Tag: pasture
Grass isn’t free: Calculating the true value of your forage
With livestock prices at record highs, learn how to calculate pasture value, analyze nutrient costs, and factor grazing into your farm’s profit margins.
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.
Pastures suffer as Ohio, Pa. see second year of drought
Back-to-back droughts in summer and a wet spring have left pastures struggling to grow, leading many farmers to dip into their hay supplies early.
Is the grass dead or dormant?
How bad is the observed condition of pasture following Ohio's drought. OSU Extension educator Christine Gelley offers insight.
Farmboy Cattle hosts pasture walk to celebrate conservation award
Todd Miller and his family host a pasture walk on their farm, Farmboy Cattle, to celebrate and discuss their conservation efforts.
Managing cool season grasses through summer slump
Producers need to plan ahead to maintain pastures through the summer slump when forage nutrition requirements are high.
Don’t forget what is under the snow
Good pasture management during a wet winter means being cognizant of erosion and having a plan for the spring and summer.
Can pastured livestock ever go mainstream?
A new study looked at 10 Pennsylvania farms to find out what it would take to scale up pastured livestock production.
Using goats to improve pastures
Goats are great for cleaning up brush and unwanted vegetation prior to the initial investment of starting a new pasture and loading it with livestock.
Grazing horses on better pastures
A new study by Krishona Martinson and colleagues at the University of Minnesota shows that warm-season annual grasses have good potential for use in horse pastures.
