Basic livestock vet skills clinic

If you’re a livestock farmer who wants to learn the basic vet skills needed to provide sustainable care for your livestock, join The Wifery Livestock Skills Consortium from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at Burning Daylight Draft Farm, 37272 20th Ave., Dennison.

You will receive both textbook and hands-on training, as well the equipment needed to perform these skills:

• Basic anatomy and health stats
• Taking vitals
• Giving shots (IM, SQ, IV)
• Administering boluses, tubing
• Dressing wounds, lancing abscesses
• Suturing & stapling wounds
• Setting a leg
• Multiple solutions: certified organic to pharmaceuticals

Cost is $50 per attendee. Enrollment is limited to 20 people. You will receive training and a vet kit with $100+ worth of the needed equipment and supplies to perform the skills.

Pre-registration is required. You can pay online with a card; or offline with checks made out to Rice County Farmers Union and mailed to Kathy Zeman, 9800 155^th St E, Nerstrand, MN 55053. Click here to register.

Trainers

• Kari Ripley-Boysen, veterinary technician & livestock farmer
• Lindsey Zemanek, livestock farmer & trained specialist in nature-based therapeutics

Tips for a successful workshop

• Wear clean clothes and shoes for biosecurity purposes
• Dress appropriately to handle livestock
• Bring your own food for the day; Rice County Farmers Union will provide beverages
• A port-a-potty and handwashing station are available on the farm
• Optional: bring a laptop if you have one (don’t forget your power cord)

Questions? Contact wiferylivestockskills@gmail.com or (507) 664-9446.