Barton Farm, LLC

11/01/2025

Today we are attending the PA Sheep & Wool Growers Association Symposium. The topics being discussed focus on hay and forage quality as well as pasture quality and yield. Nutrition impacts on lamb quality and sheep performance.

10/30/2025

Cole Evans was Dr Warren Foote's grad student. They did some of the first studies with the St Croix breed in the US in the 1970's. The discussion about meat quality is particularly interesting!

We had the distinct pleasure of meeting Mr. Cole Evans on the evening before the USU Shepherds Symposium. Mr. Evans was a graduate student assigned to Dr. Wa...

10/28/2025

Exciting news! We were listed on My Health Forward 's Local Farm Map! Thank you Mathew! Preserving heritage seeds and breeds.
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10/26/2025

We went to visit our friends at Little Legacy Farm and brought back some of their great looking St Croix ewes. Diversifying the flock genetics, and having five rams we needed a few more girls. Looking forward to doing some genetic comparisons with the National Sheep Improvement Program .

10/25/2025

Some photos around the farm on a lazy fall day.
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10/18/2025

Three days of conference meetings, hosted by Europe's leading scientists. Discussions covered sheep genetics, EBV's, methane, lambing, umbilical care and much more.
Thank you

This year's SHWAP conference was a huge success!

Thank you to all involved and those of you who watched online, we hope you took away some valuable information.

If you would like to rewatch any of the evenings of SHWAP, recordings will be online shortly

10/17/2025

Enjoying Fulton County Fall Foliage at the Grease, Steam, and Rust Association, Inc. Festival.
Stop and see the Barton Farm, LLC table there we are showcasing the Timeless Fence System products.

10/13/2025

I got to spend the day in Dayton, Pa at the PA Sheep & Wool Festival, sponsored by the Pa Sheep & Wool Growers Association. Several educational classes provided by Penn State Extension service, American Lamb Board and others.
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10/10/2025

Did you know that the St Croix Hair Sheep Breed is on The Livestock Conservancy Watch list. Barton Farm, LLC we are working to preserve this important breed.

October is National Wool Month and we're partial to wool from Heritage Breed sheep! What's your favorite?

10/10/2025

Up and coming ewe from the 2025 lambs. BF 2508 is looking really good and she is a cutie with the black circle around her right eye. She is nearly the size of her momma in just 4.5 months. She weighed 43 # at 45 days and 56 # at 75 days on milk and grass no feed.
Her sire MFO2258 Pilton moved to USU Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources where he will be part of the USU flock undergoing new studies of the St Croix Breed.
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10/10/2025

Quarantine time is over. The new ewes got weighed and introduced to the flock of ewes. It didn't take long for them to join the crowd. These ewes, from Washington Hollow Hills Ranch and Utah will be a great addition of different genetics to the flock.