Master Shepherd Capelle Honored By Wisconsin Breeders
Del Capelle, who started with 40 Hampshire ewes in 1942, was named a Master Shepherd by the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative for a commercial flock of 100 or more. The Capelles, operating Capel Acres on 220 acres, run about 100 ewes with 30 Holsteins, and have a 17 year history of showing at Clark County Fair. Their family has long helped with lambs, 4-H projects, and sheep antics, including a lamb escape on I 94.
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del Capelle
Capelle
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative
Mr. Capelle
Capellie
Hampshire
Violet
A Century Farm
Capelles
David
Clark County
Mid-Wisconsin Sheep Producers Association
St. Paul
Loyal
Capel Acres
Roembkes
Mark
Uw-Madison
Ellen
Washington County
Wisconsin sheep award honors Crooks for small flock
Ed and Evelyn Crooks received a first place award for commercial flock under 100 at the Wisconsin Sheep Conference. Mrs. Crooks keeps detailed records of each ewe, lambing dates, births and health, helping manage feed costs and breeding. Mr. Capelle spoke on pasturing, parasite control, and plans for generational shepherds at Capel Acres.
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Evelyn Crooks
Wisconsin
Columbia breeders urge sheep as dairy alternative
Dave and Mary Troxel, Wisconsin master shepherds, advocate shifting from cows to Columbia sheep for dairy economics. They note ewes cost about 40 dollars and can produce twins on forage, with lambs ready in 5 to 6 months and multiple lambings possible. Their operation, tied to purebred and commercial flocks, emphasizes record-keeping, irrigation, and crossbreeding to enhance milk, mothering, and carcass traits while building a full‑time farm.
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Columbia
Troxel
Troxels
Dave
Plainfield
Mary
Wild Rose
North Dakota
85 Feed Grain signup ends April 1
Farmers have until April 1 to sign up for the 1985 wheat and feed grain acreage reduction program per Wanda Warner Eau Claire County ASCS. The program offers deficiency payments and price support loans. voluntary participation with penalties for non sign up.
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Wanda Warner
Eau Claire County
ASCS
Roembke Family Wins 1985 Wisconsin Master Shepherd Award
Richard Roembke and his family are named 1985 Wisconsin Master Shepherds for purebred Hampshire flocks by the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Association. They share the honor with Dave and Mary Traxel of Plainfield. The Roembkes, part time farmers and rural mail carrier family, run 77 acres and 50 to 55 registered Hampshire ewes.
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Dick Roembke
Cedarburg
Wisconsin
Richard Roembke
Wiscon
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Association
Roembkes
Hampshire
Roembke
Wisconsin Hampshire Sheep Association
the Roembkes
Dave and
Mary Traxel
Columbia Sheep
Plainfield
Mr. Roembke
Sylvia Roembke
Country Today
David
Linda
Mark
Ellen
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Del
Brodhead
FFA Alumni Association
Farmers Union
Laura Sternweis
Mary Troxel
Mr. Troxel
Suffolk
Hamp
Uw-River Falls
Spooner
National Columbia Sheep Breeders Association
State Sheep Breeders Cooperative
State Columbia Association
Central Sheep Producers
National Wool Growers Association
Great Lakes Wool Growers Association
Laura
Sara
Karlene Voeller
Bismarck
N.dak
Brian
Minot
N. Dak
Lois Reis Slattery
Waushara County
Eau Claire
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