On-farm visits help Minnesota’s Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program have multi-state impact
The Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College at Pipestone, Minn., serves sheep producers primarily in Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
5:31 am, Mar. 8, 2021
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From right, Kim and Brian Fruechte, of Verdi, Minn., shepherd their sheep enterprise with pro tips the Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program, including new instructor Ann Kolthoff. Photo taken Feb. 3, 2021, at Verdi, Minn. Mikkel Pates / Agweek
PIPESTONE, Minn. — The Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program is nearly 50 years old and using new tools to shepherd producers into an increasingly profitable enterprise.