Darke County Pasture Walk Set for August 11

On Tuesday, August 11, the next stop in the Western Ohio pasture walk series will take place in Darke County. This pasture walk will be held in northwest Darke County at 12926 Yorkshire-Osgood Road in Yorkshire.

This pasture walk is open to anyone involved in grazing livestock and will take place from 6:30 to 9:00 in the evening. There is no registration required but for more information, feel free to call the Darke NRCS Office at 937-548-1715.

Pasture Growth by July 5, 2009

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 2009

Week Starting	Fields sampled	Minimum	Maximum	Average
	(no.)	(pounds of DM per day)
April 5	10	2.6	52	23.5
April 12	9	10.8	167.1	62.6
April 19	20	1.6	166.5	59
April 26	44	4.6	178.7	59.7
May 3	33	5.4	162.3	67
May 10	43	6.7	353.4	97.6
May 17	41	6.25	253.2	93.2
May 24	51	3.1	306.4	78.2
May 31	49	1.8	152	55
June 7	41	0.5	191.8	59.3
June 14	30	2.8	238.9	51.6
June 21	33	1.4	113.5	41
June 28	26	3.6	180	61.3

July 2009 Issue of The Amazing Graze Newsletter Now Posted

The July 2009 issue of the Amazing Graze Newsletter is now posted on the Ohio Forage Network website. Follow the newsletter link. In this issue you will find articles entitled: Ohio General Assembly's Proposal on Livestock Care Standards Board; Oats, planted late, continue to be our most dependable forage?!?!; The Grazing Contingency Plan; No Matter How You Slice It, It’s P to K, 1 to 4, 13 to 50!