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.
Revisiting grass tetany and magnesium deficiency
Ohio State University Extension educator Clifton Martin weighs which lime applications farmers should use to manage magnesium deficiencies in pastures.
It’s never too early to scout for ticks and tickborne disease
Ohio State Extension educator Timothy McDermott provides management tips for cattle operations to mitigate the impacts of the invasive longhorned tick
Web sites put ’06 forage data at your fingertips
The 2006 Ohio Forage Performance Trial Report will be available very soon at Extension offices, but is available now on the Internet.
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...
Pasture walks scheduled
By PETE CONKLE
The Eastern Ohio Grazing Council has planned workshops and pasture walks to answer grazing-related questions, share grazing ideas and encourage producers to...
Resolutions for better grazing
Now is the time to set some grazing goals and resolutions.
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.
Not all dairy graziers created equal
Major differences show among groups of above-average dairy graziers. Is your dairy doing all that's possible to up efficiency and production?
Winter supplementation depends on variations in forage quality and growth
Forage can provide most of the nutritional requirements of a beef herd during the fall and winter. The challenge becomes the management of supplement due to variations in forage quality and growth.
