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OSU Extension Livestock Mortality Composting Workshop Announced – December 11, 2025 – Bucyrus

Marketing Products from Sheep

This article has been reposted from the OSU Sheep Team. To view their newsletter, click HERE. 

All About Goats! Webinar

All About Goats! Webinar

Pressley Buurma, Ohio State University Extension in Seneca County, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Are you interested in learning more about goat production? Join Ohio State University Extension Small Ruminant Team for the 2025 All About Goats! Webinar. This webinar…

Basic Reproduction and Breeding Systems of Meat Goats

This article has been reposted from the OSU Sheep Team Newsletter. To view the original article, click HERE.  

Fall Lambing Considerations

John Anderson, Lambshire Polypays, Wooster, Ohio (Previously published with the Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK): March 6, 2025) Experienced Polypay producer, John Anderson of Lambshire Polypays in Ohio, shares some sage advice and techniques on how he successfully lambs in…

2025 Statewide Sheep Shearing School Announced – September 19-20, 2025

Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist Event Registration Link The Ohio State University departments of Animal Sciences and Extension are pleased to announce the dates of the 2025 Fall Statewide Ohio Sheep Shearing School to be…

Using CIDRs for Precision Management

Dr. Andrew Weaver, Extension Small Ruminant Specialist, North Carolina State University (Previously published with the Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK): March 1, 2025) The use of estrus synchronization has many benefits. The timing and length of the breeding season is directly…

Safe Travels: Preparing for the Unexpected While Hauling Livestock and Horses

Katie Ockert, Statewide Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Educator, Michigan State University Extension Thomas Guthrie, Statewide Equine Extension Educator, Michigan State University Extension (Previously published online with Michigan State University Extension: June 05, 2025) Before hitting the road with your livestock and…

Check out this factsheet! Caring for Your Animal During Exhibition

To all of those who are exhibiting at a fair this hot week, this factsheet is for you! It discusses how to keep your animal healthy, cool and happy while at a show. To read the article, click HERE

An Update on Ticks and Tick-borne Disease in Ohio: Plus the Buckeye Tick Test Lab

Dr. Tim McDermott, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Franklin County It seems in Ohio it is never too early to start scouting animals for ticks. While we commonly think of summer as tick season, we actually see tick activity and positive detections…