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.
What’s lurking in your forages?
Are you scouting your forage crops for disease this fall? This may not be the first item on a producer's to-do list, but it's important.
Pasture improvements by osmosis
The Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council will be hosting its 2023 Annual Meeting on Feb. 17 at Deerassic Park Education Center in Cambridge, Ohio.
Don’t let a Lone Star tick bite make you allergic to your dinner
Learn more about an allergic syndrome that a producer can develop after getting bitten by a fairly new (to the Midwest) tick invader —the Lone Star tick.
Water access in winter pastures is critical
Water is essential for livestock year-round. For every pound of dry matter consumed, cattle will need to drink about seven pounds of water.
A mineral program is key to grazing
Having a balanced mineral program in place is important throughout the year as minerals are involved in most if not all metabolic functions of livestock.
Plan ahead for winter feeding
Winter is here, are you ready? The single largest expense of keeping livestock is winter-feeding costs. Livestock owners can reduce and minimize the cost...
Are you charging enough for your hay?
Those making hay should consider market changes, long-term trends, and personal enterprise costs to make sure their hay is priced fairly and competitively.
Understanding plant physiology improves pasture management
The understanding of how plants respond to various interventions by you, the manager, will make for a more productive pasture.
How to manage burned-out pastures
Get tips on how to manage and graze dry pastures during the summer drought.
