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Livestock 101: Livestock Production Fundamentals
Livestock production fundamentals is a series of 8 webinars focused on providing livestock information to NRCS staff, partners, technical service providers, and other conservation professionals. These sessions will benefit anyone looking to become familiar with the principles of livestock production and successfully working with livestock producers to address resource concerns associated with animal agriculture.
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Livestock
Format
Webinar
Source
Conservation Webinars
Training Type
Online Learning
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Thursday, April 3, 2025, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
In this webinar, basic animal science concepts will be presented including an overview of the livestock industry, basic terminology and classification, production cycles, feeding, and safety considerations when working around livestock.
Amy Powell, Extension Program Specialist, Iowa State University
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Session 2. Livestock 101: Beef Cattle
Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Jacquelyn Prestegaard, Assistant Professor and Extension Livestock Sustainability Specialist, Texas A&M University
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Session 3. Livestock 101: Dairy Cattle
Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Monday, July 14, 2025
Session 4. Livestock 101: Sheep and Goats
Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Session 5. Livestock 101: Swine
Session covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Session 6. Livestock 101: Poultry
Session covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Brian D. Fairchild, Professor, University of Georgia
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Session 7. Livestock 101: Equines
Session covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
Monday, November 10, 2025
Session 8. Livestock 101: Livestock Economics and Markets
Session covers livestock sectors at a glance, markets, and general statistics and information.
Russell Knight, Economist and colleagues,
USDA Economic Research Service
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Livestock 101 Webinar Training Series - Part II
The 2026 Livestock 101 Webinar Series is a series of 9 monthly interactive training sessions, each devoted to a particular livestock sector. Livestock production basics are presented by field based Extension and producer organization partners.
Replays for the Part 1 Webinar Series from 2025 can be found on the Livestock 101 page.
Format
Webinar
Source
NRCS
Date
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Time
12:00-1:30
Training Type
Upcoming Training
Notes
Webinar Schedule:
- Monday, February 9
- Session 1. Livestock 101: Bison
- Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal handling facilities and fencing, and management and handling practices.
- Tuesday, March 10
- Session 2. Livestock 101: Equines
- Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
- Wednesday, April 15
- Session 3. Livestock 101 Livestock Economics and Markets
- Covers livestock sectors at a glance, markets, and general statistics and information.
- Thursday, May 21
- Session 4. Livestock 101: Aquaculture
- Covers aquatic animal nutrition and health, hatchery and farm management, water quality control, and system design.
- Friday, June 26
- Session 5. Livestock 101: Cervids (Elk and Deer) and Camelids (Llama and Alpaca)
- Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
- Monday, July 27
- Session 6. Livestock 101: Organic Livestock Production
- Covers nutrition and body condition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, animal and waste facilities, management and handling practices.
- Tuesday, August 25
- Session 7. Livestock 101: Urban Livestock Production
- Covers livestock production in urban settings.
- Wednesday, Sept 30
- Session 8. Livestock 101: Insects
- Covers nutrition, reproduction, health and biosecurity, management and handling practices.
- Thursday, October 29
- Session 9. Livestock 101: Coming Soon!
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