Offutt is the founder and chairman of the R.D. Offutt Co.

Establishing a sacrifice area may help prevent livestock from damaging a small farm’s grazing resources.

Breeding soundness exams are an essential part of the cow-calf operation.

Breeding soundness exams can uncover problems with just-purchased young bulls and older bulls that have sired calf crops.

Flies can cause significant monetary losses.

Develop good herd health and vaccination strategies to minimize losses.

Shearing sheep prior to lambing improves flock productivity.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing sheep produces to look for new ways to market their lamb.

This regulation will go into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Producers may be able to use some weeds as feed for their cattle.