Animal Agriculture

• Feb 24

  MI Ag Ideas to Grow With

  February 24, 2025 – March 7, 2025 Zoom

  Unique virtual experience encompassing all aspects of the agricultural industry.

• Feb 24

  Controlling Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats

  February 24, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  Internal parasites in sheep and goats can be deadly, and some internal parasites have become resistant to the available dewormers. Learn how to decide when and how to treat internal parasites in their herds and flocks.

• Feb 24

  Keeping your Horses Healthy on and off the Farm

  February 24, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Virtual Via Zoom

  This presentation will cover the topic areas of traveling with your horse, biosecurity, risk management practices, vectors of disease, and core vaccination considerations.

• Feb 24

  Farmer Experience Grazing Cattle and Sheep in Solar Projects

  February 24, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  This session will feature three panelists who will share their experience grazing cattle and sheep in solar projects.

• Feb 25

  Getting started with Beekeeping in Michigan

  February 25, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  Is beekeeping right for you? Want to produce your own, local honey? Honey bees are awe-inspiring, but keeping them healthy takes a lot of learning and hard work. RUP Credit Offered pending approval.

• Feb 25

  MSU Agrability Program

  February 25, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  Learn more about the Michigan AgrAbility Project. This statewide program helps farmers with a disability or injury continue farming.

• Feb 26

  Effective fiber inclusion in beef cattle diets

  February 26, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  Fiber inclusion and the effectiveness of fiber in the diet plays an integral role in the digestibility of the diet being fed, which ultimately affects energy production and gut health of the animal.

• Feb 27

  Swine Parasite Management 101

  February 27, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  Learn about common swine parasites for indoor and outdoor swine farm systems and how to mitigate them to keep your swine herd healthy. We will also discuss basics swine management practices to keep your swine herd healthy in every facility type.

• Mar 3

  Healthy Births, Healthy Calves: Managing Parturition, Dystocia, and Newborn Calf Care

  March 3, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  This presentation explores effective strategies for managing the calving process, addressing dystocia, and ensuring optimal care for newborn calves. Gain practical tools to support healthy outcomes for both cows and calves.

• Mar 3

  Handling Crisis with your Livestock

  March 3, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM Zoom

  Sometimes accidents and life happens, and your animals go down. What do you do when this happens? How can you prepare for this type of crisis? This webinar explains how to handle down livestock.

• Mar 4

  Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners

  March 4, 2025 6:00PM – 7:00PM Zoom

  New poultry hobbyists can build confidence and competence in raising their birds with basic but essential practices like proper care and understanding the animal's needs.

• Pasture Poultry

  Published on February 29, 2024

  The presentation will focus on small-scale broiler chicken and turkey production on pastures using chicken tractors. Pasture management, manure management, and mortality disposal will be key areas of discussion.

• Grain Processing and its Effects on Rumen Health in Beef Cattle

  Published on February 28, 2024

  Learn more about the different grain processing options, primarily for corn, including how that affects grain and overall diet digestibility and the rumen environment. Discuss various scenarios and their appropriateness for different cattle types.

• Management over Medication: Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Livestock Herd on Your Small Livestock Farm

  Published on February 27, 2024

  This presentation will share tips and tricks for sheep, goats, swine, dairy, and beef cattle herds. Some management ideas will be given on keeping animals healthy on the farm and decreasing the use of medication and vet calls to your farm.

• Small Batch Cheese Making

  Published on February 27, 2024

  We will be talking about making small batch cheeses: Topics covered will include where to get supplies; some processes, and storage of cheese.

• Managing small laying hen flocks

  Published on February 26, 2024

  This session will delve into key practices to successfully manage small flocks of laying hens for peak production.