Articles from LivestockCity

Guest Blog Post: Sleeping Through the Ache: Real-World Fixes for Back Pain at Night

(Note: We sometimes will post blogs made for us from guest bloggers.  The following post is from Cheryl Conklin of Wellness Central and was written specifically for farmers suffering with back pain due to working with animals or in the fields.  Links to her website and email are below).    Sleeping Through the Ache: Real-World Fixes for Back Pain at Night Ever come in from a day in the fields and feel that deep, nagging Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Livestock Marketing – Is a Facebook Page enough?

For nearly 20 years now, many farms have substituted having a website for a Facebook page instead.  We understand why – it is fast and convenient, it does not require any special skills to set up, and of course it is free too (sort of — we’ll explain later).  It is a great, even necessary, tool to use for your farm business.  But is it enough? Does it actually replace having a website?  We argue Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Tell Us What Your Farming “Pain Points” are!

LivestockCity was built around our personal farming pain points, but that doesn’t mean they are your pain points! So we are asking the question, “What’s your pain point?” Because LivestockCity is all about making livestock farming more manageable, less frustrating, and more profitable, and we want to make sure our solution fits your issue(s).     The problems we addressed so far orking. Yes we know LinkedIn and Facebook exist and you might be on Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Our Incentive Program Is For Anyone: A Way to Increase Income

  What is the Incentive Program and How Does It Work? LivestockCity is still largely unknown to the agriculture community, and as all new businesses know, it can be challenging to get established.   This incentive program is for one specific feature of many that we offer, which is our online auction platform.   Our online auctions are for animals (cattle, horses, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens)  and for things like ATVs, farm vehicles, Read more…

By E. James White, ago

The Importance of Ventilation for Cattle in Winter Barns

   Introduction Most experienced cattle farmers are aware of the hazards of improper ventilation in shelters and barns, so this is directed towards new and inexperienced cattle owners.   The winter season creates  unique challenges for livestock management, particularly when it comes to maintaining the health and comfort of cattle in barns. One critical aspect often overlooked or misunderstood is the necessity of proper ventilation. While the good intention might be to seal barns tightly Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Farm Spotlight Series – 2

The purpose of  Farm Spotlight Series is to share information about various livestock farms throughout the U.S. and Canada (and overseas eventually).  These are farms that are also on LivestockCity, so you can search for them or message them there.  For the second farm on this series, we are highlighting  BAC Ranch of Ottumwa, Iowa. BAC Ranch is owned and operated by Brian and Amber Collett for the past 22 years, and it is designated Read more…

By E. James White, ago

December 2024 News

DECEMBER 2024 NEWS   We’ve made it to the end of the year.  Hopefully it was a good year for you personally and in farming.   If it was not a good year for farming because of low sales or revenue, don’t forget what we are building at LivestockCity!  We started LivestockCity because we felt there was a need for a platform that supports the farming community.  Not just a single type of farm animal, Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Farm Spotlight Series – 1

The purpose of  Farm Spotlight Series is to share information about various livestock farms throughout the U.S. and Canada (and overseas eventually).  These are usually farms that are also on LivestockCity, so you can search for them there.  This is actually our very first Farm Spotlight — we hope you enjoy learning about Clover Brooke Farm. About 90 minutes north of bustling New York City, in Hyde Park, NY, you will find Clover Brooke Farm. Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Fall News 2024

Summer is Over We hope you didn’t work too hard on the farm this summer and had time to do some fun things – go to the lake, the beach, mountains, fish, or do some traveling.  The LivestockCity team had a productive summer working on some new features that we will reveal soon.   We are still on track to meet our goals for 2024, which we think we will by the end of the Read more…

By E. James White, ago

Coming Soon – Our Farm Spotlight Series

The Farm Spotlight Series   Why are we doing this? We understand that everyone is competing for attention.  Competition is everywhere, in every industry, and farming is no different.  You want people to know about your farm, what you breed, what you do.   You want followers.  You want more customers too.   We appreciate every single person that signed up on the LivestockCity platform, and we are so excited about it, that we want Read more…

By E. James White, ago