Koenigxbreeds

08/25/2026

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08/15/2026

This is getting real and could be the end of ranching for us in this area.

08/02/2026

🚨ANIMAL HEALTH ALERT🚨
USDA APHIS confirmed classical scrapie in a sheep slaughtered in a facility in Oregon.

APHIS and state animal health officials recently initiated an investigation to determine the flock of origin. The affected animal did not have an ear tag. This case is a reminder of why tagging compliance and surveillance participation are critical to safeguarding flocks nationwide.

Please read the full ASI press release here: https://champ.ly/XD8kUh9y.
For additional information regarding scrapie, visit: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/sheep-goat/scrapie.

ASI will not be monitoring social media comments as the USDA investigation is ongoing.

08/02/2026

How many goats/cows can I run on my farm???

07/23/2026

Goats enjoying the backdoor cooler weather. From 120⁰ f heat index to 98⁰ f. 120f =48.8 c. Humidity here can rival the coasts' some days.

07/19/2026

06/29/2026

Cattle will eat lespedeza at under 10 inches. Goats will eradicate under that height 😆 🤣 😂

Plant Look-alikes: Know Your Lespedeza!

Not all Lespedeza species in Oklahoma are invasive! The easiest way to distinguish native lespedeza species from invasive sericea lespedeza is to compare the leaves and stems.

NATIVE Roundhead lespedeza (Lespedeza capitata)
- Leaves broader than slender and sericea
- Leaves: net veined (veins curve away from the leaf edge and back towards the midrib in an oval pattern)
- Stems: tall & narrow

NATIVE Slender lespedeza (Lespedeza virginica)
- Narrower leaves than sericea and roundhead
- Leaves: net veined (veins curve away from the leaf edge and back towards the midrib in an oval pattern)
- Stems: tall & narrow

NATIVE wildlife/livestock uses:
Leaves
- White-tailed deer
- Cattle, goats
Legumes
- Bobwhite Quail
- Wild turkey

INVASIVE Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)
- Bushy compared to roundhead and slender
- Leaves: parallel veined (veins run in a straight line from the midrib to the edge)
- Stems: with many branches

Sericea Control Options
- Herbicide: Metsulfuron-methyl (MSM), Triclopyr
- Patch-Burn Grazing
- Goats