How I Fell in Love…with American Guinea Hogs
Emily Rose Johnson2024-06-30T12:48:32+00:00By Michael O'Donoghue, Upland Farms My wife and two children moved to North Carolina a little over four years ago and have been homesteading on 23+ acres near Kerr Lake. We’ve had history and experience breeding high quality bird dogs (Vizslas) but never any other of what you might call farm animals. We ... Read more
How 21st Century Technology Saved an Old Goose: Cotton Patch Conservation
Emily Rose Johnson2024-11-27T16:05:05+00:00By Denise Colombe-Frye Sometimes it is only in retrospect that you realize something you've started was successful. That is certainly the case with the Facebook group, “Cotton Patch Goose Breeders.” In 2012, when I attended The Livestock Conservancy’s conference in Durham, NC, I made the acquaintance of Gus Richey, Sarah Howell and her husband ... Read more
Conservation Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production
Emily Rose Johnson2023-06-12T21:01:53+00:00Conservation success relies on discovering populations, securing them, and sustaining them for long-term survival. Authored by Dr. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, Ph.D, Technical Advisor to the Livestock Conservancy To read the PDF version of this article, click here: Livestock_Sponenberg. Dr. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, Ph.D. has served as Technical Advisor to the ... Read more
A Brief History of Goat Domestication
Emily Rose Johnson2022-11-30T20:44:22+00:00By Tamsin Cooper, Writer for the Goat Journal Origins of Goat Domestication Goats’ social nature and adaptability enabled early civilizations to tame them. Gradually, people began to breed them according to their needs and preferences. This was the basis of goat domestication, which over thousands of years has changed the function and form of ... Read more
Donkeys at Work: Composting with American Mammoth Jackstocks
Emily Rose Johnson2022-10-05T17:40:28+00:00By Emma Marks, Vermont Compost Company and Emily Rose Johnson, The Livestock Conservancy Heritage breed farm animals, including American Mammoth Jackstocks, are becoming increasingly endangered as the modern agricultural system prioritizes efficiency and continues to scale up production. To save these breeds from extinction and preserve biodiversity, they need roles in our food and ... Read more
Queen Elizabeth II: A Life of Conservation
Emily Rose Johnson2025-05-06T11:05:07+00:00By Emily Rose Johnson, The Livestock Conservancy As the world mourns Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her long reign as monarch of the United Kingdom, we honor her important role in the conservation of heritage breeds of farm animals. Without her intervention, the Cleveland Bay horse might have been lost, along with ... Read more
Livestock Diversity for Food Security
Emily Rose Johnson2022-08-29T15:09:18+00:00by Jeanette Beranger, Senior Program Manager In the fall of 2019, 300 livestock experts from over 30 countries came together for the 9th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL). Plenary sessions were held at Kansas State University, under the theme “Innovation for Sustainable Livestock Systems,” and constituted an amazing opportunity ... Read more
Marketing Monday Facebook Live Series
bsweeney2026-02-02T17:11:01+00:00Knowing your audience is the foundation of any marketing strategy. Once you have an understanding of who you want to connect with online and in-person, you can build those connections into meaningful relationships. In this monthly Facebook Live series, The Livestock Conservancy and Food Animal Concerns Trust will help farmers and small business ... Read more