– Al Gahler, OSU Extension Educator, Ag and Natural Resources, Sandusky County Without a doubt, the forage sampling probe will be one of the most valuble tools you utilize in 2019! By now you are certainly aware that the shortage of forage type feeds for all classes of livestock is a significant issue for livestock [...]
– Jordan Buerck, Research Assistant and Brenda Boetel, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-River Falls As winter in the Midwest begins in full force, one of the more important decisions for producers is whether or not to continue feeding open cows throughout the winter period in hopes of attaining higher market value for [...]
– Bill Weiss, Department of Animal Sciences Forage analysis is suggesting that in some cases soil conditions at harvest of some of our cover crop forages is increasing ash concentration by 6 or more percentage points. We have received reports of some forages, including cover crops that were planted in later summer, having very high [...]
Ed Czerwien, market analyst based in Amarillo, Texas, offers a concise summary of last week's beef cutout trade and the continuing cutout rally.
– Catelyn Turner, Agricultural and Natural Resource Educator, OSU Extension, Monroe County (originally published in Farm and Dairy) By looking at six critical areas on a cow, we can determine a body condition score and then develop a feeding plan. The past week has brought a few chilly mornings, as well as the thoughts that [...]
– Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist/Grazing Specialist Fall planted oats and brassicas can provide be excellent feed I’ve heard several people mentioning lately that they are glad that this season is about over. This is especially true with corn and soybean producers. It certainly has been a very unusual year. None of us need a [...]
– Jessica A. Williamson, Ph.D., Penn State Extension Forage Specialist Sacrifice pastures allow livestock to be confined to one area of the farm during winter feeding to help to reduce pasture damage to all other pastures on the operation. (Credit: Jessica Williamson) There is not a “one size fits all” answer to reducing pasture damage [...]
– Stephen R. Koontz, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University Fed cattle, feeder cattle, and calf cash prices have all been stronger than expected through this fall. Live cattle and feeder cattle futures contract prices have also shaken off the pessimism of abundant supplies compounded by the unexpected closure of the Tyson [...]
– Steve Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist Ruminants secret enormous quantities of saliva from eight types of glands. The secretions are serous (watery), mucus or mixed. The mixed secretions are weakly buffered while the others are strongly buffered with bicarbonate and phosphate. Saliva moistens and lubricates food and assists in masticating (chewing) and swallowing. Saliva [...]
– Ted Wiseman, and Dean Kreager Extension Educators in Perry and Licking County Much of Ohio’s 2019 first cutting grass hay was beyond optimum maturity when it was harvested. Laboratory analysis indicates little if any first cutting has adequate quality to meet the nutritional needs of bred cows in late gestation or lactation. You may [...]
