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Livestock
Explore expert tips and resources for livestock management to keep your animals healthy, productive, and profitable. Learn best practices for feeding, breeding, health care, and recordkeeping, plus how to use livestock management software to track performance and improve efficiency. Whether you raise cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, or poultry, our guides help you run a thriving, sustainable livestock operation.
How To Protect From Animal Predators
Autumn brings scavengers, protect your herd It’s not just humans gathering the fall harvest for a long winter, it’s animals as well.
Julie Bielenberg
Sep 13, 20227 min read
Chicken Tractor 101
There’s a lot to consider when setting up your own chicken tractor—here’s a primer for getting started.
Farmbrite
Aug 30, 20226 min read
Global Land use for Agriculture
In this article we'll break down the different areas of land use on earth and look at usage by different agricultural products.
Farmbrite
Aug 15, 20223 min read
How to Incubate Chicken Eggs
Learning how to incubate chicken eggs is easier than most people think. Here's what you need to know to hatch eggs in an incubator.
Lydia Noyes
Aug 3, 20226 min read
7 Tips for Farm Succession Planning
The smooth transfer of leadership/ownership of a farm can be a challenge to farms. Here are 7 tips on making that process easier.
Farmbrite
Jul 19, 20229 min read
Sheep Gestation Calculator
Here is a helpful sheep gestation calculator to help you estimate when your ewe might be expecting.
Farmbrite
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Goat Gestation Calculator: Setting your Doe up for Success
We've put together some basics on goat gestation and a helpful goat gestation calculator to help you estimate when to expect kids.
Farmbrite
Jun 23, 20223 min read
7 differences between Llamas and Alpacas
Llama and Alpacas; both are very popular animals on the farm. Here's a closer look at their similarities and differences.
Farmbrite
Jun 13, 20225 min read
Cattle Body Condition Score
BCS (Body Condition Score) uses a 9 point scale to describe the health/fatness of a cattle. Here's how to calculate it in your herd.
Farmbrite
Jun 10, 20224 min read
How Long is a Cow Pregnant?
Check out the gestation table for cattle below to estimate your cow's due date based on their date of service.
Farmbrite
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Free Cattle Record Book
Check out this free resource to help you to keep track of all your critical cattle animal and herd records.
Farmbrite
May 26, 20224 min read
How long does a cow's pregnancy last?
This article goes over estimating cattle calving dates and gestation periods and gives a helpful calculator.
Farmbrite
May 17, 20223 min read
Beginner's Guide to Buying Cattle
The business of cattle ranching can be overwhelming. Here are a few things to consider to help insure the investment in your herd.
Farmbrite
Mar 28, 202211 min read
The Beginner’s Guide to Keeping Livestock Records
Staying on top of record keeping is a constant challenge but can be manageable. Here are some tips and free resources.
Lydia Noyes
Jan 26, 20225 min read
Getting Started Raising Rabbits for Meat
Meat rabbits are an easy, low-maintenance and, pound-for-pound, extremely productive livestock to add to a farm operation.
Georgie Smith
Nov 16, 20215 min read
How to get Organic Certified
Interested in getting certified organic? Here are 6 steps to getting your farm organic certified.
Georgie Smith
Aug 30, 20214 min read
A Beginners Guide to Sheep & Lamb Farming
Lamb, Mutton, Sheep or All of the Above? Here's a beginners guide to sheep and lamb farming.
Georgie Smith
Aug 30, 20214 min read
How to Start a Successful Small Scale Poultry Farm Business
Turning a love for poultry into a viable small farm business takes strategic thinking and some realistic number crunching. Here's how.
Georgie Smith
Jul 28, 20214 min read
What to Know BEFORE Going to a Cattle Auction
It's auction day and it's easy to get caught up in the auction adrenaline! Here's what to know.
Georgie Smith
Jul 16, 20215 min read
4 Livestock Breeding Best Practices to Implement in Your Herd — or Flock!
When starting a livestock breeding program, the essential step is setting clear goals that you’re breeding for. Here are 4 ways to help.
Georgie Smith
Jul 14, 20215 min read
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