Livestock Feed, Including Hay

 

 

Arizona Resources

Colorado Resources

New Mexico Resources

Utah Resources

Regional Resources

Organizations Involved in Livestock Feed Marketing

Direct Marketing Livestock Feed

Funding Resources

 

*Each resource within the Four Corners region will be marked with an asterisk

 

See also:

 

 

Arizona Resources

 

*Arizona Department of Agriculture: Animal Services Department

This is the directory of programs and offices in the Arizona Department of Agriculture that relate to animal services. Programs and office links on this page include; the state veterinarian, meat and poultry inspection, livestock hauling permits, brand records, and cruelty to animal statutes.

http://www.azda.gov/ASD/asd.htm

 

*Arizona Ranchers’ Management Guide

University of Arizona, 2001. This newly updated guide contains extension-developed information on a wide range of issues related to Arizona ranch management, including information on production, policy, and economic issues.

http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/rmg/ranchers.html

 

*Maricopa Agricultural Center

"Strives to be at the forefront of disciplinary field investigations, develop, deliver and service the best appropriate integrated agricultural technologies for all problems faced by Arizona consumers and producers, and to provide assistance to all scientists conducting their research and educational outreach programs." The center's main focus is on cotton, small grains, alfalfa, and new specialty crops that could be used to provide fibers, oils, pharmaceuticals, etc.

http://ag.arizona.edu/aes/mac/

 

Colorado Resources

 

*2007 Colorado Hay Directory

This is a comprehensive directory of hay resources in the state of Colorado. This manual was put together by the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Division of Markets.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadername2=MDT-Type&blobheadervalue1=inline%3B+filename%3D703%2F382%2FHayupdated.pdf&blobheadervalue2=abinary%3B+charset%3DUTF-8&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1191378634504&ssbinary=true

 

*Colorado Alternative Livestock Industry Contacts

This contact list has been prepared by the CO Department of Agriculture, Division of Markets. The livestock contact list includes information for alternative livestock producers, beef and dairy cattle, horse, sheep, and swine producers.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Agriculture-Main%2FCDAGLayout&cid=1167928163382&p=1167928163382&pagename=CDAGWrapper#Industry%20Contacts

 

*Colorado State University Extension: Livestock Fact Sheets

The numerous fact sheets on the CSU extension site fall under the three topics of livestock management, health and judging.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/publive.html

 

New Mexico Resources

 

*New Mexico Department of Agriculture: Commercial Feed Program

This website describes the NM Department of Agriculture’s regulations for animal feed.

http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/animal-and-plant-protection/feeds-commercial

 

*New Mexico State University Extension: Livestock Publications

This is a rather extensive list of technical publications that have to do with livestock management.

http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/

 

Utah Resources

 

*State of Utah Department of Agriculture and Food: Livestock Services

This is a comprehensive list of livestock services provided by the UDAF.

http://ag.utah.gov/services.html#livestock

 

*Utah Livestock Producer Directory

This is a directory put together by the State of Utah Department of Agriculture.

http://ag.utah.gov/marketing/LivestockDirectory.pdf

 

*Utah State University Extension: Livestock Concerns

This webpage has information about small acreage animal production in Utah. Topics include information about pasture management and parasite control.

http://extension.usu.edu/smac/htm/animals

 

Regional Resources

 

Fresh, Organic and Native Foods of the Four Corners: A Directory of Eco-Regional Food Sustainability

Over 150 local food growers, ranchers, and organizations from the Four Corners region are listed in Fresh, Organic and Native Foods of the Four Corners: A Directory of Eco-Regional Food Sustainability. This guide highlights meat producers in the four corners.

http://www.environment.nau.edu/food/FoodDirectory/Select.asp

 

Organizations Involved in Livestock Feed Marketing

 

Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA: Livestock Marketing

This website has information about the programs and publications related to livestock marketing of the AMS.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/

 

Direct Marketing Livestock Feed

 

*Arizona Ranchers’ Management Guide, Section Six: Ranch Business Management

This newly updated guide contains extension-developed information on a wide range of issues related to Arizona ranch management, including information on production, policy, and economic issues.

http://ag.arizona.edu/arec/pubs/rmg/ranchers.html

 

ATTRA Livestock Publications

The resources offered here deal with sustainable livestock production literally from the ground up. Pasture management, feeds and forages are covered by several publications, while others address care and management for specific animals and marketing of the products derived from them.

http://attra.ncat.org/livestock.html

 

Field Crops: ATTRA Publications

If you grow field crops such as grain, corn and legumes, you may want to learn how you can successfully adopt sustainable farming methods or organic production strategies for these crops. This series of publications discusses some of the soil and weed management options and tilling and planting methods that can make traditional field crop production more sustainable and economically viable.

http://www.attra.org/field.html

 

Grain Processing: Adding Value to Farm Products

Value-added processing is a strategy used by some grain growers to keep their farming operations viable. This publication introduces ideas that have worked for some farmers, provides sources for equipment, and lists sources of further information. There is a section on “Animal Feed” in this publication.

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/grainpro.html

 

*Marketing Your Farm or Ranch

This is a brief publication that discusses effective agricultural marketing approaches.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/farmmgt/03763.html

 

National Agricultural Library: Articles on Animals and Livestock

This list compiled by the National Agricultural Library has articles on various aspects of animal health and livestock management.

http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=10

 

NCAT’s Organic Livestock Workbook

This is an 81-page manual to the organic standards for livestock production. There are sections on the regulations for pastures and hay crops.

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/livestockworkbook.html

 

*New Mexico State University Extension: Livestock Publications

This is a rather extensive list of technical publications that have to do with livestock management.

http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/

 

Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers

This resource list helps organic livestock producers locate sources of organic formulated feed rations or feed ingredients. You can search by state or by type of product.

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/livestockfeed_srch.php

 

Funding Resources

 

Please see:

  • Financing for general resources to help fund agricultural marketing ventures.