I can not believe how fast this year is going. The weather feels like we skipped over

fall after a few weeks and went straight to winter. I will say, it was a beautiful Tues-

day morning waking up to the snow covering the trees and hills in Monroe county.

There are a few things coming up in the next few months so be sure to check out

page two for the calendar of events. There will be a Beef Quality Assurance train-

ing held at the Extension Operations office near Belle Valley on November 21st

at 6 p.m. If you are unable to attend, but are still interested, give me a call and we

will figure out a way for you to obtain this certification. Following the success of the

Saving Summer program, there will be a Season to Celebrate Workshop held at

the Library on December 2. The flyer is enclosed so check it out for the details

and call the office if you are interested in attending!

Sincerely,

Catelyn D. Turner

Extension Educator,

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Monroe County turner.1630@osu.edu

Dear Farm Manager, Inside this issue:

Dates to Remember 2

Broken Timber events 2

Get Your Cows Ready for

Winter Before the Snow Flies

3

Reducing Pasture Damage

During Winter Feeding

4

Hay, Just How Bad Is It? 5

Properly Winterizing Sprayers 6

Cattle Saliva More than Just

Spit

7

Tree Stand Safety 8

Beef Winter Programs 8

Beef Quality Assurance Insert

A Season to Celebrate

Workshop

Insert

OSU Extension, Monroe County

101 N. Main St., Room 17

Woodsfield, OH 43793

Phone: 740-472-0810

Fax: 740-472-2510

Email: turner.1630@osu.edu

Ag Update Winter 2020 From the Hills of Monroe

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Dates to Remember

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Nov. 14 Feeder Calf Banquet Henri Coulson Building @ 7 p.m.

Nov. 18 Honeybee Meeting Monroe County Library @ 6 p.m.

Nov. 18 Master Gardener Meeting Monroe County Library @ 7 p.m.

Nov. 21 Beef Quality Assurance OSU Extension Operation Office @ 6 p.m.

(Former Southeast Region Office)

Nov 28 Office Closed Holiday

Nov. 29 Office Closed Holiday

Dec 3 A Season to Celebrate Workshop Monroe County Library @ 6 p.m.

Dec 24 Office Closed Holiday

Dec 25 Office Closed Holiday

Broken Timber Outdoor Education Center LLC

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If so, join Broken Timber Outdoor Education

through the months of January and February every

Thursday evening to learn how. There are 10 spots

available for making fishing poles, so make sure

you call and sign up ASAP! The other Thursdays

will include learning how to make lures, tie flies

and jigs.

For more information call Roy Thomas at

740-228-1460.

Broken Timber Outdoor Educational Center welcomes field trips for

schools, 4-H events, FFA, and birthday parties! Call Keith Jones to

reserve your spot today. 740-472-5459

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The past week has brought a few chilly mornings, as well as the thoughts that winter is coming

sooner than we think. It feels like just last week we were having 70 – 80-degree weather! The brisk

mornings we have had have meant wearing a light jacket on the commute to work, but just because we

are cold doesn’t mean our cattle are cold, yet. Cattle typically have a lower comfort level at around 20 –

30 degrees Fahrenheit, as long as the weather conditions are dry

with little to no wind chill. Once the temperature drops below this

range cattle will need more feed for energy, or they will start to

use their stored fat to maintain their body temperature. Planning

for the winter season is always a good idea, especially when it

comes to keeping our cows in an adequate Body Condition Score

(BCS) range prior to calving.

The key to it all, in my opinion, is planning ahead. It is way

easier and less stressful if we have a plan in place and have evalu-

ated the management techniques that we wish to utilize versus rid-

ing it out and then discovering a problem. Trying to find a solution

in the middle of the cold winter is way more difficult than prevent-

ing any problems that could arise in the first place. One thing we

can do prior to winter feeding is group our cattle with similar BCS

scores and feed them accordingly. It can be cost effective because

it allows us to adjust thin cows body condition, while feeding fat-

ter cows in a manner that maintains their BCS and not pouring the

feed to all of them. Who wants to do that?

There are six critical areas that we need to look at when

body condition scoring cattle. BCS scores allow us to estimate en-

ergy reserves in the form of fat and muscle. Through evaluating

the critical areas that include the back, tail head, pins, hooks, ribs

and brisket, we can determine the fat cover and place cattle be-

tween the range of 1-9. One being emaciated and nine being very

fat. The average beef cow falls between the 5-6 range and have a

good overall appearance with fat over their hooks and pins and

their backbones are not visible. Cattle in this range are in the most

ideal condition for reproductive health and have little to no prob-

lems being rebred.

We tend to consider a change in one BCS unit as being the

equivalent of 70 - 100 lbs. If we have a cow who is a three heading

into winter prior to calving, we would like to bump up that BCS

score at least to a four if not a five. That is a weight gain range of

70-200 pounds! How much feed do you think that would take to accomplish? Most of the calf’s growth

will occur in the last few months of pregnancy and her nutritional needs will increase as well. It is harder

for her body to gain weight during this time, as the growing calf requires more and more of her energy.

She is better off if her BCS is already a little higher before going into the end of her pregnancy.

Wouldn’t it be easier (not to mention cheaper) to utilize the resources that we have

Page 3 Get Your Cattle Ready for Winter Before the Snow Flies Catelyn Turner, Extension Educator Monroe County

Continued, Page 7

The Turner Homestead

My husband Paul and I live outside of

Woodsfield and have been married

about a year and a half now. We have

found that our new favorite hobbies

include incorporating skills I have

learned through my awesome job when

it comes to crop production and food

preservation. We had a mushroom class

this spring and have just started getting

mushrooms from our logs!! But the

most fun we have had so far is learning

the different ways to use the apples from

our apple trees. We have made ap-

plesauce, apple butter, homemade cider

and dried apples.

Page 4 Reducing Pasture Damage During Winter Feeding Jessica A. Williamson, Ph.D., Penn State Extension Forage Specialist

There is not a “one size fits all” answer to reducing pasture damage during winter feeding. Each individ-ual producer should analyze his or her operation and determine if there are small steps that they can take to reduce the damage incurred annually while feeding in the winter.

1. Create a sacrifice pasture or lot. By designating one area on a farm that has the purpose of being utilized during undesirable weather conditions, this saves the other pastures from getting damaged. Feed your stored feedstuffs only in the designated sacrifice areas during the late fall, winter and early spring – or until your pastures have ac-quired enough growth in the spring to be grazed.

2. Split your sacrifice area in-to 2 or more sections. This further allows for control over where your livestock can be during winter feeding. By splitting an existing area into smaller sections, changes in weather patterns and precipi-tation can cause less destruc-tion by confining the livestock in a “muddy” area, then allow-ing them to get to a drier area that they were not on previ-ously after the ground freezes or dries. 3. Target Feeding Move hay feeders, mineral feeders, or feed bunks to different spots in the sacrifice areas to “lure” livestock to different, unpopular parts of the area. This can help to re-duce damage and mud accumulation in the heavily traveled and highly popular areas of the sacrifice lot.

4. Bale Grazing Rolling out hay can be a unique way to feed livestock while reducing the high traffic area of a hay feed-er. This practice helps with nutrient distribution back to the soil as well as provides livestock a better opportunity to select the highest quality forage within a bale; however, it comes at a cost. Rolling out bales of hay for livestock to eat can lead to an exorbitant amount of forage waste – anywhere from 15-50%, depending on the quality of the hay, how much forage is available for consumption, and the graz-

Continued, Page 11

Sacrifice pastures allow livestock to be confined to one area of the farm during winter feeding to help to reduce pasture damage to all

other pastures on the operation. (Credit: Jessica Williamson)

Forage harvest is over, and you know how much feed you have for this upcoming fall and winter. But do you know

what quality your forages are? Table 1 shows 45 forage sample analysis from southeastern Ohio taken this year. Thirty-one

are first cutting, ten are second cutting and four are silage. These results show just how tough it was to get quality first

cutting hay made again this year. The energy and protein content are low, especially in first cutting. These values are ex-

pressed on a dry matter basis, if we were to look at them on an as-is basis it would be even worse.

The total digestible nutrient (TDN) requirement for a 1200 pound beef cow during the last trimester is 54 and rises

to 60 at peak milk production. These values are for maintenance levels, this does not account for the additional energy

needed for a cow to walk through mud, cold temperatures, rain, sleet or snow. By looking at TDN values from forage sam-

ples this year you can see that none of the first cutting forages in this group would be good enough. It may appear that a

few would be good enough the last trimester, but by the time we account for moisture content or as-is basis and the limita-

tion of just how much a cow can possibly consume. None of these some would meet the requirement for energy.

Table 1. 2019 Hay Analyses

First cutting forages provides the largest amount compared to second, third or fourth. Taking inventory of what

you have now for each cutting will give you time to plan your winter feeding program. Most importantly if you haven’t test-

ed your forages before, this would be the year to do so. The cost of a forage sample is minimal compared the costs associ-

ated with lower body condition scores, low birth weights and poor milk production. It is possible for a cow to starve to

death with hay in front of her all winter. Your local county extension office can help you locate a lab and sampling proce-

dures.

Once you know what quality of forages you have, work with a nutritionist to help decide what other feed stuffs you

can use to develop a proper beef ration. Just getting the numbers on a spreadsheet or computer program is only the

starting point. Understanding the complexities of the ruminant digestive system and knowing what the limitations of cer-

tain feeds is critical. The Ohio State Beef Team website (beef.osu.edu) has some great resources addressing feed and feed

shortage issues.

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TDN Requirement Peak Lactation (represented by the gray line)

Ted Wiseman, OSU Extension Educator, Perry County

Hay, just how bad is it?

Continued, Page 9

Page 6 Properly Winterizing Sprayers Can Help Mitigate

Costly Problems Next Spring

Erdal Ozkan, Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer

This is a busy time of year for many farmers, but taking time to winterize your sprayer now can payoff in avoiding problems next spring. Without proper winterizing before the temperature falls below freezing, you could end up with a pump that is cracked and/or not working at its full capacity. Here are some important things you need to do with your sprayer this time of the year.

Rinsing

Make sure to rinse the whole sprayer thoroughly before storing. Rinsing the sprayer thoroughly after each use reduces likelihood of cross-contamination of products applied next spring. Insufficient rinsing may also result in clogged nozzles. Once the nozzles are clogged, it is extremely difficult to bring them back to their normal operating conditions. Leaving chemical residues in nozzles will usually lead to changes in their flow rates, as well as in their spray patterns resulting in uneven distribution of chemicals on the target.

Depending on the tank, proper rinsing of the interior of the tank can be challenging. Rinsing is easy if the tank is relatively new and equipped with special rinsing nozzles and mechanisms inside the tank. If this is not the case, manual rinsing of the tank interior is more difficult, and poses some safety problems such as inhaling fumes of leftover chemi-cals during the rinsing process. To avoid these problems, either replace the tank with one that has the interior rinse nozzles, or install an interior tank rinse system in your existing tank.

For effective rinsing of all the sprayer components, circulate clean water through the whole sprayer for several minutes with the nozzles off, then flush out the rinsate through the nozzles. Rinsing should be done in the field, or on a concrete chemical mixing/loading pad with a sump to recover rinse water. Dispose of the rinsate accord-ing to on the directions on the labels of the pesticides in the tank. Always check the label for specific instruc-tions. Most labels recommend following procedure: If rinsing is done on a concrete rinse pad with a sump, put the rinsate collected in the sump back in the tank, dilute it with water and spray it in the field where there is no potential for the rinsate to reach ditches and other water bodies nearby. If the rinsing is done in the field, make sure you are not flushing out the rinsate in the system in one area. It is best to further dilute the rinse water in the tank and, spray it on the field on areas where there is no potential for the rinsate to reach ditches and other water bodies nearby.

Cleaning

Rinsing the system with water as explained above may not be sufficient to get rid of chemicals from the sprayer. This may lead to cross-contamination problems. Residues of some pesticides left in the sprayer may cause seri-ous problems when a spray mixture containing these residual materials is applied on a crop that is highly sensi-tive to that pesticide. To avoid such problems, it is best to clean and rinse the entire spraying system with clean-ing solution. A mixture of 1 to 100 of household ammonia to water should be adequate for cleaning the tank, but you may first need to clean the tank with a mixture containing detergent if tank was not cleaned right after the last spraying job was done. Some chemicals require specific rinsing solution. The Univeristy of Missouri has a publication listing commonly used pesticides and the specific rinsing solutions required of each, available online at: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G4852.

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Get Your Cattle Ready…. Continued from Page 3

right on the farm prior to this occurring, such as grouping cows with similar BCS and feeding higher

quality feed, utilizing stockpiled forages, feeding corn, and/or

early weaning? Spring and fall are the two best seasons that

we can add weight through grazing.

The grazing method you choose needs to be one that works for you. Every farm and every herd are different. Just like the answer to the question, “What do I need to do this winter, since hay quality is poor?”, every answer is different because it needs to be tailored to a herd’s individual needs. There is no quick fix to compensate for the abnormal hay-making season we had this summer. This is where working with your local Extension Office comes in handy while formulating a plan to accommodate your specific needs.

Cattle Saliva, More Than Just Spit

Steve Boyles, OSU Beef Extension Specialist

Ruminants secret enormous quantities of saliva from eight types of glands. The secretions are serous (watery), mucus or mixed. The mixed secretions are weakly buffered while the others are strongly buff-ered with bicarbonate and phosphate. Saliva moistens and lubricates food and assists in masticating (chewing) and swallowing. Saliva contributes more than 70% of the water and most of the salts to the rumen. It assists in stabilizing rumen pH and provides sources of nitrogenous and mineral nutrients for the microorganisms.

Saliva is secreted as different rates during resting, eating or rumination. As the water content of the feed increases, the amount of saliva decreases. Generally feeds that increase salivation during eating increase salivation during resting and rumination. Feeds that do not induce large quantities of saliva to be secreted are those with either low dry matter content (lush pasture) or those eaten rapidly such as ground or pelleted hay or grain concentrate. The slowest rates of secretion occur after feeding ceases and then gradually increases reaching its highest rate before the next feeding.

The principal organic constituents of saliva are mucus and urea. Urea nitrogen comprises about 77% of total nitrogen in saliva. The organic constituents of saliva, principally mucous and urea are an important source of nitrogen for the rumen microorganism and help promote an active microbial population in the rumen. The recycling of urea through saliva is an important mechanism for conserving nitrogen and recycled urea may amount to 10% of the nitrogen in the diet. Undoubtedly several of the mineral needs of rumen microorganisms are supplied by saliva. Saliva facilitates mastication of food by softening it and aids in swallowing food by making it slippery. Though not major, saliva also offers some buffering capacity to maintain pH levels for rumen microor-ganisms. Saliva can work as an antifoaming agent to reduce the incidence of bloat. Chronic bloating cattle maybe what we call “Dry Rumens”. These are cattle that produce relatively low levels of saliva.

S.T.E.P.S. to Safe Tree Stand Hunting Ohio Hunter Ed Course

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By remembering the S.T.E.P.S. of tree stand safety, you can reduce your risk of falling

and be prepared to signal for help if you do fall.

• Safety harness: Always wear your fall-arrest system with a full-body harness whenever your feet leave the ground.

• Tree stand maintenance: Check your stand for missing or broken parts before each use.

• Evaluate your stand site: Select trees that are alive and will sup-port your stand.

• Partners and plans: Hunt with a partner, and have a plan in case of an emergency.

• Signals: Carry a whistle or other signaling device should you need assistance.

Visit wildlife.ohiodnr.gov for more information and resources

Mark your calendars now for the Ohio Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management School, to be held in 2 loca-tions, with 2 sessions at each locale. Session 1 will focus on utilizing small grains in the diets of all ages and production groups of beef cattle, utilizing alternative forages, and managing your herd or feedlot with lower quality feedstuffs. This discussion will be led by our former OSU research nutritionist and current University of Georgia Department of Animal Sciences Chair, Dr. Francis Fluharty. Session 1 will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Sandusky County (location to be determined) on January 29th, and 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the OSU Newark Campus in Licking County on January 30th.

Session 2 will also be from 6-9:00 p.m. at the same locations on February 12th in Sandusky County, and Feb-ruary 13th in Licking County. This session will feature talks by several OSU Extension Educators on marketing strategies, commodity market outlook, feeding for the grids/carcass quality, forage testing, and managing annual forages for grazing and hay.

The Ohio State University Extension Beef Team also plans to hold a hands-on, Ohio Beef Cow/Calf workshop at the Claylick Run Farm Sale Facility outside of Newark, in Licking County. This workshop will be held from 10 a.m – 2:00 p.m., including lunch, with 2 different session, held January 30th, and February 13th. Session 1 will focus on alternative feeds and forages, and managing beef brood cow nutrition, with discussion led by Dr. Francis Fluharty. Session 2 will focus on herd health and reproduction with Dr. Les Anderson from the University of Kentucky, and include live demonstrations from OSU Extension Beef Team members on body condition scoring, bull breeding soundness evaluation, and semen handling. Both sessions of the workshop will be held in a heated barn, with an informal, demonstration and question/answer type setting utilizing live animals and equipment.

More details and information for both of these winter beef programs will be published as they become avail-able later this fall. For questions, contact Allen Gahler in Sandusky County at 419-334-6340 or gahler.2@osu.edu, or Dean Kreager in Licking County at 740-670-5315, or kreager.5@osu.edu.

Ohio Beef Winter Programs; Save the Dates! Al Gahler, OSU Extension Educator Sandusky Ohio

Always check the product label to find out the most recent recommendations on cleaning agents.

Cleaning the outside of the sprayer components deserves equal attention. Remove compacted deposits with a bristle brush. Then flush the exterior parts of the equipment with water. A high pressure washer can be used, if available. Wash the exterior of the equipment either in the field away from ditches and water sources nearby, or a specially constructed concrete rinse pad with a sump. Again, the rinsate should be dis-posed of according to the label recommendations. Most labels recommend the following practice: put the rinsate collected in the sump back in the tank, dilute it with water and spray it in the field where there is no potential for the rinsate to reach ditches and other water bodies nearby.

Winterizing

To prevent freezing, check one more time to make sure there is no liquid left inside any of the sprayer parts. The pump, the heart of a sprayer, requires special care. After draining the water, add a small amount of oil, and rotate the pump four or five revolutions by hand to completely coat interior surfaces. Make sure that this oil is not going to damage rubber rollers in a roller pump or rubber parts in a diaphragm pump. Check the operator's manual. If oil is not recommended, pouring one tablespoon of radiator rust inhibitor in the inlet and outlet part of the pump also keeps the pump from corroding. Another alternative is to put automotive antifreeze with rust inhibitor in the pump and other sprayer parts. This also protects against corrosion and prevents freezing in case all the water is not drained. To prevent corrosion, remove nozzle tips and strainers, dry them, and store them in a dry place. Putting them in a can of light oil such as diesel fuel or kerosene is another option.

Storage

Find ways to protect your sprayer against the harmful effects of snow, rain, sun, and strong winds. Moisture in the air, whether from snow, rain, or soil, rusts metal parts of unpro-tected equipment of any kind. While the sun usually helps reduce moisture in the air, it also causes damage. Ultraviolet light softens and weakens rub-ber materials such as hoses and tires, and degrades some tank materials. The best protection from the environ-ment is to store sprayers in a dry building. If storing in a building is not possible, try covering the sprayer with some material that will protect it from sun, rain and snow. When storing trailer -type sprayers, put blocks under the frame or axle and reduce tire pressure during storage.

Finally, check the condition of all sprayer parts one more time before leaving the sprayer behind. Identify the parts that may need to be worked on, or replaced. Check the tank and hoses to make sure there are no signs of cracks. Check the painted parts of the sprayer for scratched spots. Touch up these areas with paint to eliminate corrosion. Don’t forget to cover openings so that birds don’t make a nest somewhere in your sprayer, and in-sects, dirt, and other foreign material cannot get into the system.

RFS…… Continued From Page 6

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Pesticide and Fertilizer Recertification for Private Applicators

Will be held in Monroe County in February….

More information will be released within the next month.

Stay tuned for more updates, or call the Extension Office with any Questions.

740-472-0810

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Sign up for the Elves Challenge at:

go.osu.edu/ElvesMonroe19

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ing habits of the livestock. This practice can be utilized best when feed resources are plentiful and when feeding a lower quality forage than ideal for the class of livestock targeted. It can be used in combination with other feeding techniques, such as feed bunks or ring feeders that are being used to feed the higher quality forage.

5. Ring Hay Feeders On the contrary to bale grazing, feeding round bales in ring feeders or grinding and feeding in bunks can lead to less waste. Ring feeders can be moved across the sacrifice area to help reduce mud and wet conditions in one area of the field or can be placed on a concrete slab so the removal of mud and manure can be easily handled. Utilizing feeders often result in less waste of the forage, but if placed in the field in one area can re-sult in more pasture damage over time.

6. Stockpile Forage for Deferred Grazing Stockpiling pasture for deferred winter grazing can be an excellent way to extend the grazing season, keep livestock “out on pasture” and out of the sacrifice lot, feed higher quality forage than harvested forages, and encourage nutrient distribution. Allowing the forage to grow 70-90 days prior to the end of the fall growing season after the application of 40-80 lb of nitrogen ensures maximum forage accumulation for winter graz-ing. A managed strip grazing technique is necessary to optimize the utilization of the stockpiled forage and minimize trampling and waste. Although the forages are in a dormant state, we recommend still maintaining a 3” residue height – remember, that forage will need to regrow in the spring. Carbohydrate reserves are stored in the lowest portion of the cool-season perennial plant, just above the soil surface. If the livestock graze too low and eat the plant’s reserves, it will take longer to regenerate and regrow the following spring. More information on stockpiling cool-season perennials .

7. Select hardy forage species for your sacrifice pasture. Selecting forage species that can withstand harsh, unideal conditions with dense root systems and high toler-ance to frequent grazing do the best at withstanding year-after-year of winter feeding. Ideal cool-season per-ennial forages are Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall fescue.

8. Feed on concrete or structured feeding pad. Feeding livestock on concrete or another hard surface allows for the concentration of manure and urine to be in a centralized areas and eases removal of these nutrients. If livestock are then able to go to a dry area for leisure and bedding, this further improves the benefit of the area.

Following winter feeding, reseeding severely damaged sacrifice pastures that have been severely damaged with annual forages is an excellent way to optimize forage production in that area, while also suppressing weed pressure. Planting a warm season annual like Sudangrass, sorghum x sudan, or pearl millet directly into your sacrifice pasture will allow the opportunity for pasture productivity from an otherwise lower-producing field due to the winter damage it incurred.

Careful management and planning can help to reduce winter damage as a result of livestock feeding. Each producer should analyze their past winter issues and asses the possibilities for overcoming severe pasture damage this upcoming year.

Reducing Damage….. Continued from page 4

A Season to Celebrate Workshop

Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:00 to 7:30 P.M.

Come join Master Gardener Volunteer Sylvia Bowen and OSU Extension to create a seasonal swag made from fresh greenery with multiple decorative options. Participants will receive hands-on instruction and materials will be provided (feel free to bring anything you would like to add to your swag).

Cost: $10

Location: Monroe County Library 96 Home Avenue Woodsfield, OH 43793

Contact information: OSU Extension Monroe County

101 N. Main St. Woodsfield, OH 43793

Please Register by December 2.

Call 740-472-0810.

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