Small Hobby Farms
Beef
- Guide to Raising Healthy Beef Cattle
- Holstein Steer Nutrient Recommendations
- University of Wisconsin Beef Extension Page
- University of Wisconsin Beef Facilities & Equipment
- Iowa Beef Center
- Beef Talk
- University of Nebraska Beef Cattle Production
- A Consumer Guide to Grass-fed Beef
- WI Johne’s Newsletter Beef 7-09
- Optaflexx and Zilmax (Beta Agonists): Growth Promoting Feed Additives
- Mineral Supplements for Beef
- University of Kentucky, Direct & Local Meat Marketing
- North Carolina State\’s Beef Enterprise Budgets
- CSU Chico Grassfed Beef
- Setting Economic Goals for Graziers
Sheep
- Sheep 101
- Sheep 201
- A Guide To Raising Healthy Sheep
- Guide to Raising Dairy Sheep
- Pasture Species Selection for Sheep
- Selecting a Good Grass Variety
- University of Wisconsin Sheep Extension Page
- University of Wisconsin Sheep Facilities & Equipment
- Scrapie Disease
- University of Maryland “Sheep and Goat Page”
- List of Sheep Shearers
- Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative
- SAREs “Sustainable Control of Internal Parasites in Small Ruminant Production”
- Managing Sheep and Goats on Pasture
- Official Scrapies Identification Requirement for Sheep and Goats in Wisconsin
- Care of the Newborn Lamb
- Newborn Lamb Management
- So You’re Thinking of Raising Sheep or Goats
Poultry
- University of Wisconsin Extension Poultry Web page
- University of Wisconsin Extension Poultry Facilities & Equipment
- A Guide to Raising Healthy Poultry
- Producing Poultry on Pasture
- Pasture Poultry Ark
- North Dakota State University Housing Plans
- Licensed Poultry Slaughter Facilities in Wisconsin (2010)
- Wisconsin Tested Poultry Flocks
- American Poultry Association
- American Pastured Poultry Producers Association
- American Poultry Association/American Bantam Association (APA-ABA) Youth Poultry Club
- Egg Safety and the Backyard Flock
- Poultry in Urban Areas
- Small and Backyard Flocks
- Poultry Processing Plants
Hogs
- Guide to Raising Healthy Pigs
- University of Wisconsin Swine Facilities & Equipment
- University of Wisconsin Extension Swine Webpage
- Pork Information Gateway (PIG)
- National Pork Producers Council
- National Pork Board (Pork Check-Off)
- Wisconsin Pork Producers Association
Goats
- Starting a Dairy Goat Business
- UW-Extension Facilities and Equipment for Goats
- University of Maryland’s “Sheep and Goat Page”
- North Carolina State University Extension Meat Goat
- American Boer Goat Association
- American Meat Goat Association
- Dairy Goat Best Management Practices
- Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association
- SAREs “Sustainable Control of Internal Parasites in Small Ruminant Production”
- Managing Sheep and Goats on Pasture
- Official Scrapies Identification Requirement for Sheep and Goats in Wisconsin
- So You’re Thinking of Raising Sheep or Goats
Horses
- University of Wisconsin Horse Extension Page
- University of Wisconsin Horse Facilities & Equipment
- University of Minnesota Horse Extension Page
- Buying Horse Hay
- Pasture for Horses
- Ohio State Horse Nutrition – Poisonous Plants
- Utah State University Poisonous Plants & Equine
- UC Davis Toxic Plants in your Hay and Pasture
Animal Premise Identification Is Required
The Wisconsin Premises Registration Act requires anyone who keeps, houses, or comingles livestock to register their premises. Premises that are not currently licensed by the Wisconsin DATCP are required to register according to state law. For more information please visit the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium
Additional Resources
- Is My Farm a Hobby or Business?
Fall Grazing Management Affects Burdock Populations in Pastures - Direct Marketing of Meat and Poultry in Wisconsin
- Livestock Library
STAFF
If you have any questions regarding Agriculture Dairy & Livestock in Sheboygan County, please contact:
Tina Kohlman – Dairy & Livestock Agent
Sheboygan County – UW Extension
5 University Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 920-459-5900
Fax: 920-459-5901
Email: tina.kohlman@ces.uwex.edu
Don Mier - Dairy Educator
UW-Extension-Sheboygan County
5 University Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Phone: 920-459-5916
Fax: 920-459-5901
Email: don.mier@ces.uwex.edu
