Tag Archive for: Sheep and Goats

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

In this video, Eric Benfeldt, an Extension Specialist with…

Episode 355. Soil-to-Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building Community

This episode of Voices from the Field begins our Soil-to-Skin…
algal blooms in water

Harmful Algal Blooms in Farm Ponds: Risks to Humans, Livestock, and Pets

By Tammy Barnes, NCAT Agricultural Specialist Now, as we enter…
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Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership: Introduction for Producers

The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is working with wool,…
Cattle getting shade under a tree.

Throw Some Shade: Protecting Livestock from Heat Stress

By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist As the summer…

Living Lawn Mowers in a World of Mowing Madness

By Danielle Crocker, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Mowing…

Celebrating the Wisdom of Women Shepherds: ATTRA’s She’s Raising Sheep Podcast Series

By Linda Poole, Regenerative Grazing Specialist March is Women's…
Cow at frozen pond

Providing Water to Livestock in Frigid Weather

Weather events bring all sorts of challenges to livestock producers, but perhaps none more than severe winter weather. The bitterly cold temperatures in February 2021 sparked a conversation among NCAT Livestock Specialists about how we provide water to stock during such times.
By Linda Coffey, Margo Hale, and Dave Scott, NCAT Livestock Specialists

Episode 335. She’s Raising Sheep: Sheridan Rowe Langford of Texas 

Sheri Langford is a straight-talking Texas shepherd, dog trainer,…
Very dense and compacted soil clod breaking off in horizontal plates underneath a 3-inch sod laye

Diagnosing Soil Compaction on Grazing Lands

By Justin Morris In an earlier blog, we discussed the causes…