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Expected progeny differences (EPDs) have been an integral part of cattle buying and breeding since before McDonald’s introduced the Angus burger. Though not without flaws, they have changed the cattle industry.
“What’s really cool about sheep is the way they’re a part of the human
story,” says Dr. Hailey Wilmer, research rangeland management specialist
at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois.
There are an increasing number of women in the agricultural space. According to the 2017 census, 1.2 million women identify as agricultural producers, up 27% from the 2012 census.
On Jan. 21, 2022, in sunny San Diego, California, John and Diane Peavey
were presented the American Sheep Industry Association’s (ASI) Industry
Innovation Award.
For alfalfa producers, mild winters come at a price. Thanks to hot summers and mild winters, alfalfa growers in California’s Central Valley can usually depend on six cuttings of hay each year, but since they do not experience a true winter, weed infestation in their dormant alfalfa stands can be a problem.
Sheep producers should set annual goals for the forage and pasture grazing system. Under most farm circumstances a forage grazing plan will require several years to implement selected goals.
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