Drought 2024: Winter Feeding Options for Beef Cows
Plan to attend one of these meetings. 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…
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure!
Stan Smith, PA, Fairfield County OSU Extension Maybe never more than now, during what has become known as perhaps the worst drought in Ohio history, has the adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” been more valid or meaningful…
More Rain Doesn’t Fix Drought Pastures
Mindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist (Previously published online with FarmProgress, Missouri Ruralist: July 16, 2024) (Image Source: Drovers via Bryce Baldridge) Although this article is geared towards the drought conditions experienced in Missouri this past summer, Mindy Ward provides our Eastern…
Quarterly Fertilizer Price Summary
To better understand local fertilizer prices across Ohio, OSU Extension personnel initiated a fertilizer summary of retailers across Ohio in December 2023. Click each link below to access the quarterly reports. Third Quarter Fertilizer Summary (2024) Second Quarter Fertilizer Summary…
Forage Nitrate Toxicity a Major Concern as Drought Worsens
(Image Source: University of Missouri Extension) Weather conditions across Ohio have been challenging this growing season with some areas of the state reaching a D3 drought status. Other areas of the state may not currently be under drought status but…
