Raising Livestock

Livestock rearing, management, nutrition and more

Dairy Cattle

Start Your Supplements...But Start Your Brain First

Sep 6, 2026

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3 min read

Start Your Supplements...But Start Your Brain First

How to choose supplements that actually make sense.

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Aug 30, 2026

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4 min read

Feed Shopping: A Game of Cat and Mouse

A beginner's guide to choosing livestock feed.

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Aug 23, 2026

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4 min read

Finding Deals

How to buy livestock without buying a problem

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Aug 16, 2026

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4 min read

Balance and Proportion

How it ties the whole animal together in evaluation

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Aug 9, 2026

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4 min read

Width and Mass

Understanding how to evaluate them in livestock

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Aug 2, 2026

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3 min read

Structure & Movement

Foundation of Livestock Judging

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jul 27, 2026

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1 min read

What You’re Actually Looking At

The First Problem With Livestock Judging

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jul 19, 2026

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2 min read

Having Options

Why One Great Line Shouldn’t Become Your Only One

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jul 12, 2026

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3 min read

Watering Show Stock

Why It Matters More Than You Think

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

Drenching Safely

How to Properly Drench Livestock

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jun 28, 2026

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2 min read

Picking Your Poison

How to Decide What Kind of Stock You Want to Run

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jun 21, 2026

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2 min read

Are Homesteaders Welcome?

The Surge of Homesteaders in Agriculture

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

Bad Milkers

What to Do When Your Does Don’t Produce Enough

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

Premature Newborns

The Main Setbacks to Watch For

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

Jun 5, 2026

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2 min read

Selecting Breeding Males

What to Look for in the Future of Your Program

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 31, 2026

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2 min read

Selecting Breeding Females

What to Look for in the Future of Your Program

Dairy Cattle

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

Bottle Babies

Why It Happens—and How to Handle It the Right Way

Barn Bard

Ranching

May 24, 2026

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3 min read

Pregnancy Toxemia in Goats

What It Is, How to Spot It, and How to Manage It

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 24, 2026

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3 min read

Newborns 101

My Top 5 Tips for Getting Newborn Livestock Off to the Right Start

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 11, 2026

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2 min read

The Circus vs. The Practical

The Differences Between Show Stock and Commercial Livestock

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 9, 2026

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1 min read

Creature to Creature

What Transfers Across Species—and What Doesn’t

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 7, 2026

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2 min read

Survive or Die Herd Management

Where It Works—and Where It Doesn’t

Barn Bard

All Species

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

How 'Bout Them Cowboys?

Is Ranching Losing the Next Generation?

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 4, 2026

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1 min read

Agree to Disagree

Why Different Opinions Make the Industry Better

Barn Bard

Dairy Cattle

May 4, 2026

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2 min read

Prohibition Livestock Edition

Why Access to Basic Animal Health Tools Is Getting Harder

Barn Bard

Raising Livestock

Start Your Supplements...But Start Your Brain First

Feed Shopping: A Game of Cat and Mouse

Finding Deals

Balance and Proportion

Width and Mass

Structure & Movement

What You’re Actually Looking At

Having Options

Watering Show Stock

Drenching Safely

Picking Your Poison

Are Homesteaders Welcome?

Bad Milkers

Premature Newborns

Selecting Breeding Males

Selecting Breeding Females

Bottle Babies

Pregnancy Toxemia in Goats

Newborns 101

The Circus vs. The Practical

Creature to Creature

Survive or Die Herd Management

How 'Bout Them Cowboys?

Agree to Disagree

Prohibition Livestock Edition

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