This is a presentation by Brian Freking from the livestock track of the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer & Rancher Program. It covers paddock design, water requirements for cattle, lanes, stabilized stream crossings, fenced pond access points, gravity flow, solar powered pumping, and portable water systems.  

This fact sheet explains why the Kerr Center livestock program uses old tires from heavy equipment as watering tanks, and describes the process of preparing and installing them.

This is a list of ATTRA publications related to sustainable and organic beef production.  

This presentation includes a detailed discussion of vaccines, discusses managing both immunity levels and disease exposure, and addresses the effect of difficult births.

This presentation by David Redhage, from the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, discusses basics of a business plan and marketing. It covers reasons for creating a business plan and the elements of a business plan. It also goes into extensive detail on marketing plans, and variations on a marketing plan depending on various marketing…