– Christine Gelley, Noble County OSU Extension Educator The East Central Grazing Alliance is a grazing interest group in Ohio with the mission of promoting best management practices of natural resources in grazing systems. We bring together people in Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, and Noble Counties to offer practical peer focused learning experiences. Our pasture walks [...]

– Jimmy Henning, Extension Professsor, Livestock Forage Specialist, University of Kentucky (first published in August 6th issue of Farmer’s Pride) Would you spray this field? Tough question to weigh the value of a good stand of vigorous red clover (18 inches tall) compared to freedom from ironweed (24 inches tall). The decision to spray is [...]

– Mark Sulc, OSU Extension Forage Specialist There are risks to consider when making a fall harvest of forage legumes after the first week of September. The best time to take a last harvest of alfalfa and other legumes is sometime in early September in Ohio, for the least risk to the long-term health of [...]

– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $2 higher compared to last week on a live basis. Pric-es on a live basis were primarily $106 to $108 while dressed prices were mainly $168 to $170. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday [...]

– John F. Grimes, Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale Manager Consignment deadline is October 1. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is providing an opportunity for both the buyers and sellers of beef breeding cattle this fall.  On Friday evening, November 27, the OCA will be hosting their eighth annual Replacement Female Sale.  The sale [...]

– Steve Boyles, OSU Extension Beef Specialist Last week in the OSU Beef Team Newsletter we had an article on Custom Cattle Feeding; a Retained Ownership Option.  A cattle feeder and reader of the article shared this valuable, additional information on ownership and marketing topics. Having fed in several custom lots, I would not deliver [...]

– Dr. Les Anderson, Extension Beef Specialist, University of Kentucky Dr. Les Anderson, “Adapt and change. It’s the story of life and it’s how we evolve.” Well, the last few months sure have been interesting! COVID. Social distancing. Life this spring reminded me of the summers of my youth. I grew up on a cattle [...]

– Josh Maples, Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University U.S. beef trade continues to adjust to supply and demand shocks. The latest data release from the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) shows the impact of these shocks on U.S beef exports and imports. On August 6, ERS released the [...]

– Stephen Boyles, Ohio State University Extension Beef Specialist Custom feeding is paying someone else to feed your calves because you, the cattle owner, do not have the facilities, time, or expertise to feed cattle. Custom feeding allows the feedlot operator to use feed, facilities, and labor without large investments in cattle. Cattle owners can [...]