West Feliciana parish is known for its rolling hills, beautiful plantation homes, and historic sites but also includes livestock operations and pastureland. Livestock entities include beef cattle, goats, sheep, swine, and horses and contribute over $6 million to the state's economy. This webpage will provide information pertaining to livestock production, hay and pasture management, and upcoming events relevant to producers in West Feliciana parish.

Upcoming Events

• December 4 - Louisiana Forage Conference, State Evacuation Shelter, Alexandria

What's New

A series of live webinars centered around supplementing cattle during fall and winter months is now available on YouTube.

• “How Much Hay Do My Cows Need?” with Dr. Ashley Edwards
• “What Do I Do If My Hay Falls Short” with Ms. Abigail Sartin
• “Mineral Nutrition for Grazing Beef Cattle” with Dr. Marcelo Vedovatto

LSU AgCenter Disaster Information:

Preparing Beef Cattle Operations for Drought

Disaster Preparedness for Livestock

Production & Environmental Programs

Louisiana Master Cattleman Program

Louisiana Master Farmer Program

Helpful Resources

LSU AgCenter Pasture and Forage information

LSU AgCenter Livestock information

Producer Resources (information regarding starting a farm or ranch)

Beef Cattle

• Beef Quality Assurance – BQA is a national program that raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the beef industry. Certification courses, advanced education modules, and herd management resources can be found here.
  • www.bqa.org
• Masters of Beef Advocacy – training and resources to be a strong advocate for the beef community.
  • www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/masters-of-beef-advo...
• Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. – Discover recipes, cut charts, and infographics showing the power of beef and raising cattle.
  • www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com
• United States Roundtable for Sustainable Beef – Learn how the U.S. beef value chain works to communicate continuous improvement in sustainability.
  • www.usrsb.org
• Secure Beef Supply – Information on developing an enhanced biosecurity plan for foreign animal diseases for cattle operations.
  • www.securebeef.org
• BeefResearch – Find research and information on topics including Beef Safety, Human Nutrition, Product Quality, Sustainability and Market Research.
  • www.beefresearch.org
• UCDavis - Beef Genetics and Genomics website
  • https://ebeef.ucdavis.edu/
• Extension pages
  • https://animalscience.tamu.edu/livestock-species/beef/publications/ - Texas A&M Beef Extension
  • https://beef.caes.uga.edu/publications.html - University of Georgia beef extension page
  • https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/search/?category=AAG – University of Nebraska-Lincoln website with agriculture extension publications on lots of subjects
  • https://agnr.osu.edu/sites/agnr/files/imce/pdfs/Beef/CattleFacilities.pdf - Cattle Handling and Working Facilities
• https://u.osu.edu/beefteam/resource-library/ - The Ohio State University Extension BEEF Team resource library with videos at the bottom of the page

Sheep & Goats

• American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control – provides important and current information on parasite management for small ruminants.
  • www.wormx.info
• Secure Sheep and Wool Supply - Information on developing an enhanced biosecurity plan for foreign animal diseases for sheep operations.
  • www.securesheepwool.org
• American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) – They manage the sheep and wool quality assurance programs and many compiled producer education resources.
  • www.sheepusa.org
• American Lamb Board
  • www.americanlamb.com
• Sheep 101 - Great sheep webpage managed by Susan Schoenian, recently retired Sheep & Goat Specialist at University of Maryland Extension.
  • www.sheep101.info

• https://goats.extension.org/goat-operation-dairy-meat-fiber/ - Goat info

General

• Animal Ag Alliance – Their Animal Ag Allies or College Aggies Online initiatives could be of interest to those wanting to improve their agriculture advocacy skills.
  • www.animalagalliance.org
• Council for Agricultural Technology and Science – science-based information about food and agriculture compiled by industry and academic experts.
  • www.cast-science.org