Utilizing warm season forages
The hot dry weather that typically accompanies the months of July and August reduces the growth and production of cool season pasture grasses. It...
Planning ahead keeps grazing going strong
When grass is green and abundant, our world as it relates to pasture management is serene. Perfect all the times, wouldn't it be nice...
Managing tall fescue in pastures
Many pastures in Ohio contain tall fescue as one of the cool-season plants which make up our pasture's mix. Tall fescue is a persistent...
Conservation program opportunities available for grazing operations
The 2008 farm bill provides many opportunities for grazing operations interested in improving their grassland and natural resources. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)...
Ohio Pasture Measurement Project lets you watch growth from week to week
How are your pastures growing? If you are like most you would reply in terms like fast or rapid. It is the month of...
Plan now for the summer slump
What are you going to do this summer when growth in your cool-season pastures slows down? What will you do if they stop growing...
Why would you consider management intensive grazing?
Many of you have seen them -- farms split into paddocks where the animals are rotated each week, every three days, once a day...
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...
Extending the grazing season backwards
By CHRIS PENROSEWhen we think of extending the grazing season, we usually think of how long we can go into the fall or winter...
Mean temperatures keeping cows lean
Some cows I’ve seen lately look thinner than normal for this time of year. With more than a month of winter remaining, it could...
