Tag: pasture management
Seeding and fertilizing winter annual cereal grain forages
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh provides information on seeding and fertilizing winter annual cereal grain forages.
What is growing in the hayfield?
Learn how to stop spotted knapweed and hemp dogbane from taking over and destroying a healthy hay field.
Take forage inventory and adjust
As fall approaches, it's a good time to evaluate your forage resources and determine if you're going to have enough forage into August and beyond.
Ohio State University Extension offers Forages for Horses virtual course
Beginning Aug. 30, Ohio State University Extension will be offering Forages for Horses — a virtual course for equine managers.
Keep your pastures productive through the fall
When the weather shifts from drought conditions to scattered storms good pasture management techniques are crucial.
Managing cool season grasses through summer slump
Producers need to plan ahead to maintain pastures through the summer slump when forage nutrition requirements are high.
Just how poisonous is pokeweed?
Pokeweed can be found in the eastern half of the United States, invading reduced-tillage fields. It's poisonous to humans, livestock and pets.
Pasture risk management decisions for dry weather
Farmers should keep long-term pasture management objectives in mind as they deal with drought conditions across the Midwest and nearby regions of the U.S.
How to manage pastures in dry conditions
While we can’t control when, where, or the amount of rainfall, there are management practices you can take to minimize damage to pastures.
Identify weeds for management
It's important to identify weeds in your pastures to ensure proper chemical use, to optimize grazing management and to prevent the spread of seeds.
