The produce safety team has three online Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) trainings scheduled this winter, with the first one coming up next Thursday, on January 21^st. These programs are free to attend.

You can find more information at producesafety.osu.edu/events. Registration links are available for each event:

• Jan 21, 6:00-9:00pm: register at https://go.osu.edu/gapstraining1-21
• Feb 18, 6:00-9:00pm: register at https://go.osu.edu/gapstraining2-18
• Mar 18, 6:00-9:00pm: register at https://go.osu.edu/gapstraining3-18

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Ohio State Extension invites you to the  The information provided will be applicable to both sheep and goat producers large and small. Register online for no cost at: https://go.osu.edu/smallruminantwebinars2021

Webinar One- Lambing and Kidding: 90 minutes Tuesday, January 19th | 7 p.m.

Members of the OSU Sheep Team will cover preparing for lambing/kidding season, ewe/doe and lamb/kid care before, during, after birth, managing dystocia, troubleshooting and addressing health concerns, colostrum, bottle feeding, creep feeding, castrating, tail docking, vaccinations, and allow time for Q&A.

Webinar Two- Small Ruminant Nutrition: 90 minutes Tuesday, February 16th | 7 p.m.

We will address the importance of providing adequate protein, carbohydrates, and minerals in the forms of processed grains, hay, grazed pasture, minerals, and supplements to your flock/herd. Q&A included.

Webinar Three- Weaning, Sorting, and Selling- Lambs, Kids, and Spent Breeding Stock: 90 minutes Tuesday, March 16th | 7 p.m.

We will offer strategies for weaning lambs/kids and preparing them for joining the breeding flock or entering the meat processing chain. Also included will be examples of marketing strategies and determining what to do with ewes/does and rams/bucks that are no longer meeting breeding needs of the flock/herd.

Registrations links:

Soil health: www.go.osu.edu/soilhealth2021

Specialty grains: www.go.osu.edu/cropdiversity

Farm Bill Meetings:

January 13 at 1p

February 25 at 9a

Register at Farm Bill: www.go.osu.edu/arcplc2021

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1225 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

While this week Mike Estadt takes one more look at lessons we may have learned in 2020, also be reminded that several new beef and forage related programs are beginning, and links to more detail can be found on the OSU Beef Team site at: https://u.osu.edu/beefteam/events-programs/ Note that opportunities to REnew or acquire your Beef Quality Assurance certification will also be posted there soon.

Articles this week include:

• 2020, Has it Changed How Consumers Shop for and Consume Beef?
• Pasture Management; It’s All About Maximizing the Grazing Season!
• Preparing Your Cows for A Successful Breeding Season
• Will Seasonality Patterns for Beef Export Sales and Commitments Hold in 2021?
• Boxed Beef