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Ohio State Beef Team News

Seven new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1456 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Hay quality concerns, or the lack thereof, seems to have become an annual theme in Ohio. This week we focus on the value in knowing exactly what the quality of the forages you’ll be feeding is.

Articles this week include:

  • Hay Quality 2025 . . . Been there, done that!
  • Hay Testing Even More Important in 2025
  • Watch for downed cherry trees!
  • Southeastern Ohio Hay Day is this Friday, July 18
  • Mid-Year Review: Cattle and Beef Markets in 2025
  • New world Screwworm Moves North Adding to Market Volatility
  • Highlights from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Cattle Producers

Producers and Landowners Can Now Enroll in USDA’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can now enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The sign-up runs from today, July 14, to Aug. 8, 2025. Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands while also continuing most grazing and haying practices.

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