Japanese clover: Helpful or invasive?
Japanese clover is a persistent perennial, woody weed that will compete with your grass for nutrients, whether it be in your yard or in your pasture.
Are spring onions a food or foe for goats?
Livestock species have different tolerances to onions. Sheep and goats have the highest tolerance with beef having the lowest.
Grass tetany and blackleg: What to know and how prevent it
Lush pastures can be deadly. Learn how to identify symptoms of grass tetany and why a simple vaccination is the only real defense against soil-borne blackleg.
Don’t neglect grazing strategies this summer
Take the time to understand how grasses grow and their optimum uses and best management. This sets the course for systems, strategies and opportunities.
How to fight foxtail in forages
Foxtail is infamous for seeds that get caught in the gums of livestock, leading to feed rejection and potential infections. Learn how to combat this weed.
Investments for animal feeding: Fence vs. implements
Depending on your unique situation, the benefits of investing in fence may outweigh the benefits of acquiring more machinery for the farm.
Evaluating pasture damage: Is it time to renovate or repair?
Hard summers and muddy springs have left many pastures thin and weed-heavy. Ohio State University's Dean Kreager talk about how to use pasture condition scoring, soil testing and weed management to bring your forage back to life.
How to rid infected tall fescue
The recommended strategy for eradication of infected tall fescue is called spray-smother-spray. It's most effective when used over a period of about a year.
Be aware of the potential for prussic acid
There are many plants with toxicity risk to livestock, and prussic acid concerns rank as some of the most common of which to be aware.
Time to look at those grazing plans
Now is the time to start thinking about adjusting grazing management plans and evaluating results from past decisions.
