Montana Range Sheep School | June 18 & 19, 2026

Registration Instructions

Please follow these instructions to register for the Montana Range 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

1:00     Welcome-Brent Roeder

1:15     Marketing and Business Ventures-Henry Hollenbeck

1:45     Finance and programs-

2:15     Basics of Genetics-Dr Chris Posbergh

3:00     Break

3:15     Nutrition/Health

4:00     Wool Science-Macy Collins/Dr. Posbergh/Brent Roeder

Friday June 19-MAES Red Bluff

8:00     Welcome-Dr. Chris Posbergh

8:30     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