– Josh Maples, Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University The widespread between Choice and Select beef cutout values continues to send a signal for more choice beef. The spread has been near or above $20 per cwt since June. The average weekly spread in October was more than double [...]
– John F. Grimes, OCA Replacement Female Sale Manager Approximately 95 females, either bred or with calf at side and less than 5 years old, will sell Friday evening. This is the final reminder to attend the seventh annual Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale. The sale will be held this Friday, November 29, at [...]
– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County, OSU Extension This Thanksgiving turkey is certainly very palatable! Are you equally concerned that your livestock feeds are palatable? I doubt anyone has ever wished you a “palatable Thanksgiving” before. It seems like a strange greeting, but it is genuine from me to you, and [...]
There are basically only two ways to increase profits . . . we must either increase the income, or reduce expenses. In this video OSU Extension Beef Specialist Steve Boyles offers tips for controlling costs.
– Garth Ruff, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator, OSU Henry County Extension While there are some visual and sensory characteristics to look at, the only sure fire way to determine quality is to pull a sample and do a forage analysis. As 2018 was a lousy year for making dry hay across the state, [...]
– David P. Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service NASS released its November Cattle on Feed report on Friday November 22. The report indicated more cattle on feed than a year ago for the first time since August, 2019. On feed inventories totaled 11.8 million head, 139,000 head more than November, [...]
– Tim McDermott DVM, OSU Extension Educator, Franklin County (originally published in Farm and Dairy) Because foxtail awn are shaped similar to a lawn dart, they can become lodged somewhere in a grazing animal and medical or surgical care may be required in order to remove it safely. It seems like foxtail grass has taken over every [...]
Here’s Part 1 of a look at the journey your checkoff dollar takes once it leaves your hands.
– John F. Grimes, OCA Replacement Female Sale Manager This is a reminder to attend the seventh annual Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale. The sale will be held Friday, November 29 at the Muskingum Livestock facility located at 944 Malinda Street in Zanesville and will begin at 6:00 p.m. This sale represents an excellent [...]
– Rory Lewandowski, OSU Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, Wayne county Over the past several weeks, a considerable amount of corn has been harvested for grain. The corn stalk residue or fodder that remains offers another grazing opportunity for beef cattle or sheep. According to a Penn State Extension publication entitled “Grazing Corn Stalks [...]
