2025 Symposium & Sale
July 11th 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM & July 12th 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins will host the 5th Annual Symposium and Sale
Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service Pavilion, 111 Opportunity Way, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Symposium Schedule
Topics include: Carcass Evaluation and Breakdown – Cooking Demonstrations – Multi-trait Genetic Selection + GEBV’s – Necropsy Demo – Improving Flock Health + Immunity and MORE!
Stay tuned for details
Friday, July 11th
11:30 AM Registration Begins
1:00-2:00 Dr Gregg Rentfrow – Meat Animal Science and Carcass Evaluation, Carcass Breakdown with Wesley Adams
2:15-3:00 Dr. Andrew Weaver – Making High Quality American Lamb from Maternal Mothers
3:30-5:00 Wesley Adams of Bare Bones Butcher – Sausage making workshop
1:00-2:00 Dr Gregg Rentfrow – Meat Animal Science and Carcass Evaluation, Carcass Breakdown with Wesley Adams
2:15-3:00 Dr. Andrew Weaver – Making High Quality American Lamb from Maternal Mothers
3:30-5:00 Wesley Adams of Bare Bones Butcher – Sausage making workshop
6:30 Social Gathering – Rafferty’s, 2000 N Dixie Hwy, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Saturday, July 12th
8:30 AM Registration begins
9:15-10:00 Dr. Andrew Weaver and panelists discuss NSIP Value from the Field – Using NSIP in commercial applications
10:15-11:00 Dr. Scott Bowdridge – Maintaining Maternal Influence in Katahdin Sheep
11:15-12:00 Dr. Joan Burke – Cache Valley Virus
12:00-1:30 Lunch provided by EAPK
1:45-2:30 Dr. Scott Bowdridge – Where we’re Headed with Antibodies
2:45-3:30 Dr. Andrew Weaver – Ram Selection Made Easy!
3:45-4:45 Dr. Chris Fletcher – Necropsy Demonstratioon
5:00 EAPK Annual Meeting
Motel Options
There are plenty of hotel options in Elizabethtown, KY. EAPK will have a block of rooms set aside at the hotels listed below.
***Don’t wait to book, it’s a busy weekend in Elizabethtown with baseball tournaments, so don’t delay. Mention EAPK when booking for special rates***
Country Inn & Suites
107 Buffalo Creek Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-304-2438
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Elizabethtown North
130 The Loop
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-982-9466
