Information on Livestock & Forages Production

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Last Update: 05/10/2012

1. Newsletters: Livestock & Forages

These quarterly newsletters contain program announcements, timely articles on production agriculture, & other pertinent information. Sign-up to be placed on the Livestock & Forage mailing list to receive the newsletter, program announcements, & other information. Print & complete this Mailing List Request Form & return to the Douglas County/OSU Extension Office. Or contact us by phone.

 

2. Livestock:   Click on links to access information.)

 

Breeds of Livestock

Beef Cattle

 
Sheep & Goats
Beef Nutrition
Llamas & Alpacas
Dairy
Poultry & Rabbits
 
Pests (Insects & Animals)
Horse
  4. Fact Sheets:
Swine
Sustainable Agriculture
Water Requirements

 

 

3. Pastures & Forages: (Click on links to access information.)

 

Grazing Management
  1. Grass is King:  Protect the Crown

 

Animal Waste Management

 

Organic & Natural Agriculture

  1. Organic Fertilizer Value

  2. ATTR - Forages 

 

 

Cover Crops

 

Forage Information System
Pasture Resources
  1. OSU Fertilizer Guide: Pastures (FG63)
  2. Pasture & Grazing Management in the Northwest
  3. Drought Advisory
  4. Testing Hay
  5. Understanding Your Forage Test Results
  6. Leasing Pastures
    1. Pasture Rental Rates
    2. Developing Livestock Leases for Annual Grasslands
    3. Determining the Value of Leases for Annual Rangeland
    4. Determining Pasture Rental Rates
    5. Farmland Investor Letter
    6. Ohio State Univ.-Lease Agreements
      1. Short Form
      2. Long Form
  7. Improving Pastures(Greener Pastures)
Grass Straw/Pellets
Plant Diseases
Forage Anti-Quality Factors

  1. Grass Tetany

  2. Endophytes

  3. Prussic Acid and Nitrate Testing in Forage

 
Pasture and Forages
  1. Summer & Fall Pasture Management
  2. Feeding Your Forage
  3. New Seeds for an Old Pasture 
  4. Other OSU Publications
  5. Forage Types:
    1. Subterranean Clover
    2. White Clover
    3. Tall Fescue
    4. Orchardgrass
    5. Reed Canarygrass
    6. Annual Ryegrass
    7. Perennial Ryegrass
    8. Timothy
Hay
  1. Matching Hay Quality with Animal Nutrient Requirements
  2. Pricing Protein and Energy Supplements Corrected for Moisture Content
  3. Short on Hay? Hay Options When You Are Short On Hay
  4. Haymaking on the Westside WAEB 1897
  5. Pasture & Hayland Renovation
  6. Hay Fires: Prevention & Control
  7. Farm Safety

 
Soil and Water
  1. Soil and Water
  2. Irrigation
  3. Soil Sampling
  4. Variable Depth Sampling
  5. List of Labs
  6. Pasture Fertilizer Guide
  7. Soil Test Interpretation Guide
  8. Production Potential - Web Soil Survey
Crop Research
  1. Klamath Experiment Station
  2. High Rates of Selenium Supplement for Sheep 
 

 

 

 

4. Weed Control: (Click on links to access information.) 
  a.  Aquatic Weeds
  b.  OSU related information
     3.  OSU Fact sheets on Weeds and Pesticides
     4.  OSU WEED PHOTOS
  c.  Pesticide/Herbicide related information
     1.  Pesticide Education
  d.  Poisonous plant related information
     4.  USDA Plants Database
  e.  Weed control information
     1.  Foxtail Control
  f.  Noxious and invasive weed information
 

5. Other Topics: (Click on links to access information.)

 

 

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