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, sheep, swine and goats. The 38...

Answers to Common Questions about Greenhouse 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, where they...

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 Livestock 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, such as supermarkets, club warehouses,...

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 Rangeland 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 Pasture Calendar

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

Integrated Pest Management of Leafy Spurge

Leafy spurge is a highly invasive and aggressive weed that forms dense stands, significantly reducing the carrying capacity of rangelands or pastures by 50% to 75%. Part of an integrated pest...

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

Judging Swine 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 Weeds: 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. Authors: Shannon...

Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest

$35 The comprehensive resource for anyone who manages livestock on pastures in the Northwest, this 214-page book offers pasture managers information and tools to enable their pastures and their...

Recordkeeping for Your Small Ruminant Operation

Keeping records is important when running a small ruminant operation. Otherwise, it won’t be clear if you are reaching operational goals or production levels or ably managing costs. This five-page...

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

Since 1996, the Food 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...