Stockpiling Forages: A Smart Strategy To Extend The Grazing Season
Late August to early September is the ideal time to consider stockpiling forages as a method to extend the grazing season
Farmer-led Tours Will Explore Organic Practices
The Ohio Organic Farmer Researcher Network has organized a series of Fall Farmer Exchanges
Dormancy, Hardiness, and Leafhopper Resistance
It is time to think about when to finish any planned alfalfa plantings for 2025
Downy Mildew In Cucurbits: What Growers Need To Know
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed in Ohio, specifically in Sandusky, Ashland, Holmes, Medina and Wayne counties
Stack Smart: Daily Hay Temperature Checks Could Save Your Barn
Most barn fires occur within 6 weeks after baling - during this time producers should be monitoring the temperature of their haystacks
Hay Matters: Smart Storage and Testing Tips, Plus Some Events
It is important to get hay stored properly so that you can get the most pounds of dry matter into your livestock when it comes time to start feeding it out
Manage Worms In Sheep and Goats: Nutrition, grazing, and smart deworming
If you asked what the top three challenges sheep and goat producers are facing, their response would be “parasites, parasites, and parasites”
OSU Extension offers tick safety tips, testing options in Wayne County
Producer reports indicate tick populations already are high in southern Wayne County
Extension Offers Essential Livestock Tasks For Spring
Most livestock management tasks (not including feeding, watering, and cleaning pens) include vaccinations and livestock pest treatments.
Crops Surge Ahead With Spring's 80-degree Temps
I am glad I am not a meteorologist. We finally had winter this year, spending the majority of January and February with snow on the ground. It now seems that we are going to bypass spring and jump straight into summer. The 80-degree weather we have had the last couple weeks has accelerated growth of our small grains, hay fields and pastures. There are reports that some parts of southern Ohio could be cutting hay next week and they are seeing wheat begin to head. Being further north, we are still a little behind them, but our turn will be coming up quickly.