Central Illinois pasture walk

The reservation deadline for the event is Sept. 7.

Compiled by staff

Published: Aug 28, 2012

The University of Illinois Extension of Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties will host a free pasture walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at Jim and Ruth Draper’s Graze-N-Grow Sheep Farm, 15722 645 East Street, Sheffield. The reservation deadline is Sept. 7.

Dean Oswald, a forage and grazing specialist with Midwest Grass and Forage, Macomb, will be the speaker.
The Drapers have a grass-fed sheep operation.

“Jim has raised sheep all of his life. About six years ago, we switched to Katahdin sheep because there wasn't a good market for wool,” said Ruth Draper. The Katahdin sheep shed their hair in the field so there is no expense to hire a shearer.

The Drapers sell lambs "on the hoof" and deliver them to be slaughtered for their customers.

"We have a very ethnically diverse customer base. We sell a lot of our lamb to the Hispanic, Muslim, and Greek population," she said.

To make a reservation or for information, contact the Bureau County Extension office at 815-875-2878.

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