Tag: livestock
How to divide pastures for better performance
The essential principles are to avoid overgrazing the grass plant and to provide a rest period that allows the plant to regrow to a target grazing height.
Pa. Livestock Evaluation Center to hold annual bull breed sale
The annual bull sale at Pennsylvania's Livestock Evaluation Center in Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County, will be held March 31 at noon.
Calf tops Pa. Holstein sale at $20,200
A December calf topped the 2017 Pennsylvania Holstein convention sale, bringing a top bid of $20,200.
10 facts about the giant chicken that went viral
Learn more about the enormous chicken that stumped and amazed Twitter users as they retweeted its video over 30,000 times and liked it over 43,000 times.
Poultry farmers urged to be extra cautious
Farmers are urged to watch for signs of sickness in their birds following the discovery of high pathogenicity avian influenza at a farm in Tennessee.
Dorsets from across the U.S. hit the sale ring
The annual Ohio Dorset Sale will be March 17 and 18 at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio.
Diversity on the farm: My cows are prejudiced
What should you consider when trying to accomplish diversity and inclusiveness on the farm? Columnist Ed Brown lays out the benefits and concerns.
Bull calf/dairy beef care begins at dairy
Helping get 4-H calves off to a healthy start begins at the dairy. Work with the youth that buy your calves to help them and their calf thrive.
Plant chemicals don’t always benefit livestock
Many times livestock show a preference for forbs, legumes or one type of grass over another. This preference can be species dependent or an animal's custom.
Warm weather makes calving season pleasant
As one result, we calved the first quarter of our herd a month before the first day of spring with no losses. Our calves should be the healthiest ever.
