Ensure healthy and productive forage crops in 2022
Now is a good time to consider management strategies for the remainder of the year that will ensure healthy and productive forage crops in 2022.
Electric fencing can be a great grazing management tool for farmers
As I have fielded phone calls and made farm visits since my last article, the two main topics seem to be the lack of early spring growth leading to the overgrazing of the late winter pasture, and electric fence problems.
Water: The elixir of life, farming
Water is called many different things depending on your situation and location. Here in southern Ohio, it's a real nuisance.
Gripe, then adjust grazing tactics
Everyone seems to like to talk about the weather and farmers probably lead the pack in a lot of those discussions.
It is either...
Changes to livestock antibiotics coming
Livestock producers should learn more about the expected changes to the availability of over-the-counter antibiotics before they are implemented in 2023.
Spring grazing in 2011 proves to be challenging for producers in region
Grazing management has certainly been an interesting challenge this year. Who would have dreamed during last year’s dry weather that nearly everyone reading this...
Don’t start grazing too early
Allowing livestock to graze pastures too early in the growing season can hurt future forage production and damages the tillers that produce new growth.
A look at Ohio’s small grain grazing
Agriculture agent David Samples gives a brief overview on what he's learned about grazing small grain crops.
Best practices for clipping pasture
Do we need a tractor to manage the pasture or can it be accomplished through proper grazing management? Consider these questions before clipping a pasture.
Revisiting grass tetany and magnesium deficiency
Ohio State University Extension educator Clifton Martin weighs which lime applications farmers should use to manage magnesium deficiencies in pastures.
