farm management

BEEF Cattle Letter: November 6

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1420 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week it’s more about managing the impact of drought into the foreseeable future.

Articles this week include:

  • Are the Winds of Change Still Blowing?
  • “Normal” vs “Average” weather; The impact on forages
  • Coping with Low Precipitation
  • Feeder Cattle Futures Prices
  • Focus on the now, not the next cycle

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

BEEF Cattle Letter: October 23

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1418 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

This week’s focus is on economics, and especially those related to the decision of whether to find additional feed, or reduce the number of mouths needing to be fed.

Articles this week include:

  • The cow feed dilemma: Do I find more feed, or reduce the need?
  • The Asian Longhorned Tick and Theileria Orientalis Ikeda – What have we learned in the last 2 years?
  • Fewer Cattle, More Beef?
  • Cattle Prices Creeping Higher
  • Backgrounding Calves

Newletter release by Stan Smith, Program Assistant for OSU Extension Ag and Natural Resources, Fairfield Coutny

C.O.R.N. Newsletter, October 15 – 21

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

In this edition: Aaron Wilson discusses the first widespread frost and freeze potential for the state, Episode 29 of Battle for the Belt, and registration for the 2025 Ohio State Organic Grains Conference

Read more by following this link.