Month: March 2024

60 Juniors Weigh-in Market Beef Projects, Including the New Finished Dairy Beef Project

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Thanks to Fairfield Cattle Company for providing their facility for weigh-in!

If participation in the Saturday, March 9 beef weigh-in is any indication, interest in the Junior beef project remains strong in Fairfield County. Fifty six (56) 4-H and FFA youth weighed in a total of 89 market beef steers and heifers in anticipation of the 2024 Jr. Market Beef and Beef Performance and Carcass Quality shows, happening before and during the Fairfield County Fair. Also, this year, 5 youth weighed in 7 dairy beef animals in preparation for finishing them for the new Finished Dairy Beef project.

In summary, sixty youth weighed in a total of 96 beef feeder calves as their 2024 projects. Of those, 69 head were beef steers, 20 were market beef heifers. and 7 were dairy beef. Of the 89 beef steers and heifers, 51 were Continue reading 60 Juniors Weigh-in Market Beef Projects, Including the New Finished Dairy Beef Project →

88.9FM WLRY Saturday Morning Farm features Dr. Nevil Speer and OSU Extension’s Garth Ruff sharing Beef Market insights

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Dr. Nevil Speer

If you missed the 88.9FM Saturday Morning Farm Page, you missed a really good interview with Dr. Nevil Speer and OSU Extension Beef Specialist, Garth Ruff about the Beef Cattle markets and more.  Please take a minute to listen in and thank you the Fairfield County Cattlemen for sponsoring local radio programming efforts.