2012 Calendar of Events
January 1-31, 2012 –
SCKA ANNUAL DUES and
WEB-SITE FEES are DUE IF
YOUR ANNUAL DUES/FEES
are NOT RECEIVED BEFORE
JAN. 31, 2012 THERE IS A
ADDITIONAL COST OF $5.00
FOR MEMBERSHIP ( Please
use SCKA Membership Form
when submitting Dues &
Fees)
January 31, 2012 – KHSI
Membership dues are due
January 1-February 1,
2012 – Katahdin Hair
Sheep Coat Inspection
for AA Coats ONLY
March 10, 2012 –
Deadline to Submit Ad’s,
Articles, etc. for SCKA
April Newsletter
May 1, 2012 – Katahdin
Hair Sheep Coat
inspection start date
May 15, 2012 – Deadline
to contact KHSI
Operations to Schedule
Hair Coat inspections
for your flock
June 8-9, 2012 – SCKA
13th Annual
Gathering/Meeting/ 6th
Private Treaty Sale,
(Southern “Hair
Raisers”) Hosted by:
Steve Brien and Susan
Bertrand, owners of
“ROSE HILL FARMS”,
Folsom, Louisiana
June 25-27, 2012 –
Midwest Stud Ram Sale,
Sedalia, MO. (Katahdin
Sale)
June 27, 2012 – “Dr.
Leroy H. Boyd National
Memorial Junior Show”
July 10, 2012 – Deadline
to Submit Ad’s,
Articles, etc. for SCKA
August News Letter
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-Southcentral
Katahdin Hair
Sheep Association
( KHSI Regional
Group)
13th
Annual Meeting and 6th
Private Treaty Sale
June 8-9 2012
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Hosted by Steve and
Susan Bertrand Brien
at “Rose Hill Farms”
in Folsom, LA.
Big Louisiana
Welcome to all
Katahdin Shepherds,
Breeders, (Old &
New) SCKA members,
Friends, and those
folks looking for
information on
Katahdins, “Rose
Hill Farms” is
located 1:20 min.
North of New Orleans
in Horse Country,
“Come Pass a Good
Time” pick up on
that “Good Katahdin
Fellowship” a
learning experience,
all activities will
be held at “Rose
Hill Farms”, Private
Treaty Sale will run
throughout the two
day event.
Friday arrival of
Katahdins for
display & Private
Treaty Sales, all
Katahdin coming on
the farm MUST have
current (with in 30
days) Interstate
Health Certificate,
a very limited
supply of pens are
available, bring
your pens or
portable electric
fence and don't
forget a chair,
plenty of shade,
hands on learning
and "Microscopic
fecal analysis"
demo. You will learn
how to collect,
identify parasite
eggs and how to
count them, starting
at 2:30 PM.
Friday Night Dinner
and Socializing a
(Dutch Treat)
Massive South
Louisiana Buffet
including 5 entrees,
the restaurant will
close at 7:00 PM and
will be exclusively
open for SCKA
members & friends.
Cash bar until, can
seat 80 people.
Saturday morning
8:00 AM "Stock Dog
Exhibitions"
information
speakers. Round
table discussion,
SCKA Annual meeting,
Tour of "Rose Hill
Farms" etc. Motels
available off I-12
(exit 190 Covington)
20 minutes from
"Rose Hill Farms"
near restaurant.
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Katahdin Lamb
Meat Featured at
Restaurant
Nose-to-Tail Event
By Gabrielle and
Tommy Bodin,
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Local farm to table
restaurants are
quickly gaining
popularity around
the United States as
people realize that
eating locally
produced items
benefits themselves
and their community
in many ways.
Locally grown meat
and produce tends to
be fresher, thereby
more flavorful and
healthier, and
taking advantage of
what is grown in
one’s own backyard
supports local
farmers, too. As
Katahdin sheep
producers, it is up
to us to participate
in this growing
movement. As owners
of Isle Navarre
Farms in Scott,
Louisiana, we are
trying to do just
that.
On
September 1, 2011,
our Isle Navarre
Farms Katahdins were
featured for a Lamb
Nose -to-Tail Dinner
at Jolie’s Louisiana
Bistro in Lafayette,
Louisiana (www.jolieslouisianabistro.com
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restaurant is
committed to using
fresh, local, and
seasonal ingredients
whenever possible to
create unique
flavorful dishes. We
provided four lambs
that Executive Chef
Manny Augello used
to create six unique
dishes that
attendees were able
to enjoy with
specially selected
wines. The
$50-a-ticket
sold-out function
was a huge success!
The
appetizer (or amuse
bouche), a dish
featuring lamb
hearts, carrots, and
stock, was followed
by lamb prepared
several other
scrumptious ways.
Dishes included Lamb
Carpaccio with
parsley and sprout
salad, Lamb’s Head
sandwiches with
Italian Salsa Verde
and pickled
mushrooms, Porchetta
of Lamb, Lamb
Soufflé, and 22-hour
braised lamb with
Moroccan stock. The
event allowed
attendees to have
time to visit, enjoy
some wine, and
submerge themselves
in all things lamb.
At the end of the
event, we thanked
all the attendees
for coming, the chef
for giving Isle
Navarre Farms
Katahdins a try, and
those who were there
from the South
Central Katahdin
Hair Sheep
Association (SCKA)
for being there to
offer their support.
The restaurant has
continued to feature
lamb dishes from
Isle Navarre on its
regular and
specialty menus.
We
started raising
Katahdins in 2003
with five ewes
purchased from Mark
Dennis of Country
Oak Ranch and are
now breeding
approximately 30
ewes each year. We
sell registered and
commercial breeding
stock and, of
course, meat
animals. Since only
the finest animals
are
reserved for
breeding stock, we
knew that developing
a market for our
meat was essential.
We began selling
animals by their
live weight on a per
pound basis to
friends, family, and
others seeing the
animals and
stopping to inquire.
After wedeliver the
lambs to the local
slaughterhouse, our
customer works with
the slaughterhouse
to decide how to cut
and package it and
then pays the
slaughterhouse
directly for their
services. Word of
mouth spread about
how wonderful the
meat is, and soon we
began selling all of
the meat animals we
could produce. Our
ultimate
meat-related goal at
that point was for a
premier restaurant
to take interest,
which has now
happened!
Developing your own
market takes time
and patience. There
are other avenues
besides the ones
mentioned above.
Farmers markets are
gaining in
popularity, although
selling cuts there
requires more
homework as it has
some stringent
regulations. Explore
options for creating
your own markets for
a well-rounded
Katahdin operation.
To learn more about
our farm you are
welcome to visit
www.louisianasheep.com
or call us at
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KATAHDINS WIN AT
STATE AND COUNTY
FAIRS |
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Arkansas-Oklahoma
State Fair
1st place
Yearling
Ram,
Katahdin
Breed
Champion,
and
Supreme Ram
(beating all
wool and
hair breeds)
Jared, James
& Justin
Morgan.
Winning
Supreme ram
qualified
Justin
Morgan for a
college
scholarship
donated by
Arkansas-
Oklahoma
Regional
Educational
and
Promotion
Association
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Russell
County Fair
Grand
Champion
Ram Lamb
with Cole
and Gunnar
Jessee |
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