Health Benefits of Consuming Pasture- Raised Animals

A truly sustainable livestock farm requires that your animals roam freely and forage on naturally available feed in the pasture. It has also been found through studies that the quality of meat from grass-fed and naturally raised farm fed animals, are higher in nutritional value and contain higher amounts of nutrients. They also have higher levels of unsaturated fats, including Omega-3 and...

Proper Feeding & Nutrition of Livestock During Fall

Winter and fall are the toughest seasons for animals that spend the majority of their time outside. During the late fall and winter, the water can dry up or get frozen, and the pastures can become dry or covered with snow making it difficult to find food. For small farmers, it is important to decide which animals you want to carry through the winter. Select the beef or dairy cattle you want to...

Fodder System Update – Sustainable Feed & Grains For Farm Animals

The weather outside stays cold near freezing in the winter and it becomes difficult for farms animals to graze and feed from the pastures during the winter. Fodder production system that we are using has proven effective in growing commercial feed for the animals. We have been successful in growing barley in the cooler temperatures. Our feed in a box system is useful for feeding several types of...

Feeding and Nutrition of Livestock – Beef & Dairy Cattle

Forage such as silage, pasture, and hay are the feed most natural to all beef and dairy cattle. Dairy cows, beef cattle, and sheep, do very well on forage and grow naturally, although feeding them corn or grains will make them grow faster, and get fatter. Feedlots will often feed beef cattle corn. Corn has an inflammatory ingredient that make the beef cattle grow fatter, so that they may save on...

Sustainable Livestock Nutrition & Management Tools

During the hot summer and early fall, a healthy diet becomes just as important for humans as it does for the livestock. Diet and animal management play a significant role in modern livestock operation and dairy cattle farms. This includes having daily rations and good use of minerals, supplements and formulations of a diet. The livestock industry and farmers are responsible for managing...