Keep pastures green during dry times
During the heat of the summer, it is very important not to overgraze cool-season grasses. Learn more about maintaining pastures in hot, dry weather.
Relationships with your veterinarian important
A key component to maintaining healthy animals is to have a healthy relationship with your veterinarian.
How to detect poisonous weeds in your pasture
Understanding the dangers and various management strategies to control toxic plants will reduce the risk of potential poisoning for your livestock.
Impacts of moths are found in hay
Although moth infestation in hay is uncommon, it can happen. Learn how to evaluate hay when it is discovered and how to prevent future infestations.
Oats can be a good alternative forage
Oats are a good crop to consider as an alternative forage because of its flexibility as a feed, yield potential and low-cost establishment.
Beef cow-calf budgets: How are farms performing financially?
Ohio State University Extension utilizes FINPACK to perform financial analysis of farms throughout Ohio. Learn how to evaluate your beef farm's performance.
Assess your hay fields after first cutting
When we finish first-cutting hay, it seems to me to be a great time to assess our pasture condition and hay supplies.
Calibrating a grain or seed drill
Drills are a popular and effective way to establish crops that can be seeded in closely spaced rows, such as forage crops.
Boost forage quality while sun shines
The goal is to harvest at the boot stage for grasses and late bud or early bloom for legumes. Ted Wiseman explains in this week's All About Grazing column.
Hay barn fires are a real hazard
Hay fires are caused when bacteria in wet hay create so much heat that the hay spontaneously combusts. Learn how to monitor your haystack.
