The Berks County Sheep & Wool Growers Association will sponsor its annual Wool Pool on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11. Wool will be collected at the Romano 4-H Center in Chester County on Nov. 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. and at the Leesport Farmers Market, 312 Gernants Church Road, Leesport, on Nov. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Wool will be purchased by Marty Stegen of Greencastle.

Producers are asked to bring their wool in burlap bags if possible; burlap bags will also be offered for purchase at each site. Black-faced sheep fleeces should be bagged separately from white-faced sheep fleeces.

A minimal charge per farm includes Wool Pool expenses and the Berks County Sheep & Wool Growers Association membership fee.

Producers are reminded to sign up for the LDP program at their local FSA office before the pool if they wish to participate in that incentive program. LDP payments will only be made on wool produced in 2023. The pool will take wool from 2022 as long as it is clean, dry and free from contaminants.

For further information, contact Roger Bowman, president of the Berks County Sheep & Wool Growers Association, at 610-562-4875 or Cheryl Fairbairn at Penn State Extension at 610-696-3500.