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Extend the grazing season backward
McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio – When we think of extending the grazing season, we usually think of how long we can go into the fall or winter without feeding stored feed.
Energizers and your grazing system
The ability of an electric fence to keep livestock in and predators out is determined by what type of fence you have, the energizer and proper grounding.
Getting better at grazing this fall
Learn how to extend your grazing during the winter months. You may not make the rotation last 150 days, but can you make it last longer — say, 90 days?
Improve grazing management online
Learn about grazing in the six-week online course “Improved Grazing Management,” with the Cornell Small Farms Program.
Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey
EAST ROCHESTER, Ohio — Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey, 83, of East Rochester, Ohio, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Louisville Center in Louisville. She was born May 29, 1928 in Alliance, Ohio, to the late George R. and Ina H. (Hobson) Honaker. Humphrey attended the one-room Science Hill School from first through eighth
Consider your grazing management
I have written in the past about dealing with forage quality when it is raining every day and when we have been short on rain for extended periods of time. It seems like this year many of us are falling in the “raining every day since hay season started” end of the spectrum. Quality vs.
Strategies to begin the grazing season
In the last “About Grazing” column, Chris Penrose wrote about some early season grazing management. In this column, I want to continue that theme and examine the strategies of set stocking vs. rotation to begin the grazing season. There is a saying that goes “Well begun is half done.” It implies that how a project
Extending the grazing season backwards
By CHRIS PENROSE When we think of extending the grazing season, we usually think of how long we can go into the fall or winter without feeding stored feed. Another option often overlooked is how soon we can stop feeding as spring approaches. Several options There are several options to accomplish this. The first is
Getting ready for spring grazing
Developing and managing what you have is often more cost effective than trying to completely renovate a pasture or grazing system.
Good management practices for fall grazing
As we transition into fall, pay close attention to your forages. Some pastures may be stockpiled, but those intended to be grazed this fall still need rest.
