Cornell Cooperative Extension

Ulster County
livestock

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Livestock Production

Livestock and Natural Resources Educator

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Kathryn Brignac

845-340-3990 ext 329

klb339@cornell.edu


Beginner livestock questions? Check out our 2022 beginner livestock webinar series

2022 Week 1 (introduction): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Week+1+Beginner+livestock+series+2022/1_o7qkhleu

2022 Week 2 (forages): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Week+2+Beginner+livestock+series+2022/1_s5bn6ljo

2022 Week 3 (chickens): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Beginner+Livestock+WebinarA+Intro+to+Poultry/1_0ychbigp

2022 Week 4 (cattle): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/t/1_d13p5re9

2022 Week 5 (meat science and regulations): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Beginner+livestock+series/1_nlypiwj3

2022 Week 6 (sheep and goats): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Beginner+livestock+series/1_d08juewi

2022 Week 7 (pigs): https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/Beginner+Livestock+Series-+Intro+to+Raising+Pigs+Webinar/1_aja97d42


For information about pasture management and forages:

Pasture Seeding Timeline (psu.edu)

-Forages: http://forages.org

-Forage testing: About the Forage Laboratory | Dairy One

-Hay Manual: Hay Manual | Capital Area Ag. and Hort. Program (cornell.edu)

-Forage and Weed Identification (uvm.edu)

-Silvopasture :Agroforestry - Cornell Small Farms


For more information about specific livestock 

  undefined Poultry — CCE Livestock Program Working Team

undefined Beef Cattle — CCE Livestock Program Working Team

 undefined Swine — CCE Livestock Program Working Team

undefined Small Ruminants — CCE Livestock PWT

Equine: Equine — CCE Livestock Program Working Team

Last updated June 7, 2023

Livestock

Important Resources

Ulster County Animal Response Team - UCART

Cornell Small Farms Classes: Cornell Small Farms

USDA APHIS | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

Livestock IPM Livestock IPM | CALS (cornell.edu)

Hay Manual :Hay Manual | Capital Area Ag. and Hort. Program (cornell.edu)

Forages.org

HV food systems map Cornell Cooperative Extension | Buy Local -

MeatSuite

MeatSuite is a website designed to help consumers find locally produced, high quality meats to purchase in bulk.

How to Test Soil: Soil Nutrient Testing Videos

Talk with your local Extension educator or go directly to DairyOne or Penn State for more information.

Events

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What's the Coop Facebook Group

What's the Coop - Brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County. What's the Coop is a page dedicated to backyard chicken keeping. The 411 of all things chickens. Members can learn, chat, and get all the tools they need to be the best backyard chicken keepers.

Livestock Health

USDA APHIS | Protecting Livestock During a Disaster

The Merck Veterinarian Manual

Cornell's Plants Poisonous to Livestock and other Animals reference.