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Plan now for pasture health through the winter months
Learn more about keeping your pasture healthy through the winter.
Are your fields tired? Give them a rest
How are your hay and pasture fields doing this summer? There has been so much rain in many areas this year that some may be just finishing up first cutting hay. I have talked with many farmers this summer that have mentioned their hay yields are down and pastures have not been as productive as
Wineries win top honor for third year
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Mazza Vineyards from Northeast, Pa., and the Winery at Wilcox from Wilcox, Pa., were presented the Governor’s Cup for the ninth annual Pennsylvania Farm Show Wine Competition.
How to reduce hay feeding costs
Feeding hay can be expensive. OSU Extension educator Garth Ruff recommends various strategies to reduce hay feeding costs.
Visiting France with Ackerman & Chaumeil
Somerton, Ohio, native Dawn Ackerman and Myriam Chaumeil recently helped harvest grapes in the Bordeaux wine region in the south of France. They would like to wish avid Farm and Dairy reader Ronald Thornberry and family a Happy New Year!
All is well … well, almost
As we close out the grazing season, Ohio State Extension educator Ed Brown reflects and shares some thoughts.
Feeding methods and efficiency can vary widely at each farm
It has been a challenge to feed livestock this winter due to missed cuttings last year. However, producers can reduce wastage with these tips.
Fescue toxicosis can lead to summer slump in livestock
Summertime tends to be peak time for fungus-related problems from fescue grass.
Sorghum-sudangrass a summer alternative for feed and fuel
By CHRIS PENROSE and CLIF LITTLE Sorghum-sudangrass hybrids are warm season annual forages that look like sudangrass in growth but are generally taller, with larger stems and leaves. They are bred for productivity, high yielding and can grow to 15 feet without lodging. Sorghum-sudangrass can be grazed, green chopped, baled for hay, silage, haylage, cover
Your pastures took a beating last year, do they need some work now?
And ask neighbors not to throw clippings from shrubs over the fence. They could be poisonous. As the last blasts of winter are covering our farms, it is time to make plans for spring grazing. Many of our fields took a beating last summer and this winter as the lack of rainfall reduced forage cover.
