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  • A Personal Note from White Clover Sheep Farm

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    How Ulf Kintzel facilitated what he believes will be his “last act” in farming.   September 13th of this year marks my 30th anniversary coming to the US. A lot has happened since then in my life, farming or otherwise. This spring, I facilitated another change and what I believe will be my “last act”…

  • Carrying Capacity

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    How many sheep can you raise per acre? The question about how many sheep per acre one can raise is almost guaranteed to be asked when people inquire about my White Dorper breeding stock, especially when they are beginners. It also is the question that is the hardest to answer because it depends on so…

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  • The Start of Grazing Season

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    How tall should the grass be before you start grazing in the spring? The majority of publications you may have read will suggest starting to graze your pasture when the grass is, depending on the grass species, about six to eight inches tall. That is true for set-stock grazing operations, meaning you do not intend…

  • How I Built My Sheep Barn

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    And what I would do differently with 20/20 hindsight   When my family and I moved to the Finger Lakes area in Western New York about 18 years ago, I had opted for a piece of land without any buildings. Besides a house, a new barn needed to be built. Such structure was needed for…

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  • Should I Fertilize My Beef Pastures?

    Rich Taber

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    In part 17 of our “What’s Your Beef?” series on raising cattle on small farms, we discuss grazing conditions for beef cattle and other classes of grazing livestock.    My motivation in writing this article is due to the many atrocious grazing conditions that I find beef cattle and other classes of livestock grazing in…

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  • Footrot in Sheep

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    Of the many diseases sheep can catch, footrot can have the greatest economic impact and can be contracted rather easily.  There are many diseases sheep can catch. Many are frequently written about but I would like to emphasize one that in my experience and opinion may have the greatest economic impact and can be contracted…

  • Why Sheep Die

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    There are two leading causes of death for sheep, according to this farmer’s experience. Selling young White Dorper breeding stock inevitably brings the expected follow-up calls when buyers have questions after the purchase. This is especially true when a new sheep farmer ran into problems and a sheep dies. While sheep can die of many…

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  • Extending The Grazing Season Beyond Growing Season

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    How To Do It And To What End Extending the grazing season well beyond the end of growing season is a desirable goal when raising sheep on pasture. Feeding stored feed like dry hay and haylage over the winter is costly. Extending the grazing season can reduce these winter-feeding costs. There are various ways to…

  • Hypocalcemia versus Pregnancy Toxemia in Sheep

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    A downed sheep is a dead sheep. Towards the end of pregnancy, a ewe may go down and will be unable to get back up. Common perception is when a sheep is down, it will die. It doesn’t have to be that way. A pregnant ewe just weeks from giving birth going down and being…

  • Pasture Mix for Sheep

    Ulf Kintzel 

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    What grass and legume species are liked by sheep and are easily established?  A recurring question I receive is the one of what grass and legume species to choose when a pasture is being reseeded. Exotic names are being tossed around and I am being asked my opinion. Pasture mixes that are offered by various…

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