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Accurately estimating bale weights helps producers better plan for winter feeding needs and fertilizer applications to hay fields.

Overview of the benefits of incorporating a coccidiostat into the creep feed of lambs and kids to increase performance and prevent clinical disease.

Whether you raise pigs, sheep, goats, or cattle, having an emergency plan for their care is critical for animal welfare and business continuity.

Producers should test forages in order to correctly balance rations to meet sheep nutritional requirements.

Pricing meat for direct-to-consumer sales.

Improper handling techniques can cause frozen semen and embryos to decrease in quality. This article can help educate producers on handling frozen reproductive material.

Silvopasture is the integration of trees, livestock, and forage crops together on the same land to create dual income from timber and livestock.

Meat quality begins at the farm level, where a producer's care for the animals plays a crucial role in determining the quality of the meat.

Testing stored forages for nutritional quality is an important management consideration in livestock nutrition. Sampling bales involves a few simple steps to get a representative sample.

Weather can be extremely challenging when it comes to timely manure application. The following principles should be considered when making plans for your next weather-delayed application.

Many farm people have never stopped and actually analyzed why animals behave as they do and, more importantly, what this behavior may mean to their own personal safety.

SRLV harms sheep and goats by causing mastitis, low milk yield, young mortality, and early culling. Testing, biosecurity, and genetics can boost herd health, performance, and longevity.

Poison-ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a native woody, perennial vine.

This invasive weed is taking over Pennsylvania pastures. Learn how to control it.

Many sheep and goat producers question if the deworming product they use to treat their animals still works effectively.

Find out how to estimate homeowner or farmer water needs and calculate how much water must be delivered from a private water supply to meet these needs.

Creep feeding is one method sheep and goat producers can utilize to increase lamb and kid value when selling milk-fed lambs or kids for cultural or religious celebrations.

Feeding the meat goat herd is a critical aspect of meat goat production and management. Good nutrition influences the overall health status of the entire herd, as well as the growth performance of kids.

Managing your own semen tank can come with a lot of uncertainty and pressure. This article will ease your mind and educate you about the basics of semen tanks and semen handling.

The Barnyard Podcast covers topics for the livestock industry, including general care, health, nutrition, breeding, milking, and marketing. A monthly market update is also published so producers can stay current on state and national trends.

Explore the changing nutritional requirements of sheep and goats in your herd/flock during these critical periods of pregnancy and lactation and practical management tips for winter care.

Producers can complete several management steps before a artificial insemination program is set into motion to ensure its success.

In Pennsylvania, livestock slaughtered can be "Inspected" or "Custom." Meat from livestock harvested under custom slaughter is exempt from inspection but cannot be sold, donated, or given away.

Producers have two options to pursue when marketing livestock post harvest in the U.S.: Selling under United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection, or custom sale of live animals harvested by the buyer's butcher.

En Pensilvania, se pueden encontrar varias especies de garrapatas en el ganado y los caballos, especialmente en aquellos animales que pasan tiempo en los pastos.