The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival is celebrating 22 years -- Sep. 6-8 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Jefferson. Festival Coordinator Hedge Becker says the Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event is new this year, one of the first of its kind in the Midwest. There will also be several educational sessions offered by the Leicester Longwool producers, including one on Tasmanian agriculture. The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Co-op will host a full slate of producer education sessions including one featuring Woollets, an Argyle-based, alternate market for wool. Of course, the Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial returns with 60 handlers and three days of intense competition. Then, there is the Country Store with 120+ vendors from across the country and 80+ fiber arts classes, probably the largest such program nationally.