Farmers, ranchers needed for national study about balancing work and children
Farmers, ranchers needed for national study about balancing work and children | CFAES (osu.edu)
Jack Frost Will Bite Soon – Precautions for Feeding Frosted Forages
Jack Frost Will Bite Soon - Precautions for Feeding Frosted Forages | Agronomic Crops Network (osu.edu)
Winter is around the corner; are you ready?
Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist/Grazing Specialist Winter is around the corner; are you ready? Photo by Chris Hollen The rains are finally replenishing reserves in most areas. Though a bit late for some things, it is still a boost for forages that have been stockpiled and they have leaped in compensatory growth! Ideally, this stockpile is best used after it goes dormant in order to not slow next spring’s growth. Dormancy often requires…
Forage management and cow size
Steve Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist Increased Hay Production per Cow: The increased use of the round baler and other hay production technologies since the early and mid-1970s (Van Keuren, OARDC – The History of the Development of the Large Round Bale) has lowered the labor requirement and increased the convenience of hay production. Hay production per cow in the southeastern United States has increased by 136% (USDA NASS, 2016) since 1976. Reliance…
Determine Forage Moisture Content
Forage maturity/stage of development is often cited as the number one factor that determines forage quality, but for any stored forage, moisture content at harvest is a close second. Moisture content drives what happens to that forage after it is removed from the field, whether quality is maintained or degraded. Improper moisture content can reduce storage life. The most common method of determining forage moisture is some type of visual appraisal whereby a…