Fall: It’s not the end of the grazing season, it’s the beginning
October signals the coming end to our pasture-growing season. In some cases the growing season equals the grazing season. When pasture growth ends, so...
It’s time to add organic matter to soil
How has fertilizer prices impacted forage production on your farm? How do you think fertilizer prices will influence your production in the future? Can...
Game of farming: Decisions, decisions
If you don't make the management decisions for your farm, who will?
Late summer a good time to think about pastures and hay crops
Late summer can be an excellent time to establish new forage stands. It is also a good time to seed in bare or thin...
Parasites pose a problem in pastures
Summer grazing management is generally about slowing paddock rotations and providing the grass plant with an adequate recovery period before another grazing pass is...
Rotational grazing just makes sense
The high cost of fuel and animal feed make it more important than ever to get all you can out of your pasture.
How...
Grazing livestock? Please pass the salt
Salt is an item commonly used in livestock feed rations and because it's used so regularly, it is easy to forget the importance of...
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...
Improve pasture yield with clipping
Many producers are looking for ways to improve their pasture yields. The good news is that there are several things that can be done....
Evaluate and manage hay field injuries
It was a rough winter for many hay fields in northern Ohio. Considering the stressful conditions last year, followed by a cold and wet...
