Horse Management Video Review
With the increase of chirping crickets during evening chores, comes the certainty of an impending season change. While we all like to think that this will be the year we experience sweatshirt weather for days on end while sipping pumpkin spice lattes and observing the beautiful fall mums, the reality for animal owners in North Dakota is that a hard frost is around the corner and we still have a lot of things to get done!
While you may have everything back in tip-top shape after last winter, I certainly do not. The pony’s winter pen needs to be cleaned and a handful of panels in the sheep corral need to be reset (snow removal was rough last winter).
With that said, I went through the NDSU Extension Horse Management Webinar Series videos and picked out a few I thought might be helpful as we head into the next season. While these are primarily geared toward horse owners, I do think any small farm with animals will find something useful in them.
- Manure Management: https://youtu.be/eSU1rpQFCQU
- Bedding Management: https://youtu.be/X57dU6W6fvA
- Mortality Management: https://youtu.be/050HuVNg-OI
- Winter Facility Management: https://youtu.be/hYvCiOxZ46Y
- Fencing Management: https://youtu.be/81Jv0n5U5mE
- Feeding Hay During Winter Months: https://youtu.be/FFC3X4GnZIY
- Feeding Grain and Supplements During Winter Months: https://youtu.be/-JYZNG2v02Y
- 2020 Online Manure Composting Workshop: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnn8HanJ32l6uhwdS9m-G1z8Bq1U0aJzF
- Pay special attention to video 12, Composting Producers: https://youtu.be/AtxlK58wQfA
For a complete list of videos from NDSU Extension, subscribe to the NDSU Extension YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NDSUExtension.
If you have questions about manure management as you prepare for the upcoming cold season, please reach out to your local Extension agent, directory here: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-home/directory, or contact Mary.Keena@ndsu.edu.
Mary Keena
Mary.Keena@ndsu.edu
Extension Specialist/ Livestock Environmental Management
