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Pigs
Beginners Guide Workshops For Raising Livestock Scheduled for Spring
Beginner's Guide to Raising Beef [Webinar]
Beginner's Guide to Raising Sheep [Webinar]
Beginner's Guide to Raising Pigs [Webinar]
From Tails to Snouts, the Ins and Outs of Raising Pigs (Completed)
Buying Pigs From Out of State
Red chicken outside
Internal Parasites in Chickens
chicken
What are the best ways to protect my chickens from predators?
a wagon in a field loaded with hay
Visual Evaluation of Hay [video]
hay stacked in a barn
Taking a Hay Sample [video]
wweds growing in a poorly-managed pasture
Notes on Walking Through a Pasture
Raising Turkeys
Eggs
Producing Your Own Eggs
Poultry Health & Management for the Small Flock
Brooding and Caring for Chicks
Horse running in pasture
The Good Neighbor Guide to Keeping Horses
Goats eating hay
Basic Winter Care for Livestock
Pig
Swine Nutrition
A chicken in front of a house
Identifying Productive Laying Hens [video]
A group of chickents with white feathers.
Raising Broilers
Goat in a pen
Housing and Space Guidelines for Livestock

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Guide to Raising Sheep [Webinar]
April 20, 2021 to April 22, 2021 -
Beginner's Guide to Raising Beef [Webinar]
May 4, 2021 to May 6, 2021 -

News & Blogs

Resources

Internal Parasites in Chickens
Visual Evaluation of Hay [video]
Taking a Hay Sample [video]
Raising Turkeys
Producing Your Own Eggs
Poultry Health & Management for the Small Flock
Brooding and Caring for Chicks
The Good Neighbor Guide to Keeping Horses
Swine Nutrition
Identifying Productive Laying Hens [video]
Raising Broilers
Housing and Space Guidelines for Livestock

Past Events

Beginner's Guide to Raising Pigs [Webinar]
March 30, 2021 to April 1, 2021 -
Home Pasture Talk [online event]
September 3, 2020 -
Backyard Chicken Basics
May 21, 2019 - Windham
Swine Reproduction Series (Completed)
July 30, 2020 -
Swine Nutrition Basics Webinar (Completed)
February 17, 2020 -
Livestock Field Day at Schroeder Farm
July 14, 2018 - Newbury
Integrated Pest Management of Flies In and Around Dairy and Livestock Barns
April 2, 2018 - Boscawen
Small Ruminant Hoof Trimming: Hands-on Workshop for Beginners
March 6, 2018 - Brentwood