The OSU Sheep Team has new posts on their blog. Check them out here.

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1468 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week we focus on the importance of assessing feed quality and realizing we are dealing with some challenges in that regard. Next week I’ll be out at the 175^th edition of the Fairfield County Fair and quite likely may not post anything new until the following week. In the meantime, enjoy!

Articles this week include:

• Forage quality . . . what’s better than snowballs?
• Feeds and Feeding 2025: All over the place!
• What is Your Corn Fodder Worth?
• Farm Income Forecast Shows Big Disparity Between Crop and Livestock Receipts
• Cattlemen, and the tax implications of increased profit

The OSU Sheep Team has new posts on their blog. Check them out here.

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Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1467 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Transportation incidents involving livestock present a multitude of unique challenges to first response teams, haulers, and law enforcement personnel. This week Haley Shoemaker explains what Ohio State University Extension is doing to give those involved an opportunity to be prepared to effectively respond.

Articles this week include:

• Ohio Bovine Emergency Response Planning (BERP) Program
• Linder joins Department of Animal Sciences as Assistant Professor of Ruminant Nutrition
• FAQs about Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Farm Ponds used to Water Livestock
• Beef & Sheep Small Farms Field Day, October 4 at the Eastern Agricultural Research Station
• Feedlot Placements and Marketings Down Sharply from 2024