Name: 2025 Annual Banquet and Conference
Start: 2025-11-14T12:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-15T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Wunderlich's Catering & Barley Shoppe

The 2025 Nebraska Sheep & Goat Annual Conference Columbus, Nebraska, on November 14 and 15. The conference is organized by the Nebraska Sheep & Goat Association.
Dates & Locations:
• Dates: November 14 & 15, 2025
• Locations:
o Tours (Nov. 14): Shepard Hill's Sheep Farm (near Osmond, NE) and Went Show Goats (near Columbus, NE).
o Evening Events & Conference (Nov. 14 & 15): Wunderlich's Catering & Barley Shoppe, 304 23rd St., Columbus, NE.
Schedule of Events:
Friday, November 14:
• 1:30 PM: Tours begin at Shepard Hill's confinement-based sheep operation near Osmond, NE.
• 2nd Tour stop: Travel to Went Show Goats near Columbus.
• Evening: Social hour at Wunderlich's Catering & Barley Shoppe Columbus NE
• 6:45 PM: Banquet with the presentation of the Ted and Alice Doane Award.
• 7:20 PM: Annual meeting begins and the silent auction opens for bidding.
Saturday, November 15:
• 8:00 AM: Registration and the start of the educational program at Wunderlich's Catering & Barley Shoppe.
Educational Program Speakers and Topics:
• Michael Gibson, NE Department of Agriculture: "What we need to know about biosecurity"
• Cody Chamblis, Sheep Producer: "Lambing Simulator Demonstration" and "Wool other options for coarse wool"
• Kelly Froehlick, SDSU Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist: "Ewe and Doe Nutrition" and "Common health problems with sheep and goats"
• Lynn Fahrmeier, Fahrmeier Katahdins, ASI Executive Board member: "American Sheep Industry Update"
• Spence Rule, 3R Lamb Processors: "What we Look for when buying lambs for processing"
• Producer Panel
Registration:
• Pre-registration Cost: $20 for Members, $70 for Non-Members.
• At-the-door Cost: $30 for Members, $80 for Non-Members.
• Online Registration: https://nebraskasheepandgoat.org/2025-annual-members-meeting/
• Contact for Registration: Melissa Nicholson at (308) 386-8378.