{"id":15448,"date":"2020-12-15T02:53:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T06:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/trainings\/organic-pest-management-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T07:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T11:22:57","slug":"livestock-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/trainings\/livestock-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Livestock Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15448\" class=\"elementor elementor-15448\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2ac10f elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a2ac10f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-855f07d\" data-id=\"855f07d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fa359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fa359\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-363846b\" data-id=\"363846b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9921968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9921968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Livestock Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aafc9e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aafc9e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc8d19\" data-id=\"4cc8d19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adc10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9adc10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNeed help dealing with a livestock ailment? Interested in livestock and not sure where to get started? We\u2019ve got resources to help you out, including fact sheets, educational events, one-on-one advice and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-baa8f26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"baa8f26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf2a04\" data-id=\"3bf2a04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-583053b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"583053b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-916e6be\" data-id=\"916e6be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed090e4 elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"ed090e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFact Sheets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFact sheets to help you manage your livestock\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/our-community\/publications\/fact-sheets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65bf754\" data-id=\"65bf754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7805331 elementor-flip-box--effect-fade elementor-widget elementor-widget-flip-box\" data-id=\"7805331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__front\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch the archives\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer elementor-flip-box__back\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-flip-box__layer__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead past MOF&amp;G articles about raising organic livestock\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-flip-box__button elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/our-community\/publications\/the-maine-organic-farmer-gardener\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul class=\"ecs-event-list\"><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category livestock_ecs_category vegetable-gardening-webinar_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/livestock-the-garden\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Livestock &#038; the Garden<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">May 14 @ 6:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event community_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category livestock_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/pocket-sized-pasture-management-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Pocket-Sized Pasture Management<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">May 27 @ 5:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category crops_ecs_category farming_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category gather-and-grow_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category livestock_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/gather-grow-tour-midcoast\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gather &#038; Grow Tour: A 6-Acre Multi-Generational Homestead in Midcoast Maine<\/a><\/h4><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">July 16 @ 6:00 pm<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">7:00 pm<\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event beginner-friendly_ecs_category community_ecs_category crops_ecs_category gardening_ecs_category gather-and-grow_ecs_category homesteading_ecs_category livestock_ecs_category\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a 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