Breeding Season Considerations for Sheep and Goats
By: David Brown, Livestock Field Specialist, University of Missouri Extension (Previously published online with the University of Missouri Extension: October, 2023) As fall season approaches, daylight begins to get shorter, and sheep/goats are ready for breeding. The breeding season should be an…
An Update on 2024 U.S. Beef Trade
By: James Mitchell, Livestock Marketing Specialist, University of Arkansas This article has been reposted from the OHIO BEEF Cattle Letter. TO view the original article, click HERE. USDA ERS published the latest beef trade data the first week of July,…
2024 Shelby County Fair is THIS WEEK! July 21 – 27
The Shelby County Fair is starting this Sunday! Make sure you come out this week and show support for our local 4-H-ers, FFA members, and gardeners! Come and see the excitement at the 2024 Shelby County Fair!
Virtual Q&A: Making Food at Home to Sell
Join Nicole Arnold, Food Safety Field Specialist, and team (Katie Stolte-Carroll, previous Ohio Dept of Ag inspector; Emily Marrison, Assistant Professor) in virtual sessions to engage with new and experienced home-based food producers. Each Q&A will briefly introduce various topics…
C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2024-23
Register for Soil Health Field Day on August 15 Author(s): Stephanie Karhoff, CCA, Randall Reeder, Amanda Douridas, CCA Join Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio No-Till Council in partnership with Cargill RegenConnect® on Thursday, August 15 for a Soil Health…
Feed Market News
By: Stephen R. Koontz, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University This article has been reposted from the Ohio BEEF Newsletter, to view the original post, click HERE US corn acres were projected higher than anticipated. The end…
How To sample Hay
By: Mindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist Previously published online with FarmProgress, Missouri Ruralist: July 5, 2024 With the recent drought Ohio and much of the United States has experienced this year to date, analyzing and understanding forage quality will be…
Is it time to cull the mature female and replace her with a heifer?
By: Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Livestock Marketing Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee Reposted from the Ohio BEEF Newsletter, to view the original post, click HERE. Keep, or replace her? I had a discussion last…
C.O.R.N. Newsletter: 2024-22
Regional Updates: July 2 – 8 Author(s): Trevor Corboy, Kendra Stahl, Dean Kreager Have You Registered for the July 31st Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop Field Day? Author(s): Amber Emmons, CCA, Rachel Cochran, CCA Southwest Ohio Corn Growers Agronomy Field Day, Tuesday, August 13th, 2024…
