February 14

Lydia Strand with Lydia’s Flock returns to continue sharing her years of experience with lambing. This session will focus on the newborn lamb.

You can view part 1 here:

January 30

The lambing season is a critical time for sheep producers, marking the arrival of new life and the continuation of the flock. However, it can also be a challenging period, requiring careful management and intervention to ensure the health and well-being of both ewes and lambs.

In this informative webinar, Lydia Strand with Lydia's Flock, will delve into the intricacies of lambing, providing you with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully navigate this crucial phase of sheep production.

November 30

Dr Allen Williams will address the facts about mRNA-based vaccines in livestock and explore how farmers and ranchers should respond to consumer concerns and confusion. How do we even know, as farmers and ranchers, whether we are administering mRNA-based vaccines or not?

This presentation will discuss the "phantom parasite," meningeal worm, or brainworm, and its gastropod hosts, transmission risk factors to livestock, and the symptoms to watch out for.

Many farmers are becoming enthralled with Katahdin sheep for parasite resistance, hardiness, versatility, and willingness to consume a wide arrange of pasture plants and even woody browse.

This session will focus on best practices where grazing systems and waterways interact on the farm. Guest presenter is Steve Gabriel.

During this session, we will cover the basics of rotational grazing, the math you can use to determine carrying capacity of your pastures, and cost-effective steps you can take to improve your grazing systems.

Join FACT and guest presenter Dr. Fred Provenza to discuss how understanding processes that underlie foraging behavior can be used to entice animals to eat “unpalatable” plants.

Chemical dewormers for small ruminants are becoming less effective at a startling rate. Join guest presenter Kirsten Robertson on her journey to becoming chemical dewormer free with her goats and sheep.

Join our expert panelists to hear how they handle lambing, kidding, and calving, including helpful tools, recognizing imminent birth, how a normal birth proceeds, and when and how to intervene.

Join FACT and panelists from the American Solar Grazing Association to discuss new trends in solar grazing, best practices for shepherds and solar developers, and how you can get started.

We discuss some of the problems farmers might encounter while grazing their livestock. Bloat, toxic plants, fescue toxicity, predator control, and parasite management will be addressed

Join FACT and grazing expert Sarah Flack for part 3 of a 3 part series on strategies for pasture management and improvement.

Join FACT and grazing expert Sarah Flack for part 2 of a 3 on pasture management strategies.

Join FACT and grazing expert Sarah Flack for part 1 of a 3 on pasture management strategies.

Solar Grazing is the practice of grazing sheep on solar farms. When sheep graze solar sites they improve their own health by grazing pastures that offer plenty of shade and protection from the elements.

This session will cover treatment protocols and strategies, and will tie together all of the strategies that were discussed throughout the webinar series.

This session will discuss ways to prevent parasites including organic principles for encouraging animal health, animal selection, evasive grazing and more.

This session will discuss the seriousness of parasites, the parasite life cycle, parasite effects and symptoms, and general vocabulary for the discussion.

The New Zealand method is an efficient and low-stress way to shear sheep. Join us to learn an overview of the technique, the tools, and the importance of shearing in the humane treatment of fiber bearing animals