Small (Ruminant) Talk – Pastures, Parasites, and Predators
About this episode
In this episode, Margo Hale, director of NCAT Southeast Regional Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Linda Coffey, a livestock specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable agriculture program, discuss some timely spring topics that are impacting their own farms: pastures, parasites, and predators. Margo and Linda, who whose farms are both in the area talk about: handling excess forage, electronet tips and warnings, weeds and poisonous plants, and grazing recordkeeping. They also touch on pasture management to minimize internal parasite problems and the use of livestock guardian animals to protect stock from predation. They refer to a number of resources and invite listeners to contact them with ideas for future podcasts. To suggest podcasts subjects or get more information on the issues in this podcast, you can contact Margo Hale and Linda Coffey directly via email at [email protected] and [email protected]
Related ATTRA Resources:
Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing Management
Livestock
ATTRA Grazing Planning Manual and Workbook
Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions
Managed Grazing Tutorial
Livestock and Pasture
FAMACHA Out West
Other Resources
Food Animal Concerns Trust website
Food Animal Concerns Trust Livestock Guardian Animal Overview
Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.
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