Small (Ruminant) Talk – Pastures, Parasites, and Predators

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] ATTRA Resources:Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing ManagementLivestockATTRA Grazing Planning Manual and WorkbookSheep and Goats: Frequently Asked QuestionsManaged Grazing TutorialLivestock and PastureFAMACHA Out WestOther ResourcesFood Animal Concerns Trust websiteFood Animal Concerns Trust Livestock Guardian Animal OverviewLivestock for LandscapesPlease 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.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.Also check out NCAT's Regional Offices' websites and Facebook Pages!Southwest Regional Office: Website / FacebookWestern Regional Office: Website / FacebookRocky Mountain West Regional Office: FacebookGulf States Regional Office: