Beef Cattle
Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1343 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
A wet winter followed by significant precipitation across much of Ohio in recent weeks has not only led to delayed planting progress, but also damage to pastures and feeding areas resulting from the repeated pugging created by animals’ hooves. This week Dean Kreager discusses alternatives for repairing those areas.
Articles this week include:
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- Pasture repairs after a muddy winter
- A Breeding Soundness Exam: Insurance for Your Breeding Season
- Rise of craft breweries in the southeastern USA increases supplement availability for beef cattle
- Considerations for Selecting & Installing an Electric Fence Charger
- National Feeder and Stocker Receipts Higher to Start 2023
- Higher Beef Prices Begin to Bite, for Some
Six new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1344 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/
Earlier this week USDA’s Ag Statistics Service reported hay stocks on Ohio farms were down 3 percent from this time last year, and all hay stored on United States farms as of May 1, 2023, was down 13 percent from the same time last year. This hay stock level for the US is the second lowest amount since records began in 1950. This week Andrew Holden explores if and how this and other factors might impact the value of the hay you might be buying or selling.
Articles this week include:
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- Are you charging enough for your hay?
- Forage Maturity Across Ohio
- “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
- Regardless of the Market, Don’t Stop Doing the Little Things
- Effects of extended days on feed on rate of change in performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot steers and heifers and Holstein steers
- Higher Beef Prices Begin to Bite, for Some
Small Ruminant
- Are You Charging Enough for Your Hay?
- Wool: The Natural Fiber
- Feeding Practices in Sheep
- Thinking Outside the Box – The Use of Plant Compounds as Natural Anthelmintics
- Fecal Egg Count Demonstration
- Do You Have a Plan for Marketing Your Lambs?
