Outdoors
Raising Standard Bred Poultry
Have you ever tasted a farm-fresh egg, or freshly-harvested chicken? Many people are now raising their own poultry, for personal use or for sale, making this an exciting time in the poultry industry. The marketplace for historical, heritage breeds of poultry is growing rapidly. Would you like to learn about standard bred poultry? Learn how to breed and reproduce heritage poultry for eggs and for meat purposes! Learn about sustainable breeding and how to market poultry products in stores and restaurants, and in your community! Learn what breeds are on the verge of extinction and how you can be a part of their preservation! During this workshop, you will learn how to identify breeds, how to select and breed them legally and safely, how to create an environment for maximum, natural production, and finally, how to strategically market your poultry for a small farm profit.
Instructors: James Adkins has raised over 50 breeds and varieties of standard bred poultry (including chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys). During that time, Jim has taught poultry field days and workshops throughout the United States and around the world. In 1994, he received his poultry judging license from the American Poultry Association which has taken him to over 30 states, Canada and Australia to judge standard bred poultry. He is a passionate, effective communicator who loves poultry and loves to teach people about the opportunities available in raising poultry. He started his poultry interest as a young man who grew up in 4-H, raising and exhibiting poultry in southwest Washington State. In 1994, he started the International Center for Poultry. You can learn more about the organization by visiting www.centerforpoultry.org.
NCR 9539
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Introduction to Fly Fishing
This course is designed for beginners to learn fly fishing, with no experience required. Through slides, demos, and hands-on exercises, participants will learn about fly fishing equipment and techniques for streams, lakes and ponds. Students will learn some basic aquatic entomology, how to “read” water that holds fish, a bit of game fish identification and biology, and basic fly casting techniques, on grass and on a local farm pond.
Instructor Dr. Mark Shelton has been a fisherman since the age of 5, and fly-fishing since his early teens. He has fly-fished on the rivers and lakes of the central valley of California and in Sierra Nevada streams and back country lakes for more than 35 years. Dr. Shelton is an entomologist (insect biologist) who has taught at Cal Poly since 1982. He currently serves as Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture.
NCR 9405
05/12/10 - 05/15/10 Register online for Introduction to Fly Fishing
Wednesday through Friday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Saturday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cal Poly, TBA
4 Meetings
Fee: $195
