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Beef Quality Assurance March 25, 2025, 7:00 PM
Are you selling beef animals to be harvested for meat and need to update your Beef Quality Assurance Certification?
The goal of the Ohio Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is to increase the competitive base for marketing Ohio cattle. Beef Quality Assurance is a program to ensure that beef and dairy cattle are maintained in a manner which will result in a safe and wholesome beef product for the consumer. The Ohio BQA program is set to meet or exceed the NCBA BQA Guidelines.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Program starts at 7:00 PM
Location: Muskingum Livestock Auction
No cost, no RSVP needed.
Beef School Series: Managing Open Cows, March 26
March 26, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
2025: High Cattle Prices and Drought Recovery, Session 3 of the Winter Beef School webinar series
Register at https://go.osu.edu/beefschool25
Beef Cattle Economic Outlook Recording Now Available
A recording from the first session of the 2025 Ohio Virtual Beef School is now available. Kenny Burdine, University of Kentucky Livestock Economist, covers consumer demand, expansion, and an overall look at the current cattle market.
Beef Quality Assurance March 25, 2025, 7:00 PM
Are you selling beef animals to be harvested for meat and need to update your Beef Quality Assurance Certification?
The goal of the Ohio Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is to increase the competitive base for marketing Ohio cattle. Beef Quality Assurance is a program to ensure that beef and dairy cattle are maintained in a manner which will result in a safe and wholesome beef product for the consumer. The Ohio BQA program is set to meet or exceed the NCBA BQA Guidelines.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Program starts at 7:00 PM
Location: Muskingum Livestock Auction
No cost, no RSVP needed.
Winter Beef School Series Starts January 29 featuring “Beef Cattle and Livestock Economic Outlook”
January 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
2025: High Cattle Prices and Drought Recovery, Session 1 of the Winter Beef School series
Beef cattle and livestock economic outlook! An evening with Kenny Burdine, via Webinar
Register at https://go.osu.edu/beefschool25
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Winter Feeding Options for Beef Cows October 29 in Zanesville, 6:30 PM
Although hurricane Helene provided some much needed moisture across southern and eastern Ohio, drought conditions persist and impacts will linger through this coming winter. With severe drought from July through September hay inventories have been negatively impacted and many producers may find themselves short on forage for the winter and early spring.
Join OSU Extension field specialists Jason Hartschuh and Garth Ruff at one of four locations across southern and eastern Ohio as they address managing forage shortages due to drought.
Topics discussed will be alternative feeding strategies, comparison of feed ingredients, and managing cow herd inventory.
All programs start at 6:30 p.m. and there is no RSVP needed for any of the following locations:
DATE: October 17, 2024
LOCATION: Sugarcreek Stockyards- 102 Buckeye St., Sugarcreek, OH 44681
DATE: October 22, 2024
LOCATION: Caldwell Extension Operations Building- 16714 Wolf Run Rd. Caldwell, OH 43724
DATE: October 24, 2024
LOCATION: Jackson County OSU Extension- 17 Standpipe Rd. Jackson, OH 45640
DATE: October 29, 2024
LOCATION: Muskingum Livestock- 944 Malinda St. Zanesville, OH 43701
Each class will be offered from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and there is no need to RSVP, just go to the location that fits the date you are available. At these meetings experts will cover feeding options with limited forage supplies, comparison of supplementation options, and offer a discussion on managing herd numbers as the impacts of the 2024 drought persists into fall and winter.
For more information, see this flyer, visit beef.osu.edu or contact ruff.72@osu.edu.
Muskingum SWCD to Host Jim Gerrish on Grazing Management and Drought Conditions on Monday, September 30, 6:00 PM
“Jim’s extensive experience with grazing management and drought conditions will give us a variety of ideas to be able to manage through this drought and the future impacts. He is concerned about the sustainability of family farms and speaks at producer-oriented workshops, seminars and field days He consults on grazing across the United States and Canada.”
More information and registration: Surviving the Drought of 2024 and Beyond (muskingumswcd.org)
Winter Feeding Options for Beef Cows October 29 in Zanesville
OSU Extension will be hosting a program to address feeding options with limited forage supplies, comparison of supplementation options, and a discussion managing herd numbers as the impacts of the 2024 drought persists into fall and winter.
October 29, 2024
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Muskingum Livestock Auction, Zanesville, OH. Additional dates and locations avialable.
For more information, visit beef.osu.edu or contact ruff.72@osu.edu
No RSVP required.