Cornell Cooperative Extension

Columbia and Greene Counties
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FAMACHA Certification Training

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sheep and goat producers, join CCE Columbia-Greene, Ulster, and FAMACHA certified trainer Jessica Waltemyer CCE Small Ruminant Specialist from the Cornell Pro-Livestock team, for hands-on FAMACHA training. Become certified on how to use the FAMACHA system to detect anemia in sheep and goats to make strategic deworming decisions. FAMACHA helps producers manage barber pole worm (Haemonchus contortus), a common internal parasite of small ruminants grazing.

Registration is required and is limited to 15 registrants. Registration fee includes FAMACHA card for each producer that they will be able to use to check anemia scores in their flocks and herds.

Register for  FAMACHA Certification Training

Fee

$25.00 Per Person

Contact

Ashley Schoenborn
Agriculture Educator
[email protected]
518-622-9820 x 113

Location

Kinderhook Farm
1958 County Rt 21
Valatie, New York 12184

Last updated February 20, 2026

 

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