former KHSI President David Coplen of Birch Cove Katahdins in Fulton MO.  David has also been contributor to NSIP for most of those 25 years as well.  One thing he is known for is his integration of the Texel influence and we go into detail about his program.  Couple technical issues but a great conversation and fun episode!

Part 1 of a conversation with 25 yr Katahdin breeder and former KHSI President David Coplen of Birch Cove Katahdins in Fulton MO.  David has also been contributor to NSIP for most of those 25 years as well.  One thing he is known for is his integration of the Texel influence and we go into detail about his program.  Couple technical issues but a great conversation and fun episode!

The final segment of our conversation with long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history  plus some background on Mark and what is management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be a total of 5 episodes with Mark, so subscribe and enjoy!

Part 3 of our conversation with long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history  plus some background on Mark and what is management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be a total of 5 episodes with Mark, so subscribe and enjoy!

Part 2 of our conversation with long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history  plus some background on Mark and what is management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be a total of 5 episodes with Mark, so subscribe and enjoy!

Great conversation with long long time Katahdin breeder Mark Dennis of Country Oak Ranch in Louisiana.  30+ years of history plus some background on Mark and what his management consist of and what he looks for in breeding stock selection.  There will be maybe 3-4 parts of our discussions with Mark, so subscribe and check back often.

The first episode into the Podcast adventure is a little background info on the hosts.  The goal with this podcast is to reach out to industry leaders, breed associations, breeders, vets, etc and found out more about them and what they do, how they do it and anything else they are willing to share with us.  Robert Walker and Caleb Pirc are both sheep producers who have a thirst to learn more and they know you do as well.  

Sit back and enjoy as they take this journey.  Stay up to date by following SheepThings on Facebook, the website www.sheepthings.com or by subscribing to Podcast in your favorite player.