Issues from November 9, 16 & 23, 2022
Beef Cattle News
Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1320 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
This week Christine Gelley offers her thoughts on the blessings we often receive from the many learning experiences we find on the farm!
Articles this week include:
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- Constructively Thankful
- Winter Application of Manure
- Meat Judging Programs and Why They Matter
- Do Beef Prices Drive Consumption or Does Beef Consumption Drive Prices?
- Cattle on Feed
Have a great holiday, and don’t forget to enjoy your Black Friday by shopping at the 10th annual Replacement Female Sale!
Four new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1319 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
This week, more indications for optimism remain strong for the immediate future of most segments of the beef cattle business!
Articles this week include:
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- Tenth Annual OCA Replacement Female Sale Features 86 Lots
- Making EPDs Understandable
- Cow and Heifer Slaughter Implications for Cattle Inventory
- Lower Retail Beef Prices
Four new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1318 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
Dry weather – especially over the past two months – has thrown a monkey wrench into even the best-laid plans for managing forages this fall. This week Chris Penrose digs into those concerns as he simply asks, “Are you still grazing?”
Articles this week include:
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- Are You Still Grazing?
- Doc, how do I use a modified live vaccine in my cows?
- September Beef Exports are Lower Compared to Last Year
- Corn Price and Dry Distiller Grain Price Relationship
Small Ruminant News
- Using Heat Lamps: Proceed with Caution!
- Sabrina Schirtzinger, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Knox County As temperatures get cold livestock owners search for ways to keep their livestock warm. Often livestock owners…
- Breaking Down an Entire Lamb
- Constructively Thankful
- Christine Gelley, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Noble County In the season of Thanksgiving, we gravitate to each other to express gratitude for the blessings of all…
- Alternative Feeds: Is Variety the Spice of Life?
- Eastern Alliance for Production Katahdins (EAPK) Communications Committee (Previously published online with EAPK: November 6, 2022) When it comes to sheep feed…it depends. With staggering increases …
- Lambing Preparation
- The Many Faces of Forage Testing
- Mike Rankin, Hay and Forage Grower Managing Editor (Previously published in Hay & Forage Grower: September 6, 2022) If you grow or harvest forage, develop forage…
- 3 Challenges in Ohio Sheep Production Systems
- Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist Ohio sheep production faces many challenges, however, in my opinion, some of the greatest
- Grain and Livestock Producers: Dealing with Vomitoxin and Zearalenone
- Yet again, reports from the 2022 harvest have indicated concerns with Vomitoxin and Zearalenone in grains harvested this fall. Some species of livestock are able …
- Known Bale Weights are Critical this Year
- Mike Rankin, Hay and Forage Grower Managing Editor (Previously published in Hay & Forage Grower: November 15, 2022) As a hay industry, there are still a…