OSU Sheep Team

Daryl Clark, Extension Agent, Nobel County
(Originally Published in Sheep Team Newsletter December 2003)
Ohio has been blessed with adequate rain to produce an abundance of forage this year.  However, many producers have expressed concern about the quality of this year’s stored forage.
Why the Concern?
Hay quality has been affected by the abundant moisture because it [...]

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Dr. Steven C. Loerch   Professor, Animal Sciences, OSU
(Originally Published in Sheep Team Newsletter September 2007)
Corn grain is the least expensive harvested feed per unit of digestible energy available to producers in Ohio.  The most common feed used for wintering ewes is hay.  This is despite the fact that hay costs 50 to 100% more [...]

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