Tuesday, May 21, 2024
All About Grazing

All About Grazing

stock pile with hay

OSU Extension Field Specialist Jason Hartschuh provides tips for feeding baleage instead of dry hay to livestock.
Poison hemlock header

Poison hemlock is not the only plant that you should be on the lookout for. Jimsonweed, pokeweed and black locust are potentially poisonous to livestock.
beef cattle on pasture

Teff grass originates from Ethiopia. It is a warm-season annual grass that can be used for hay, silage, or pasture.
grazing pasture

As we transition into fall, pay close attention to your forages. Some pastures may be stockpiled, but those intended to be grazed this fall still need rest.
Spotted Knapweed

It may only be February, but it's time to start thinking about weed control in your pastures and prepare for combatting weeds in 2019.

What's the best pasture mix for llamas and alpacas? They're not picky, but an Ohio State grazing expert offers tips in this week's All About Grazing column.
hay harvest

Those making hay should consider market changes, long-term trends, and personal enterprise costs to make sure their hay is priced fairly and competitively.

The time of the year when frost seeding is most effective in Ohio will not be here until February or March.

How are your hay and pasture fields doing this summer? There has been so much rain in many areas this year that some may...
mud

The difference between producers that have had continued success and the ones who have struggled, will come down to feed and nutrition management.