Friday, January 16, 2009 -- 07:55 AM e.s.t.

About the Web Site

The SheepGoatMarketing.info web site is a joint project between the University of Maryland and Cornell University. The original web site (sheepgoatmarketing.org) was created by the Northeast Sheep & Goat Marketing Program, a USDA grant-funded project to improve the marketing infrastructure for sheep and goat producers in the twelve northeastern states. While funding for the Northeast Sheep & Goat Marketing Program ended in early 2003, the University of Maryland was successful in obtaining a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) grant in 2004 to extend the accomplishments of the program.

One of the primary objectives of the SARE grant entitled, "The Mid-Atlantic Sheep & Goat Marketing Project" is to re-design and expand the web site to include other states and expanded information on marketing sheep and goat products. We are seeking to develop a national resource on sheep and goat marketing.

The ethnic/religious markets for sheep and goat meat will continue to be the major emphasis of the web site and the Mid-Atlantic Sheep & Goat Marketing Project. The Northeast will remain the geographic focus of the web site since this is where a higher percentage of lamb and goat is consumed in the United States. Producers and marketers from any state or province are invited to use the web site and make entries to the directories.

KEY PERSONNEL

Susan Schoenian
Area Agent, Sheep & Goats
Western Maryland Research & Education Center
University of Maryland
sschoen@umd.edu
(301) 432-2767 x343

Susan is an Area Agent for Sheep & Goats in western Maryland. Her other web pages include the Maryland Small Ruminant Page (www.sheepandgoat.com) and sheep101.info.

Michael L. Thonney
Professor
Cornell University
mlt2@cornell.edu
(607) 592-2541

Mike is a Professor in the Animal Science Department at Cornell University. He is the Director of the Cornell Sheep Program.

tatiana L. Stanton
Extension Associate
Cornell University
tls7@cornell.edu
(607) 254-6024

tatiana has a PhD in animal breeding from Cornell University, operates a goat farm, and is an Extension Associate in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell.

Click HERE to learn more about the Northeast Sheep & Goat Marketing Program.