The annual Banquet is always a highlight!
Between now and spring there are a number of beef cattle related events for cattlemen of all ages to pick and choose from. Get these dates on your calendar:
January 30, 2020, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Claylick Run Farm Sale Facility, near Newark, Licking County
Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop session #1 focusing on alternative feeds and forages, and managing beef brood cow nutrition. Discussion led by Dr. Francis Fluharty.
January 30, 2020, 6 p.m., OSU Newark Campus in Licking County
Ohio Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management School session #1; repeat of the January 29th session in northern Ohio focusing on utilizing small grains in the diets of all ages and production groups of beef cattle, utilizing alternative forages, by-product feeds and managing your herd or feedlot nutrition. Featuring Dr. Francis Fluharty
February 1, 2020, deadline to apply for a 2020 Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association college scholarship
February 13, 2020, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Claylick Run Farm Sale Facility, near Newark, Licking County
Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop session #2 focusing on herd health and reproduction including live demonstrations from OSU Extension Beef Team members on body condition scoring, bull breeding soundness evaluation, and semen handling. Featuring Dr. Les Anderson, University of Kentucky and Dr. Foster Anderson, Bailey Vet Clinic.
February 13, 2020, 6 p.m., OSU Newark Campus in Licking County
Ohio Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management School session #2; repeat of February 12th session in northern Ohio focusing on marketing strategies, commodity market outlook, feeding for the grids/carcass quality, forage testing, and managing annual forages for grazing and hay. Featuring several OSU Extension Educators.
February 29, 2020, 6 p.m., 32nd annual Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association Banquet and Annual Meeting, more details coming soon. In the mean time, click here to make a reservation.
March 14, 2020, 8:30 a.m., Junior Fair Market Beef Tag-in at Fairfield Cattle Company, Lancaster
March 14, 2020, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference, Includes 4 sessions focusing on forages, fencing, grazing and livestock.
March 19-22, 2020, Ohio Beef Expo
Stay tuned for more to come later!
PS: If you’ve ever questioned the value of controlled grazing, before you even think about turning out this spring, watch this 15 minute video . . .