Pasture Growth by July 31

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2011

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 6 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 3	7	8.8	22.7	13.9	na
April 10	9	12.9	63.4	40.1	na
April 17	28	2.1	126.2	43.4	58
April 24	30	0.2	197.7	58.6	75
May 1	42	0.4	173.8	64.5	82
May 8	57	6.7	248.4	95.8	85
May 15	38	0.4	207.1	85	95
May 22	52	6.1	170.7	82.3	77
May 29	33	1.3	213.5	75.6	59
June 5	33	1.4	130.9	72.9	50
June 12	21	15.16	84	44.5	50
June 19	30	0.4	113.9	45.6	48
June 26	28	2.75	153.4	39.6	49
July 3	22	1.4	104.3	29.5	56
July 10	32	3.6	190.5	44.4	37
July 17	41	0.5	217.2	59.5	33
July 24	20	4.7	92.8	38.2	37

Ohio Forage & Grasslands Summer 2011 Dairy Tour

This year’s OFGC dairy tour will consist of 2 grass based dairy stops, on September 10. We will caravan this tour starting at Sylvia Zimmerman’s Fulton Creek Jersey Farm, with the second stop at Phillip Bauer’s Farm about 40 min away.

Meet at Sylvia’s at 10:00 am, lunch will be provided at her farm.

Stop #1: Sylvia Zimmerman – 10:00 am - 518 Welsh Rd, Richwood, Ohio, 43344
Fulton Creek Jersey Farm “grew out of an idea that a bit of the good life is released when one works in harmony with the land and its fruits. And nothing is more fruitful that the Jersey cow!”
Join us for a tour of Sylvia Zimmerman’s grass based Jersey farm where she works in partnership with herdsman/cow owner, John Van Gundy & wife, Kelly, to turn fresh Jersey milk into Fulton Creek Jersey Cheese and Ice Cream!
The farm consists of 840 acres of row crops, farmed by her husband, Ed and his son, 50 acres of grass for the cows and produces cheese, fluid milk and ice cream from Riverside Ice Cream in Marion, Ohio. A flock of chickens and a few Red Devon beef cows also earn their keep on this diversified north central Ohio farm.
After lunch, we will make a quick stop at Sylvia’s neighbors, the Oman Family Farm. See how three brothers have divided their interests and labor to manage this successful operation. One brother has livestock (cow/calf, stockers, hair sheep), the second is making hay, and the third grows organic row crops and vegetables utilizing a greenhouse.

Stop #2: Philip Bauer – 2:30 pm - 16548 Tr 65, Belle Center, OH 43310
Phillip Bauer’s 144 acre (92 tillable/22 grazable/30 rented) farm supports 80 pure bred Jersey cows and their young stock. He is moving towards a hybrid system of grazing and limited confinement. Hear how he takes pasture measurements to make whole farm decisions for farm management. He, his wife and children are the labor force with limited off farm assistance. Philip depends on high quality forage production using a Krone baler with self-contained wrapper. If conditions cooperate, we will see a demonstration!

For more information or to call in your reservation, call Sara Duvall at 740-775-0860.

Tear off and send to: Ohio Forage and Grassland Council,
849 Ault Rd. Chillicothe, OH 45601 or email to duvall@horizonview.net
Please reserve your spot by September 10, 2011
Name: ________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________
Number Attending: ______________________________________
OFGC Members @$10.00 Non-members @ $15.00

Ohio Forage & Grasslands Summer 2011 Beef Tour

This year’s Ohio Forage and Grasslands Summer Beef tour will be held Wednesday, August 17. The tour will highlight beef grazing in Southeast Ohio near Athens. Join OSU Extension Educator Rory Lewandowski and others to see and hear how these graziers are managing their farms.

The tour will consist of 3 stops. Meet at the Athens Extension office at 9:00 am - 280 West Union Street, Athens, OH 45701, Phone: (740) 593-8555, or the first stop farm at 9:30.

Stop #1: 9:30 am Bircher Farm
Dave & Nancy Bircher, 3253 Sargent Rd., Guysville OH 45735
The Bircher Farm boasts good pasture management, development of paddocks, water systems and lane access on hilly terrain. Dave and Nancy will also talk about their EQIP projects and show off their multi species grazing of a small flock of sheep.

Stop #2: 11:00 am Marks Farm
Joe & Donna Marks: 17222 Lawson Rd., Guysville OH 45735
The Marks Farm uses both spring and fall calving and just completed an EQUIP project to construct a heavy use pad. Joe will talk about his plans to include more fall calving in the future. Other topics will be limitations to grazing systems, reseeding options, and fall stockpiling. A hamburger lunch will be served.

Stop #3: 2:00 pm Pfieffer Farm
Scott & Joanne Pfeiffer: 4347 Marion Johnson Rd, Athens OH 45701
Scott will address linear measurement of cattle and selection of cattle for pasture based systems. See firsthand a cattle handling demonstration using his dogs. Scott is an avid trial dog competitor. This should prove to be an interesting demonstration.

For more information or to call in your reservation, call Sara Duvall at 740-775-0860.
Please Reserve your spot by August 10, 2011
Tear off and send to: Ohio Forage and Grassland Council,
849 Ault Rd. Chillicothe, OH 45601, or email to duvall@horizonview.net

Name: ________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________
Number Attending: ______________________________________
OFGC Members: $10.00 Non-members $15.00

Pasture Growth by July 24

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2011

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 6 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 3	7	8.8	22.7	13.9	na
April 10	9	12.9	63.4	40.1	na
April 17	28	2.1	126.2	43.4	58
April 24	30	0.2	197.7	58.6	75
May 1	42	0.4	173.8	64.5	82
May 8	57	6.7	248.4	95.8	85
May 15	38	0.4	207.1	85	95
May 22	52	6.1	170.7	82.3	77
May 29	33	1.3	213.5	75.6	59
June 5	33	1.4	130.9	72.9	50
June 12	21	15.16	84	44.5	50
June 19	30	0.4	113.9	45.6	48
June 26	28	2.75	153.4	39.6	49
July 3	22	1.4	104.3	29.5	56
July 10	31	3.6	190.5	44.9	37
July 17	36	0.5	217.2	58.9	33

Pasture Growth by July 17

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2011

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 6 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 3	7	8.8	22.7	13.9	na
April 10	9	12.9	63.4	40.1	na
April 17	28	2.1	126.2	43.4	58
April 24	30	0.2	197.7	58.6	75
May 1	42	0.4	173.8	64.5	82
May 8	57	6.7	248.4	95.8	85
May 15	38	0.4	207.1	85	95
May 22	52	6.1	170.7	82.3	77
May 29	33	1.3	213.5	75.6	59
June 5	33	1.4	130.9	72.9	50
June 12	21	15.16	84	44.5	50
June 19	29	0.4	113.9	44.7	48
June 26	27	2.75	111.9	35.8	49
July 3	21	1.4	104.3	29.1	56
July 10	27	3.6	190.5	43.1	37

Pasture growth by July 10

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2011

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 6 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 3	7	8.8	22.7	13.9	na
April 10	9	12.9	63.4	40.1	na
April 17	28	2.1	126.2	43.4	58
April 24	30	0.2	197.7	58.6	75
May 1	42	0.4	173.8	64.5	82
May 8	57	6.7	248.4	95.8	85
May 15	38	0.4	207.1	85	95
May 22	52	6.1	170.7	82.3	77
May 29	33	1.3	213.5	75.6	59
June 5	33	1.4	130.9	72.9	50
June 12	21	15.16	84	44.5	50
June 19	28	0.4	113.9	45	48
June 26	27	2.75	111.9	35.8	49
July 3	18	1.4	104.3	31.6	56

Pasture Growth by July 3

The following table shows the growth from pastures participating in the project. For information about the project see the introductory post. The information is reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. It contains the reported results as of the posting date. Some reports may be delayed for various reasons. Previous week’s information is updated when it is received. The current table will reflect the total information available.

Weekly Pasture Growth for 2011

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average	Past 6 yr Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 3	7	8.8	22.7	13.9	na
April 10	9	12.9	63.4	40.1	na
April 17	28	2.1	126.2	43.4	58
April 24	30	0.2	197.7	58.6	75
May 1	42	0.4	173.8	64.5	82
May 8	57	6.7	248.4	95.8	85
May 15	38	0.4	207.1	85	95
May 22	52	6.1	170.7	82.3	77
May 29	31	1.3	213.5	76.3	59
June 5	33	1.4	130.9	72.9	50
June 12	21	15.16	84	44.5	50
June 19	27	0.4	113.9	45	48
June 26	24	2.75	111.9	34.2	49