Title: LPES Small Farm Fact Sheets

Authors: LPES Curriculum Team

Summary:

Good stewardship is important for everyone, including small-scale animal producers. Using best management practices can protect the environment. These practices can also improve the health and well-being of your animals and increase your farm's profits.  The Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship (LPES) curriculum team has developed a set of fact sheets to assist small-scale animal producers in evaluating their operation and implementing practices to minimize environmental impact.



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 Small Farm Fact Sheets:

1. Small-Scale Farmers and the Environment: How to be a Good Steward by Mark Rice, North Carolina State University

2. The ABCs of Pasture Grazing by Ben Bartlett, Michigan State University

3. Manure on Your Farm: Asset or Liability? by Craig Cogger, Washington State University

4. Protecting the Water on Your Small Farm by Joe Harrison, Washington State University

5. Managing Animal Deaths: Your Options by Frank Humenik, North Carolina State University

6. Got Barnyard Runoff? by Chris Henry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Joe Harner, Kansas State University

7. A Horse Owner’s Guide to Good Stewardship by Randall James, Ohio State University Extension

8. Need a Vegetative Treatment System for Your Barnyard or Lot? by Chris Henry, Rick Koelsch, and Jason Gross, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, and Joe Harner,Kansas State University

9. The ABCs of Livestock Watering Systems by Ben Bartlett, Michigan State University

10. The ABCs of Electric Livestock Fencing by Ben Bartlett, Michigan State University

11. Nutrient Management–SIMPLIFIED! by Randall James, Ohio State University Extension