Beef Cattle
Eight new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1338 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
It’s likely too wet to be in the fields with equipment throughout much of Ohio, but it’s not too soon to be scouting forage fields for issues that might need corrected when the weather is fit!
Articles this week include:
* Spring Hayfield Scouting
* Cressleaf Groundsel Scouting
* “Can I start grazing?”
* “Beef Team Live” returns April 12 . . . Join us!
* Southwest Ohio Spring Cow/Calf Workshop
* Attend the International Grassland Congress, in Kentucky May 14-19, 2023
* OSU Extension Seeks a Next Assistant Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources
* Prospective Plantings – from a Cattle Perspective
Small Ruminant
Scrapie Program Metal Serial Tags Provided to Markets and Dealers are Orange
The message sent out on 4/4/2023 about the change of color of Scrapie Program metal serial tags was sent out in error. The Scrapie Program metal serial tags are now back to orange. Silver “bright” metal tags were provided for most orders placed between 1/13/23 and 3/2/23.
- How Much Meat Should a Lamb Yield?
- Carolyn Ihde, Agriculture Educator for Crawford and Richland Counties, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Previously published online with: Livestock Division of Extension, University of Madison-Wisconsin) Dressing Percentage Read more about How Much Meat Should a Lamb Yield?
- Ohio Youth Livestock Webinars: Small Ruminant Nutrition
- Considerations for Selecting and Installing an Electric Fence Charger
- Kable Thurlow, Beef and Grazing Educator, Michigan State University Thomas Guthrie, Statewide Equine Educator, Michigan State University Timothy Harrigan, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Read more about Considerations for Selecting and Installing an Electric Fence Charger