Trade-offs in management of endophyte-infected tall fescue
Livestock that consume endophyte-infected fescue may experience symptoms associated with ergot alkaloid toxicity. Long-term exposure to tall grass fescue containing toxic endophytes may lead to fescue foot and fat necrosis.
Are pasture grasses ready for turnout?
Jeff McCutcheon walks graziers through springtime pasture starts and management.
Drought, rain and recovery: Navigating southeast Ohio’s rollercoaster forage year
Athens County OSU Extension's Ed Brown reviews the 2025 grazing season and offers expert tips on soil testing and pasture renovation for a productive 2026.
Take care of your round bales, and they’ll take care of your livestock
Storing hay, after production, has a cost to the farm operator in terms of time, effort and machinery required to move bales from production areas to storage areas and then to feeding areas.
Nutrient analysis can improve cattle
Forage nutrient analysis reveals nutrient content to determines forage value, which influences livestock feed amounts and the ability to preserve forages.
The perfect time to renovate your pasture
Late summer provides a window of opportunity to renovate weedy or thin pasture areas and there are a couple of good options to accomplish that task.
Strategies to begin the grazing season
In the last "About Grazing" column, Chris Penrose wrote about some early season grazing management. In this column, I want to continue that theme...
February is an ideal time for frost seeding
Ohio State University's Christine Gelley details the reasons February is the perfect time to frost seed legumes.
Take precautions with early spring grazing
Early spring grazing can be risky. Take precautions and transition your herd to pasture slowly.
Pastures slow to grow but much we still can do
After a cool, wet start to spring, here's what graziers need to know.
