– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County (originally published in The Ohio Farmer on-line) That saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” usually does not apply to hay, but with as difficult as haymaking was in Ohio this year, it may be true. Is your 2018 hay crop trash or [...]

– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator 111 lots sell this Friday. This is the final reminder to attend the sixth annual Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale. The sale will be held this Friday, November 23, at the Muskingum Livestock facility located at 944 Malinda Street in Zanesville and will begin at 6:00 [...]

– Timothy McDermott DVM, OSU Extension Educator, Franklin County (originally published in Farm & Dairy) Many diseases can affect animals on pasture. The most difficult ones to stay aware of are the diseases that are uncommon, where the producer or livestock may never encounter the disease. Many diseases that affect livestock have presentation forms that [...]

– Josh Maples, Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University Cattle markets overall have shown impressive strength despite larger supplies during 2018. Feeder steer market averages have been near level or slightly stronger than 2017 levels in many markets over the past few months even in the face of larger [...]

Dates have been set for the 2019 edition of BEEF 509. BEEF 509 will take ‘awareness’ and quality assurance to a whole new level for participants! The BEEF 509 program is held to raise the awareness level about the beef that is produced and what goes into producing a high-quality and consistent product. The program [...]

In this month’s podcast of Beef AG NEWS Today, show host Duane Rigsby visits with OSU Extension Beef Coordinator John Grimes about a variety of herd management tools, tips and their associated costs.

– Stephen R. Koontz, Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University The fall run of feeder cattle is set to be essentially complete. The market will receive information on October placements and marketings this Wednesday. USDA AMS reports suggest the volumes of feeder cattle were slightly above the prior [...]

The 6th annual Replacement Female Sale will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 23 at Muskingum Livestock Several members of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) will sell nearly 115 consignments in the OCA Replacement Female Sale on Friday, November 23, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Muskingum Livestock Auction Company facility in Zanesville, Ohio. [...]

– Garth Ruff, ANR Extension Educator, OSU Henry County Extension With last week’s rain showers leaving much of the area saturated, there were limited opportunities for farming or even yardwork. I took advantage of the soggy conditions here in NW Ohio and headed south on Friday to a fairly productive couple of days in Morgan County. [...]

– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator (originally published in The Ohio Cattleman) “Today’s consumer appears to be more willing than ever to pay for quality.” Few enterprises are as productive as American agriculture. The American farmer is very good at their specialization: efficient food production. Farmers and ranchers are at their best when [...]