Montana Range Sheep School | June 18 & 19, 2026

Registration Instructions

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTER FOR THE MONTANA SHEEP SCHOOL:

Go to https://ecommerce.montana.edu/woollab/ .

You will be filling in the USER INFORMATION BOX.  (It will read OFDA 2000 Testing Submission Form. Please do not worry about that. We are using the same contact box for the sheep school.)

Fill in the following fields: 

  1. Producer Name: You do not have to be a producer. Fill in your first and last name. 
  2. Phone Number: Fill in the best number to reach you regarding the school.
  3. Email Address: Fill in the email address you would prefer to be contacted at regarding school information.
  4. Mailing / Work Address: Fill in the address you would like to be contacted at and include City, State, and Zip Code in the appropriate fields.

Move to the box below that reads: Montana Range Sheep School.

  1. Select the school
  2. Submit payment of $150.

Questions? Please email Denise De La Garza at denise.delagarza@montana.edu or call Denise at 406-994-3415.

Course Information

Limited to 25 people. Program will be geared toward active, range sheep producers who did not have the opportunity to attend college-level sheep classes, but could use a short course to take their operation to the next level.

$150 registration fee to cover instructor costs, materials and lunch on Friday. Call Brent Roeder at 406-980-0719 to discuss the program.

Thursday, June 18 | Montana Wool Lab, South 11th Ave at College Dr. 

1 p.m.        Welcome | Brent Roeder

1:15 p.m.    Marketing and Business Ventures | Henry Hollenbeck

1:45 p.m.    Finance and programs | TBD

2:15 p.m.    Basics of Genetics | Dr Chris Posbergh

3 p.m.      Break

3:15 p.m.   Nutrition/Health | TBD

4 p.m.     Wool Science | Macy Collins, Dr. PosbergH, Brent Roeder

Friday, June 19 | MAES Red Bluff Research Ranch, Bradley Creek Rd, Norris, MT 

8 a.m.   Welcome | Dr. Chris Posbergh

8:30 a.m.  Innovations/Technology and Using Records | Dr Posbergh

9:30     Range Management and Plant ID | Dr. Jeff Mosley

12:00  Lunch

1:00     Herding, Predators and Guard Dog Management | Wes Helle

2:30     Gun Safety and Long-Range Ballistics | Mike Schuldt

3:30     Adjourn and get ready for MWGA Campout

2026 Montana Woolgrower Summer Campout & Producer Tour of the new Montana Wool Research Lab | June 19 & 20, 2026

Event Description

Registration will be on the Montana Wool Growers Website: Not yet Open

The 10,803 acre Red Bluff Ranch is part of the Montana Ag Experiment Station and located near Norris in Madison County along the west side of the Madison River. Since the 1950’s, the ranch has been used for both teaching and research. Most of this ranch is rangeland with cattle and sheep maintained year round, as well as irrigated hay meadows along the valley bottoms.

Power will be limited, but we will have porta potties. Even if you’re not spending the weekend with us for campout, please plan on attending the producer opening of the new wool lab.

Friday, June 19 & Saturday, June 20 | MAES Red Bluff Research Ranch, Bradley Creek Rd, Norris, MT 

Friday, June 19 

5 p.m. | Campers start arriving Red Bluff Ranch

7 p.m. | Potluck supper

Saturday, June 20 

7 a.m. Breakfast

9 a.m. Tour and discussion of lambing facility

10 a.m. Tour of sheep band (See if we can get to them)

Noon: Potluck lunch

TRAVEL TO NEW MONTANA WOOL LAB | corner of South 19th Avenue and Lincoln Street, Bozeman

2 p.m. Producer tour of lab

4 p.m. Optional tour of Ft. Ellis

RETURN TO RED BLUFF RESEARCH RANCH

6 p.m. Supper at Red Bluff