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Why would you consider management intensive grazing?
Many of you have seen them — farms split into paddocks where the animals are rotated each week, every three days, once a day or even every 12 hours. Some of you may wonder why? Why go to all of that hassle? Is it really worthwhile? I suppose to some, all of those division fences
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
Ohio agriculture state of the state: A view from the farm
SALEM, Ohio — Looking back over the past year brings one phrase to mind: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” That’s according to Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs, who shared an overview of the past year in agriculture during a seminar at the Ohio Farm Bureau
Bats in the belfry (and the kitchen and the …)
With all due respect to Dr. Dolittle, if I could talk to the animals what I would say is this: Dudes, I need my space.
Punk chipmunk is branded for life
Mother Nature has pulled some not-so-nice tricks this spring and the one she came up with this past week convinced me that indeed the whole world, including some of its furry creatures, had gone mad.
The sweetened past of sugarhouses
Antique columnist Roy Booth remembers the sight of steam and tapping during sugar season.
Farmland preservation in Ohio starts with CAUV, ag security areas
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in our four-part look at Ohio’s farmland preservation efforts.
Eight ways to save money on your farm in 2008
There are many ways to save time, stress and money on the farm, but it can be overwhelming to find a starting point.
ODNR is seeing the forest for the trees
Low-impact logging technology has made its way into Ohio and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants it to become the way of the future for Ohio woodland owners.
Extreme Mustang Makeover: Making a little mustang magic
JAMESTOWN, Pa. – On a warm July afternoon, a horse named Slick stands in the barn at Clear View Ranch, content to munch on hay and occasionally stick his nose into a red water bucket.
