4-H Animal Science Lesson Plans: Level 1

By providing instruction outlines for adults, this 263-page curriculum delivers animal science education to youth, particularly 4-H members working with beef, 羊, 猪和山羊. 38...

Answers to Common Questions about 温室 Gases

Because climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time, meaningful public discourse about it requires a basic understanding of the types of greenhouse gases (GHGs) involved, 他们在哪里...

Buying Locally Raised Meat for Custom Processing

Most people who buy meat from a local producer purchase a live animal (or a portion of one) and have it butchered by a "custom-exempt" processing plant. This publication explains how the process...

Country of Origin Labeling and 牲畜 Producers

The COOL (country of origin labeling) law is federal regulation that requires any person or entity that supplies a COOL covered commodity to food retailers, 比如超市, 俱乐部仓库,...

Getting the Most Feed Nutrient for the Dollar

This publication describes a process livestock producers should use to determine the value of a feed that will provide energy or protein to balance a forage-based ration. Authors: Glenn Shewmaker,...

Idaho Private 牧场 Grazing — Lease Arrangements

Although the USDA publishes lease rates for grazing on private rangelands in Idaho, little it known about the leasing details, services provided by landowners or other critical factors that...

Inland Pacific Northwest 牧场 日历

The Inland PNW 牧场 日历 is a comprehensive guide intended to help improve grassland management of forage-livestock systems in the region. From eight chapters and eighteen appendices, learn...

Judging Meat Goats and Oral Reasons 101

This publication will help youth and beginning meat goat producers to understand the four basic criteria for selecting a meat goat. It will also help beginners in 4-H and FFA livestock judging to...

Judging Sheep and Oral Reasons 101

This publication will help youth and beginning 羊 producers to understand the four basic criteria for selecting a 羊 animal. It will also help beginners in 4-H and FFA livestock judging to...

Judging 猪 and Oral Reasons 101

This publication will help youth and beginning swine producers to understand the five basic criteria for selecting a swine animal. It will also help beginners in 4-H and FFA livestock judging to...

Management of Goats for Controlling Noxious 杂草: A Primer

This publication presents an introduction to the use of goats for controlling noxious weeds, including the use of different goat management methods for various weed conditions. 作者:香农...

牧场 and Grazing Management in the Northwest

We are currently out of stock of printed copies. Please access the free PDF of this publication in the “Publication Links” box. $18 The comprehensive resource for anyone who manages livestock on...

The Veterinary Feed Directive: The Why, What and How Guide for 牲畜 Producers

自1996年以来, the 食物 and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken regulatory action via the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) to ensure that drugs used to treat bacterial diseases in all food-producing...