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

Where are you headed in the future? Do you have any production goals for your flock of sheep?

In order to have a good handle on some of your production practices, you need to review your records, both financial and production, on a regular basis.

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

Big ones, little ones, fat ones, skinny ones; ewes come in all sizes and shapes. But, which is the most efficient ewe size for your operation?

Pricing meat for direct-to-consumer sales.

Engage with your local livestock educator at a quarterly gathering where small ruminant producers discuss nutrition, feed labels, and relevant industry topics.

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

A comprehensive guide for Pennsylvania farmers on where to test agricultural commodities, featuring lab options, sample tips, and tools for better farm management decisions

Properly managing and disposing of dead farm animals is important. Every livestock and poultry operation should have a proper dead stock disposal strategy.

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

A few simple steps preparing for weaning can minimize the stress to both ewes and lambs in your flock.

Numerous tools are available for selecting sheep. The key is to combine operation goals with production benchmarks and visual appraisal to select the sheep best suited for your operation.

A key to the profitability of any livestock operation is a good set of records.

Meeting ewe nutritional requirements becomes especially important throughout a pregnancy and can impact the health of the ewe and the health and vigor of the newborn lamb.

There are several characteristics to think about as you search for the perfect brood ewe to fit your farm resources and your management style.

Producers should analyze reproduction and performance aspects in their flock to determine if the flock meets expectations.

Developing a marketing plan, and sticking to it, will help you succeed in the sheep business.

Minerals are essential to support skeletal and nervous system functions. But, have you balanced your current mineral program lately with the forages and other feeds that your sheep are consuming?

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.

Nutrition can impact productivity of a sheep flock through ewe productivity and through lamb vigor.

Explore the opportunities and challenges of solar grazing, from flock management to building strong partnerships that support both agriculture and renewable energy.

Unlock the power of livestock records—learn to track, analyze, and use production data to make smarter management decisions and grow your operation.

Explore the basics of AI and embryo transfer to boost genetic improvement, productivity, and herd health in this webinar for sheep and goat producers.

Provides the credentials to meet FDA requirements for development and implementation of a preventive system for food safety as stated within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations.