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Fiber ‘and’ digestibility critical to dairy grazing
Dairy graziers need a well-balanced pasture to be successful.
Graded feeder cattle ready to sell
CARROLLTON, Ohio — The Tri-County Feeder Cattle Association will sponsor a spring graded feeder cattle sale April 18 at 6 p.m. at Scio Livestock Auction in Scio. This sale provides area feeder cattle producers with the opportunity to receive a premium for their calves. Cattle feeders need large lots of similar cattle to fill their
Managed grazing the only way to go
If you have not yet adopted management intensive grazing, you should now. At the end of 2007, I figured I would be spending my winter talking about how to evaluate and renovate pastures after the drought. Boy, was I wrong.
Government intervention gets failing grade
A reader comments on the Bush education policy that threatens new orgies of spending, legislating, centralizing, and reforming.
Painted quilt squares grace countryside
Quilt squares are painted on barns in Adams County as part of the Adams County Sampler project, an innovative tool designed to move travelers through the countryside while highlighting Appalachian heritage.
Turnips pull grazing season along
SALEM, Ohio – The cows know what’s coming. Trumbull County cattleman Jim Balzer schleps across the muddy cow lane toward the pasture behind his house, his herd of 20-plus Simmental brood cows in tow.
PROGRESS: Grazing works for Sutton dairy
IRONDALE, Ohio – The first summer twentysomething Harold “Jake” Sutton was on his own as a dairyman, he had the cows, the barn, the tractors.
Grazing annuals extends pasture life
SALEM, Ohio – Graziers willing to put in a little extra time can reap big benefits – and yields – by adding annuals to their grazing plans.
Grass-based farming preserves family legacy
Ralph Schlatter began grass-based farming to keep his farm going. Thirty years later, he’s marketing his meat and dairy products directly to consumers.
Riparian areas in eastern, western Ohio
Riparian areas act as a buffer zone between water and the land use, provide terrestrial habitat, enhance aquatic habitat and reduce soil erosion of banks.
