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Dr. Mark Knauer: What parameters have the biggest impact on pigs through the nursery period?

When it comes to different pig preweaning parameters, which ones are the most important? That is a question that has had a variety of answers over the years, and hopefully after this study we can better understand exactly how large of an effect each parameter has. In this episode, I talk with Dr... More ›

Unloading Piglets

In this one the boys welcome a brand new group of piglets at their double barn site. Then Sawyer chores the piglets and feeds them while Tork brings y'all along for sweet corn harvest, finally the boys meet up again once more to clean out the water lines.... More ›

2021 Environmental Stewardship National Winner: JY Ferry & Son

Hear from the Ferry family of JY Ferry & Son, the national winner of the Environmental Stewardship award. Sustainability has long been an objective for this Utah ranch, which has a 100-year history of conservation focusing on agricultural practices that conserve water, energy and other natural r... More ›

Livestock Markets - Mike Briggs

This week we were joined by Briggs Feed Yard owner and operator Mike Briggs. Mike gives us some great advice on risk management and a few insights into the higher prices producers are seeing for their cattle and what it will take to maintain those elevated prices.... More ›

Cattle Fever Tick

(Aug. 13, 2022) We take a look at the unique partnership among the USDA, OSU Water Resources Center and Extension to combat the cattle fever tick.... More ›

Farm numbers decline but women are now 30 per cent of all farmer

Today at Ewetopia Farms, it was just another day on the farm. We spend time in the various sheep pens and discuss what is happening in each. We visit the Dorset ram lambs. We talk about pink eye, "rye face", and pregnancy in the Dorset ewe pen. We see Tom becoming a totally different cat! We w... More ›

Summer on Alberta Ranch

Alberta Ranch - We discover the bull's frat house, check cows on grass, move cows to new grass, say hi to Kevin, blow up a baler, haul bales, and spread manure.... More ›

Cleaning a Massive Mess on our Dairy!

SaskDutch Kid - Cleaning a Massive Mess on our Dairy!... More ›

Automation Key To Ensuring Sanitation In ‘No-Antibiotics-Ever’ Systems

Labor shortages in hatcheries mean that to ensure appropriate levels of sanitation in “no-antibiotics-ever” (NAE) production, wholesale automation is likely to be required, according to an industry expert. Automation began in hatcheries around 30 years ago, when labor started to become an issue,... More ›

Sheep Care: Deadly Poisonous Plants In Sheep Pastures!/August 9, 2022

Today at Ewetopia Farms, our focus is on showing you some plants that commonly are found in sheep pastures, around fence lines and barns, and that you grow in your garden that are poisonous to sheep and other livestock. We show you some and discuss how to get rid of them. We also tell you which... More ›

Cow-Calf Corner

Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, discusses retained ownership.... More ›

Measuring Sheeps' Performance: How Reliable Is Performance Data? Is There More You Should Consider?

Another maybe controversial topic but one that needs to be discussed since Performance Data on sheep and other livestock is something that people are seriously looking at when making selection criteria for their breeding stock. On the surface, it sounds like a break through farmers have needed... More ›

Buying Sheep: Misleading Terms Used To Sell Sheep!/August 5, 2022

I hesitated a day before I decided to post this video because I know there are lots of points I make in it that people will disagree with. This is about what I consider to be misleading terms used to sell or market sheep that are made to influence buyers that those animals are better than other... More ›

Shipping Some Finished Steers!!

SaskDutch Kid - Shipping Some Finished Steers!!... More ›

Livestock Markets - Elliott Dennis

This week we were joined by UNL Livestock Economist Elliott Dennis. We began the conversation on Wednesday by reviewing the latest cattle inventory report numbers and going over rising cattle prices.... More ›

How Can We Build Consumer Trust?

What are the aspects that make consumers trust us, and how can we enhance it? Dr. Hake works as the Director of Animal Welfare and Sustainable Farming at Fairlife. In this episode, she digs deeper into those questions. What do you think is important to build that trust with consumers? Share your... More ›

Dr. Ana Paula Poeta Silva: Optimizing diagnostic strategies for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

Much of the United States has become mycoplasma naive in the last several years, but that doesn't mean it isn't a threat for producers, especially regarding the gilt movement. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Ana Paula Poeta Silva about her work with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae identifying differen... More ›

Dr. Kim VanderWaal: Is our current virus classifications system still the best available?

Proper virus classification is necessary for the swine industry to ensure we can track nearby viruses' lineages and update vaccination and biosecurity protocols as needed. In this episode with Dr. Kim VanderWaal, we discuss classification processes today and new technology available that may hel... More ›

Prairie Organics 2022: Selling Organic Beef at Retail

Prairie Organics: Think Whole Farm 2022 Recorded Session 9 February 2022 Bryce Lobreau and Ben Stuart have recently embarked on a new enterprise to get Prairie organic beef to distant organic retail markets and share their victories and challenges in organic beef marketing.... More ›

Loading Market Hogs

In this one Tork and Sawyer start off the day by doing some landscaping around Sawyer’s barn, picking up steel, mowing, spreading gravel, then they sort 2 loads of hogs to load out for Sunday night, then it’s on to finally loading some market hogs.... More ›

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