Beef Cattle

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1346 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

The weather the past two weeks across much of Ohio has allowed lots to be accomplished especially regarding making quality hay. This week Christine Gelley talks about the virtues of a timely hay harvest. Let’s hope we catch enough showers in the coming days that we can do it again in a month or so.

Articles this week include:

• • Good Hay Weather!
  • Forages; Not a ‘normal’ year
  • Understanding and Preventing Acidosis
  • Does beef supply impact consumer demand?
  • Pasture Conditions and Market Update

Small Ruminant

• Get Familiar with Toxic Pasture Weeds
  • Dwight Lingenfelter, Extension Associate, Weed Science, PennState Extension (Previously published online with Farm Progress, American Agriculturist: May 26, 2023) Over the holiday weekend, I took Read more…Read more about Get Familiar with Toxic Pasture Weeds
• Assessing and Mitigating Heat Stress in Small Ruminant Production Systems
• Re-Evaluating Pasture Utilization
  • Dean Kreager, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Licking County Farmland prices continue to rise and so does the value of pastureland. As I listen to discussions Read more…Read more about Re-Evaluating Pasture Utilization

Beef Cattle

Five new articles have been posted in this week’s issue number 1345 of the Ohio BEEF Cattle letter: http://u.osu.edu/beef/

Most of our annual forage growth will have occurred within the next few weeks. This week we look at intensifying forage management now to harvest, graze or utilize as much quality feed as possible.

Articles this week include:

• Re-Evaluating Pasture Utilization
• Maintaining a Clean Water Trough for Cattle
• Forage Maturity Across Ohio, May 22, 2023
• The effect of feed efficiency classification on visceral organ mass in finishing steers
• May Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent

Small Ruminant

• Ruminant Nutrition: Forage Quality
• As the old saying goes, “you’ve got to make hay when the sun shines!” Looking at the weather forecast this week, I’ve been told that Read more…Read more about Ruminant Nutrition: Forage Quality
• Designing a Safe Sheep Handling Unit
• Estimated Breeding Values for Enhanced Lamb and Wool Production

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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:

• • 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:

• • 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?
  • Andrew Holden, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Ashtabula County With hay inventories at all-time lows, are you charging a competitive rate? What is a fair price Read more…
• Wool: The Natural Fiber
• Feeding Practices in Sheep
  • Dr. David G. Pugh, DVM, MS, MAg, DACT, DACVN, DACVM, Auburn University (Previously published online with the Merck Manual – Veterinary Manual: October, 2022) Feeding Farm Read more…
• Thinking Outside the Box – The Use of Plant Compounds as Natural Anthelmintics
  • Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist By now, most producers should be aware that as of June 11th, all over-the-counter antibiotics Read more…
• Fecal Egg Count Demonstration
• Do You Have a Plan for Marketing Your Lambs?
  • Melanie Barkley, Livestock Extension Educator, Penn State Extension (previously published with Penn State Extension: November 7, 2022) All sheep operations need to market products in order Read more…

We are excited to kick off our 12^th season of A DAY in the WOODS with Reading Your Woods which will take place on May 12, 2023 at the Vinton Furnace State Forest near McArthur.  Reading Your Woods is designed to help you to understand the numerous factors that have influenced the woods that you have today and its potential to meet your goals in the future.

For more information and to register please visit http://u.osu.edu/seohiowoods

Also be sure to check out our ADIW-Brochure for our 2023 program schedule.  We are especially excited about our 100th A DAY in the WOODS event which will take place on June 9th, 2023.  Be sure to mark you calendar and plan help us celebrate this milestone. More details will be available in the coming weeks.  Registration information can be found in the brochure.