Corn Silage Pricing
By: Jason Hartschuh, Assistant Professor, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State University Extension This article has been reposted from the Buckeye Dairy News, to view the original article, click HERE. Pricing Corn Silage Corn silage…
Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
This article has been reposted from the Buckeye Dairy News // VOLUME 26: ISSUE 4 By: April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Milk Prices Class III milk closing price for June was $19.87/cwt, with protein…
Mechanically Controlling Weeds in Pastures
By Ted Wiseman, OSU Extension, Perry County (originally published in The Ohio Cattleman) Maintaining high-quality pastures is crucial for Ohio’s beef producers. Weeds compete with forages for nutrients, water, and sunlight, potentially lowering the quality and quantity of the forage available…
OSU Extension Fruit & Vegetable Report – July 19th, 2024
This edition of the OSU Extension Fruit & Vegetable Report was written using field observations and expertise from the following OSU Extension staff: Frank Becker, Thomas Becker, Ed Brown, Chris Galbraith, Gary Gao, Kate Hornyak, Carri Jagger, Jim Jasinski, Matt Kleinhenz,…
Worsening Drought Conditions Across Southern Ohio
Author: Aaron Wilson This article was originally posted in the Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop Newsletter. To view the original article, click HERE. Summary As I write this article on Monday afternoon, showers and a few embedded storms are rolling…
Field Day to Explore Barriers and Benefits of Crop and Livestock Integration
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. 7230 Medford Road, Versailles, Ohio go.osu.edu/IDEAS2024 Over the last 50 years, both crop and livestock production systems in the U.S. have become increasingly specialized and separated. A two-year Ohio State project…
Understanding the IRS’s Perspective on Hobby Farms
By: Robert Moore, Friday, July 26th, 2024 This article has been reposted from the Farm Office Blog, to view the original post, click HERE. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has specific guidelines for determining whether a farming activity is considered…
Continuing to Do the Little Things Right
By: Garth Ruff, Beef Cattle Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (originally published in The Ohio Cattleman) Summer is here, and there is no shortage of things to be done around the farm to keep producers busy. Spring born calves are…