WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Agriculture’s Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (IN S&W) and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are sponsoring the annual Hoosier Sheep Symposium Sept. 21 at Huntington University, 502 Lake Street, Huntington. Sheep product marketing, wool pelleting and new sheep-related Purdue University research will be among the topics explored by expert speakers at the event.

Symposium session titles and speakers:

- Marketing Your Lamb by “Lambassidor,” Nick Forest

- Benefits of Wool Pelleting in Indiana, Whitney Schlegel, Marble Hill Farm

- GEMS Research (National sheep research project), Dr. Luiz Brito, Purdue

- Additional speakers

Morning sessions, including breakfast pastries and coffee, will be in the Habecker Dining Commons on the university’s campus. Registration begins at 9 a.m. EST and the welcome message from ISA President Jane Smith will be at 9:45 a.m.

“We are very excited about the program we have put together for this year’s symposium,” Smith said. “It is a great mix of pertinent topics impacting the Indiana sheep industry. I hope you can join us.”

A link to registration for the event is on the ISA website homepage at www.indianasheep.com. Lunch, included in the $30 registration fee, will be in the Habecker Dining Commons and attached lobby, where all sessions will take place.