BEEF Cattle Letter: June 4

Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1450 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week its all about managing weather, and pasture!

Articles this week include:

  • Weather Damage
  • You can’t manage what you don’t measure . . . including pasture!
  • Plentiful Pastures, a summer pasture walk
  • North American Manure Expo comes to Wauseon, Ohio
  • Help shape the future of Extension communication!
  • Beef Cow Slaughter on Pace for Ten Year Low

Newsletter release by Stan Smith, OSU Extension ANR Program Assistant, Fairfield County

Ohio Legislative Roundup

Written by Peggy Kirk Hall, Attorney and Director, Agricultural & Resource Law Program and Ellen Essman, J.D., Senior Research Associate with the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program

Note:  We welcome Ellen Essman to the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program.  Ellen worked with us previously, and has returned to assist with covering legislation and serving as the Education Director for our Ohio Farm Resolution Services agricultural mediation program.

The Ohio General Assembly is currently considering several bills that would affect agriculture, farmers, livestock producers, sellers of homemade foods, landowners, and students participating in FFA or 4-H.  Here is an update on the bills we are following, including a few updates on bills we mentioned in our last legislative blog post. Continue reading Ohio Legislative Roundup