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2007

December, 2007 Feeding Corn to Stretch Pasture and Hay Supplies, Evaluate Hay Storage Losses on Large Round Bales, Feeding Hay - Receiving More Value for the Cost!

October, 2007 Analyzing your Forage, Grazing Corn Residue, Winter Supplementation of Beef Cows, Grazing Loses a Great Supporter

June, 2007 Fertilizer Value of Organic Nutrient Sources, Summer Annuals for Grazing, Forage Shortage? Make Plans Now!, Electric Fence Review, Grazing Management in Dry Times

April, 2007 Grazing Dairy Heifers on Winter Annual Forages, Frost Injury to Alfalfa – Issues and Concerns, Stand Establishment Problems in Late Summer Seeded Alfalfa, Boosting Forage Production After Winter Damaged Alfalfa, Chemical Weed Control in Pastures, Prevent Grass Tetany

2006

December, 2006 Major Cost Items on Ohio Grazing Dairy Farms, 2006 Ohio Forage Performance Trials, Grazing Corn Residue, Forage Quality & Body Condition

September, 2006 Pastures Require Fall Management; Extended Grazing Season Forage Options; FDA Requirement For Tracking Food & Feed Relative To Public Health Security & Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Act Of 2002

May, 2006 Spring Nutrient Management Tips For Permanent Pastures; Fertilizing Established Forages; Pasture Walks; Goat Grazing Management; Parasite Control Clinic; The Economics Of Grazing Dairy Farms

February, 2006 Extending the Grazing Season Backwards; American Forage and Grassland Council 2006 Conference; 2006 Ohio Forage & Grasslands Council’s Annual Conference; Forages for Goats; Spring Turnout; Are You Ready to Plant This Spring?; Announcement of "Tall Fescue On-line Monograph" Availability

2005

October, 2005 Frost Damage & Prussic Acid Poisoning Potential; 2006 Forage Performance Trials Coming Soon; Identify Pasture Renovation Needs; Apply Herbicides Now to Stop the Yellow Weed Next Spring in Forages in Eastern Ohio; Fog Fever - A Fall Pasture Problem; Should Tall Alfalfa Be Cut Before Winter?

August, 2005 Late Summer Seeding Of Forage Crops; Pickaway County Pasture Growth in 2005; Stockpiling Forage for Winter Grazing; Horse Grazing Preference Study; Grazing During Hot-Dry Times

May, 2005 Utilizing Parasite Biology & Lamb Resilience; American Forage & Grassland Council 2005 Conference; Timely Hay Harvest Makes “Cents”; Arguing the Case for MaxQ Tall Fescue?; Fertilizing Pastures in the Spring

January, 2005 Annual Ryegrass Performance in Ohio; Avoid Using Turf Varieties for Forage; Pasture Management Strategies to Minimize Internal Parasite Burdens of Sheep and Goats

2004

October, 2004 Is It To Late For Nitrogen?; How Valuable Is Your Forage?; Fall Nutrient Applications

July, 2004 Newsletter Update; The Ideal Goat Buffet; Feed Budgeting; Measuring Pasture; A Forage Grazing System

April, 2004 American Forage and Grassland Council, 2004 Conference; New Red Clover Varieties are More Persistent; Evaluating Forage Stands After the Winter Season; Endophyte Testing; Spring Flush - Are You Ready?; Forages for Horses Programs & Research in Partnership With the University of Findlay Equestrian Center

March, 2004 Ohio Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting; Financial Help for Implementing Grazing Practices; Winter Grazing Equals Profit for Beef Producers; A Forgotten Story? Perennial Ryegrass & Endophyte; Forage Performance Trial Data

2003

January, 2003 Up Coming Events, Do Foliar Fertilizers & Growth Regulators Improve Alfalfa Yield & Quality?, Ohio Grazing Schools, Are New Forage Varieties Really Better?, Drought / Overgrazing / Frost seeding

2002

November 2002 Looking for Fall Feed? What About Corn Residue?, Comparing Herds by Size, Eastern Ohio Grassland Program, Learning From Drought, Comparison of Pasture Supplementation for Finishing Lambs

July 2002 Eastern Ohio Grassland Program Oct. 10-11, 2002, The Average Performance of 92 Grazing Dairy Farms, Ergot in Pasture Grasses, Are Annual Forages for You?, Nitrogen Timing Means Everything to Stockpiling

May 2002 Grazing Farm Financial Analysis, Eastern Ohio Grassland Program, Getting Started Grazing, Pre-Establishment Management of Soil Fertility For Forage Grass Production, Dairy Tour and Forage Expo Highlight American Forage & Grassland Conference, Flying Jets and Keeping Up With Spring Grass

February 2002 Forage Performance Data Available, Great Lakes Grazing Network Financial Summary, Using Corn for Livestock Grazing, Is There Any Hope for Tall Fescue in Ohio?

2001

October 2001 Forages Are Key to Entry Into Farming, Fall Soil Fertility Management, Supplementing Forage, Forage Production Short Courses

July 2001 Effect of Flies on Grazing Behavior, The Cost of Fertilizing Pastures, It's Not Too Late to Plan for Fall & Winter Grazing, Rotational Grazing of Alfalfa with Yearling Cattle

May 2001 Pastures For Profit - Managed Grazing Schools. Are They Worth Attending?, Study Shows Need for Site? Specific Riparian Grazing Guidelines, Using Manure on Forage Crops

February 2001 Comparing Turnips versus Mixed Grass Pastures, Fertilizing Grass - How Much Can You Pay?, Extended Grazing Systems to REduce Feed Costs on Ohio Beef Operations, Winter/Early Spring Weed Control in Alfalfa.

2000

October 2000 OSU Hires New Forage Specialist, Grazing Alfalfa in the Fall, Revisiting Extending the Grazing Season, Seasonal Dairying, Sweetening the Soil

July 2000 Now Is The Time To Plan For Autumn & Winter Grazing., Does Aeration of Pastures & Hayfields Pay? 1999 EORDC Cereal Rye Grazing., Summer Forage Seedings

April, 2000
Mixed Species Grazing: A Mind GameIs Bermudagrass a Viable Forage Option in Ohio?; Maximizing Forage Growth on Pastures Through Split Application of Nitrogen; Events and Happenings.

January, 2000 Great Lakes International Grazing Conference; Fall Pasture, A Win-Win Update; Update on Brown Midrib Sorghum Sudangrass; Forage Management and Renovation; A New Lespedeza; Events/Happenings; Did You Know . . ."Quotes"

1999

November, 1999 Forage and Grass Management Review; New Forage Short Course Planned; Fescue Response to Variable Rates of Nitrogen Fertilization; GLGC Scheduled; OFGC Coupon Book; Beef: Unexplained Demand Bolsters Fall Prices; New Forage Book; Planning to Increase Pasture Acres?; Grazier's Comments

September, 1999 Late Season Grazing Alternatives; Beef Replacement Heifer Cost; Why Nitrate Concerns; OFGC Welcomes Aboard Dr. Stephen Myers; EORDC Forage StudyLoss of Grazing Leader; Feeding the High Merit Cows"Quotes"

July, 1999 Extended Grazing - Planning to SucceedMini-vacation Opportunity; PEAQ!; Livestock Water SupplyMore on CLA - Conjugated Linoleie Acid - a Demonstrated Anti-carcinogen"QUOTES"

May, 1999 Promoting Summer Pasture Growth; Pasturing Ostriches and Emus ; Forage QualityNew Fact Sheet - ANR-5-99; On the Road; Southeastern Ohio Hay Day; Quotes; Stockman's Research in review - June 7, 1999 

March, 1999
Reseeding Questions to Ask Yourself; Fertility Management of Meadows; Special EventCove Mountain Seasonal Dairy; "Steadfast"Creating Grazing Days While Growing Nitrogran; Research on CLA Finds Healthy Plus for Milk Fat

January, 1999
Grass management for the dairy cow; Now available - annual publication; Annual lespedesaTall fescue toxicosis research breakthrough?; Late winter time to frost-seed pastures and hay fields; Important dates in history; Fertility management of meadows; Special events

1998

November, 1998
Special events; Ryegrass; Does grazing legumes adversely affect the reproductive performance of ewes?; 4th annual "Forage and Grass Management Review"; Buckeye Shepherd's Symposium; Forage economic impact; Definition of selected terms that relate to intake; Pasture monitoring helps prevent potential plant poisonings in horses; Dealing with endophyte infected fescueIntegrated Forage Team directory 


September, 1998
Special events; Grazing behavior of dairy cows; The meningeal worm; Forage protein content: What does it mean?; Clover varieties for grazing in Michigan; Beef and Forage Field Day scheduled; New OSU Extension bulletin 

July, 1998
Holmes County vicinity August-Sepember pasture walks; Annual medics and berseem clover as emergency forages; Managing excess - planning for shortfall; Considerations for installing livestock water pipeline; sManaging internal parasites for sheep in the spring; Wisconsin school for beginning dairy farmers"Quotes" 

May, 1998
Special events; Potential animal problems; Think at the margin; Optimize health through nutrition; Stocking density versus stocking rate; Adapting seeding technologies to speed the seeding operation; Consider the environment when designing a grazing system; Why do we make; From our readers 

January, 1998
Special events; Expansion for dairy; Environmental benefits of improved grazing management; Research briefs from purdue; Grazing alfalfa persistence study; High tensile smooth wire fence for pasture subdivision and predator contro; lBeef cow weight change during the fall extended grazing season, utilizing stockpile forages in southern ohio; Winter grazing


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