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Buckeye Network Feeder School Event in Wooster

OSU Extension Presents the Buckeye Dairy Network Feeder School at the Ohio State University Wooster Campus in Wooster, Ohio!

This event covers topics of Dairy Nutrition, Forage Safety and Management, Evaluation of Forages, Feed Mixing 101, TMR Program Implementation, and more! A special panel will be available for participants to ask any questions and offer real-life experiences and stories.

It will be held at the Farm Shop on August 8th, 2025 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Scan the QR code to register or go online to this link. For questions, contact krogstad.6@osu.edu or call 330-264-8722. This event is limited to 20 participants.

Forage Resiliency Webinar Series Starts March 4th

The Ohio State Integrated Forage Management Team will be offering a three-part Zoom webinar series on forage resiliency to cover information on how to remain resilient to a variety of environmental challenges in forage production systems. Webinars will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month in March, April, and May. Details including registration information are as follows:

Check out the official flyer here.

Forage Challenges as the Weather Turns Cooler to Keep Livestock Safe

From OSU Extension’s CORN Newsletter:

By Kyle Verhoff, ANR Educator, Defiance County, and Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Field Specialist, Dairy & Precision Livestock

As the year begins to wrap up and temperatures drop, there are countless things to consider including how the coming frosts impact the toxicity of our forages. This past week many portions of the state began to flirt with possible overnight frosts which raises concerns of prussic acid poisoning, nitrate poisoning, and increased bloat as a result of feeding certain fall forages. Continue reading Forage Challenges as the Weather Turns Cooler to Keep Livestock Safe →