Establishing Ideal Pasture Seeding Plans

Establishing Ideal Pasture Seeding Plans  By Maura Keller. A successful pasture seeding plan is part art, part science, and a lot of hard work. In addition to understanding the land, weather patterns and the science behind pasture seeding, beef and dairy producers also need to meet the evolving needs of...

Survey Says! Current State of Farm and Ranch Estate and Succession Planning

Survey Says! Current State of Farm and Ranch Estate and Succession Planning. By Cari Rincker, Esq. of Rincker Law, PLLCWhen looking for farm and ranch estate and succession planning solutions with increasingly challenging farm family dynamics, it’s prudent to first look at the data. Rincker Law, PLLC...

Entering the Dairy Beef Market - Is It For You?

Entering the Dairy Beef Market - Is It For You?  By Jaclyn Krymowski. Changes in the economy and milk market lead many dairy producers to seek additional streams of income within their operations. Raising unwanted bull calves on farm as dairy beef feeders and finished steers certainly isn’t a new idea...

Getting Started with Dairy Goats

Getting Started with Dairy Goats. By Heather Smith Thomas. Goats are fun and many people (and families with children) get a few goats to raise and enjoy, and some decide to milk goats for their own household use (for milk and cheese or other goat milk products) and may eventually milk goats commercially....

APHIS Seeks Public Comment on Transition to RFID Official Identification Tags

APHIS Seeks Public Comment on Transition to RFID Official Identification Tags. Article courtesy of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on a proposal where APHIS would...

Control Pests to Improve Production

 Control Pests to Improve Production Article courtesy of Justin Talley - Oklahoma State University Arthropod pests limit production in the goat industry in many ways. External parasites feed on body tissue such as blood, skin and hair. The wounds and skin irritation produced by these parasites result in...

Battling Flies

 Battling Flies By Heather Smith Thomas Flies are a continual problem during warm weather, but there are several ways to reduce these pests.  Different flies have different habits and behavior, so a combination of tactics is most effective if you are trying to control several types of flies. ...

Maintaining A Tight Ship: Management Considerations with Increasing Milk Price

 Maintaining A Tight Ship: Management Considerations with Increasing Milk Price  By Michael Cox After a prolonged period of low milk prices and often below breakeven cashflow months for many dairies, the milk market tides finally turned towards more positive prices in late 2019. While better prices will...