Tag: grazing
Winter livestock care: Essential tips for shelter, water and nutrition
Keep your herd healthy this winter. Learn how to manage wind-protected shelter, prevent dehydration, and use nutrition to maintain livestock body heat.
Start the grazing year right: Tips for healthier pastures and better...
Prepare for a successful grazing season by auditing soil health, frost seeding, and infrastructure now. Plan your 2026 pasture strategy to maximize forage.
Eastern Ohio Grazing Council hosting winter grazing workshop, Jan. 22
Topics at the workshop include the basics of soil health, protein supplementation for winter feeding,and boosting soil fertility through soil health.
Winter tips for improving your pastures and hay management
Don't wait for spring! Learn how soil testing, forage analysis, and OSU Extension webinars can help you protect your pastures and prep for a successful year.
What can you do to improve soil health during winter feeding?
Avoid pasture damage this winter. Noble SWCD’s Kirstin Roman explains how unrolling bales and strip-grazing can boost soil organic matter and animal health.
Drought, rain and recovery: Navigating southeast Ohio’s rollercoaster forage year
Athens County OSU Extension's Ed Brown reviews the 2025 grazing season and offers expert tips on soil testing and pasture renovation for a productive 2026.
Year-end reflection for forage managers: pastures, hay quality & lessons learned
Reflect on pasture performance, hay quality, winter readiness, and farm stress after a challenging year for Ohio forage managers. Learn lessons to plan ahead.
Commit to being a forage manager first
Shift from livestock producer to forage manager, writes T.J. Wells, from Ohio State University Extension - Washington County. Use soil testing, rotational grazing and strategic rest to build deep roots and productive pastures.
Winter is the most valuable time of year for conservation
Winter is not the off-season for conservation. Learn how cover crops, soil microbes, stockpile grazing and off-season planning boost success for spring.
Do you have a grazing exit plan?
Learn when and how to end your grazing season to protect pasture health, store plant energy for winter and ensure strong regrowth next spring.
