Animal Agriculture

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Session Recordings

• An Introduction to Solar Grazing with Inverter Cattle

  Published on March 3, 2026

  This presentation will introduce participants to inverter cattle and make the case for grazing inverter cattle in Michigan solar projects.

• Solar Grazing in Michigan: Lessons Learned from One Sheep Producer

  Published on February 26, 2026

  Learn the best practices and lessons learned from one sheep producers experiences grazing sheep at two solar sites, one in Calhoun County and the other in Wexford County. The total acreage for both sites was 330 acres.

• Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners

  Published on February 24, 2026

  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.

• Getting started with Beekeeping in Michigan

  Published on February 23, 2026

  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.

• Poultry Hobbyist: Essential Production Practices for Beginners

  Published on March 4, 2025

  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.

• Handling Crisis with your Livestock

  Published on March 3, 2025

  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.

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

  Published on March 3, 2025

  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.

• Effective fiber inclusion in beef cattle diets

  Published on February 26, 2025

  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.

• MSU Agrability Program

  Published on February 25, 2025

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

• Getting started with Beekeeping in Michigan

  Published on February 25, 2025

  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.

• Farmer Experience Grazing Cattle and Sheep in Solar Projects

  Published on February 24, 2025

  This session featured three panelists who shared their experience grazing cattle and sheep in solar projects.

• Controlling Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats

  Published on February 24, 2025

  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.

• 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.

• An Introduction to Grazing Management

  Published on February 26, 2024

  Be introduced to the difference between conventional continuous grazing and managed grazing systems. Learn how to assess pasture conditions and soil health. Plus, see where small changes can make big impacts.

• Cattle Checkup – How to Complete a General Cattle Health Exam

  Published on February 21, 2024

  Learn how to perform a general cattle health exam and the signs to watch for illness, injury, or other changes in the animal’s health status and determine what is happening.

• MI Ag Ideas - Getting started with Beekeeping with Ana Heck

  Published on February 20, 2024

  We all benefit from a healthy pollinator population. This presentation will cover pollinator diversity, issues that bees are facing, and what people can do to support pollinator health.