Cornell Sheep and Goat Program Shares Video Series on Artificial Insemination in
Goat AI Video Course
Goat Artificial Insemination Video Course
funded in part by the Northeast Sustainable Research & Education (SARE) Program (Project ONE19-337)
This course is a very thorough 11 video series on how to artificially inseminate goats. The course was developed by Dr. James Weber, DVM (Univ. of Maine), Betsy Hodge (Cornell Coop. Ext. of St. Lawrence County), Rene DeLeeuw (Heron's Roost Farm) and Dr. tatiana Stanton (Cornell).
Video 1-3 - Goat Reproduction, Estrus, Synchronization and Heat Detection - Dr. James Weber DVM
Video 1: Part 1 - Introduction - Why AI? 25 minutes
Video 2: Part 2 - Reproductive Anatomy and Semen Handling 28 minutes
Video 3: Part 3 - Synchronizing the Timing of Artificial Insemination 35 minutes
Video 4 - Managing your Does and Bucks - Rene DeLeeuw 45 minutes
Video 5-8 - Choosing a Sire, Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University
Video 5: Part 1 - Selection Criteria and Methods - tatiana Stanton 20 min.
Video 6: Part 2 - Dairy Goat Genetic Evaluations Available in the US - tatiana Stanton 20 min.
Video 7: Part 3 - Other Performance Evaluations - tatiana Stanton 14 min.
Video 8 - Choosing a Sire Part 4 - What's in Our Future - Genomics - tatiana Stanton 14 min.
Video 9 - The Mechanics of Goat AI - Dr. James Weber DVM, Betsy Hodge & Rene DeLeeuw 36 minutes - Hands-on video segments
Video 10 - Equipment Basics for Goat AI - Betsy Hodge 26 min
Video 11 - An Introduction to Buck Collection - Dr. James Weber DVM 31 min
Goat AI supplemental handout - Detailed methods for goat assisted reproduction and AI - Dr. James Weber DVM, 17-page guide covering heat synchronization, mucus evaluation, buck collection, semen evaluation & processing, etc.
Field Crops
Dairy
Business
Livestock
Grains
Upcoming Events
Silvopasture on a Shoestring
October 7, 2025
Franklinville, NY
Join Joshua Greene, Director of Education at Trees For Graziers, Jonathan Bates, Statewide Agroforestry Educator, and Lynn Bliven, owner of Wild Geese Farm for a full day training event that will include classroom and hands-on sessions. The focus will be on DIY silvopasture projects on small grazing farms. We will address the practical considerations of tree establishment, protection, and maintenance while learning how silvopasture can help address your farm's resource concerns and enhance livestock grazing.
Optimizing the Economic Return of Pasture-Raised Slow-Growth and Conventional Broilers - Webinar
October 15, 2025
November 13, 2025
: Optimizing the Economic Return of Pasture-Raised Slow-Growth and Conventional Broilers - Webinar
Over the past three years, Cornell Cooperative Extension has worked with nearly 40 small farmers across NYS to gather information on the true costs of raising broilers (meat chickens) on pasture. This presentation is a summary of the findings of this research project.
Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - East Aurora
October 21, 2025 : Fecal Egg Count Mobile Workshop - East Aurora
East Aurora, NY
This workshop will explain why regularly testing fecal egg counts can help you with understanding your animals' parasite loads and dewormer resistance. Attendees have the opportunity to prepare and evaluate fresh fecal samples under the microscope and practice interpretations.
Announcements
Herbicide Resistance Screening
We are screening weed species for herbicide resistance.Species we are looking for include, but aren't limited to:
- Tall Waterhemp
- Palmer Amaranth
- Marestail
- Redroot Pigweed
- Foxtails
- Common Lambsquarters
- Common Ragweed
Reach out to Katelyn Miller at 716-640-2047 or km753@cornell.edu for more information.