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2023 West Virginia Kiko Buck Performance Test
Creating the future The 2023 West Virginia Small Ruminant Evaluation Program 2023’s Buck Performance Test is being held at the WVU Animal Science Research, Education, and Outreach Center. This trial strives to provide producers with an unbiased evaluation of economically valuable traits in bucks in a shared and equitable condition environment. This year, the attribute quantitatively measured is parasite resistance, specifically the parasitic worm Haemonchus contortus or barber pole worm. How the trial unfolds Upon arriving, the projected 200 Kiko bucks will be vaccinated and dewormed according to the suggestions of the overseeing veterinarian staff. Animals will then be sorted
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Going Global Podcast Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs
Listen to the recent Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global podcast in which SMART Reproduction’s CEO and Export Coordinator Brittany Scott details her trailblazing path to success. SMART Reproduction is a cutting-edge, woman-owned animal sciences enterprise that is the first and only U.S.-based business certified and licensed for the multi-country export of goat and sheep semen and embryos. Follow her journey as she discusses why she started her company, what countries she serves, how she packages frozen semen and embryos, and what it was like to win the Arkansas Governor’s Award 2022 for Woman Owned Small Business Exporter of the Year. Click
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Farm Bureau Women’s Communications Boot Camp Empowers Women Leaders
Fifteen farm and ranch women leaders graduated from the Farm Bureau Women’s Communications Boot Camp spring session hosted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. SMART Reproduction’s CEO was honored to be one of these vetted woman leadership participants. The mission The intensive four-day course completed by the agricultural leaders featured hands-on sessions related to public speaking, working with the media, and messaging. Graduates will use their training in various ways, such as participating in local media opportunities to strategically support Farm Bureau’s policy work, sharing information with elected officials, and joining social media campaigns that spotlight modern agriculture. https://www.fb.org/topic/womens-communications-boot-camp Before