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Learn about sheep shearing tool use and maintenance in this video.

Penn State 4-H Educator, Bob Brown, reviews and emphasizes the importance of weighing in your lambs and kids.

In this video, Mike Fournier, former Penn State Extension Educator, demonstrates how to shear sheep. He also demonstrates the six sheep shearing positions.

Where are you headed in the future? Do you have any production goals for your flock of sheep?

Learn about the upcoming changes to antibiotic labels used to treat livestock. Find out what those changes are, when they go into effect, and why they're being changed.

In order to have a good handle on some of your production practices, you need to review your records, both financial and production, on a regular basis.

Producers should test forages in order to correctly balance rations to meet sheep nutritional requirements.

Big ones, little ones, fat ones, skinny ones; ewes come in all sizes and shapes. But, which is the most efficient ewe size for your operation?

Weather can be extremely challenging when it comes to timely manure application. The following principles should be considered when making plans for your next weather-delayed application.

A few simple steps preparing for weaning can minimize the stress to both ewes and lambs in your flock.

Numerous tools are available for selecting sheep. The key is to combine operation goals with production benchmarks and visual appraisal to select the best sheep.

A key to profitability of any livestock operation is a good set of records.

Meeting ewe nutritional requirements becomes especially important throughout a pregnancy and can impact the health of the ewe and the health and vigor of the newborn lamb.

There are several characteristics to think about as you search for the perfect brood ewe to fit your farm resources and your management style.

Producers should analyze reproduction and performance aspects in their flock in order to determine if the flock meets expectations.

Developing a marketing plan, and sticking to it, will help you succeed in the sheep business.

Minerals are essential to support skeletal and nervous system functions. But, have you balanced your current mineral program lately with the forages and other feeds that your sheep are consuming?

Rendering changes and the livestock Industry, basic mortality composting procedures, and the composting process.

This video provides an overview of the approved methods of animal disposal in Pennsylvania, along with best management practices for each method.

Fact sheet on grazing cover crops for soil health. Part of the integrated grazing fact sheet series.

Lamb and wool producers must sign up prior to the sale of products to qualify for the LDP payment program.

Testing stored forages for nutritional quality is an important management consideration in livestock nutrition. Sampling bales involves a few simple steps to get a representative sample.

This invasive weed is taking over Pennsylvania pastures. Learn how to control it.

Find out how to estimate homeowner or farmer water needs and calculate how much water must be delivered from a private water supply to meet these needs.