Sheep Grazing Management Tour

Last Friday I had the chance to see 4 great Amish grazing farms in northern Coshocton and southern Holmes counties. The Sheep Grazing Management Tour was a joint effort of Ohio Heartland Sheep Improvement Association, Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council, Ohio Sheep Improvement Association, and Ohio State University Extension. The theme for the day was certainly that we all learn when we share ideas and experiences with one another. Here are some photos below from the tour. Also, if you are interested in learning more about grazing, this series of online modules covers everything from understanding forage growth to pasture layout and design. Click here to learn more: Pastures for Profit Grazing School- online modules


Bob Hendershot shares advice about
establishing and maintaining pasture grasses
 and legumes for grazing at the first stop in
Coshocton County near New Bedford. OSU Extension educators
Rory Lewandowski and Jeff McCutcheon look on.

Katahdin and Dorper sheep.

Participants admire the spring on this farm



Electric netting fence

Our bus drivers did a tremendous job
 navigating the county and township
 roads of Coshocton and Holmes county.

 

Jeff McCutcheon, OSU Extension, teaches how to calculate the amount of dry matter available to livestock in a pasture.

 

Local Foods Cooking Class for Children

OSU Extension and Local Bounty Coshocton have been offering Cooking Classes for children age 4-10 this summer. The purpose of the classes are to teach children how fun and delicious cooking can be- especially with food you grow yourself. It also shows them foods that are grown and sold locally here in Coshocton County. During today's class we grilled pizzas made with vegetables from all colors of the rainbow - red tomatoes, orange and yellow peppers, green zucchini, purple (red) onions- not to mention cheese, pepperoni and sausage all on pitas made by a local baker. The children were even able to add fresh herbs that we planted during the first class in May. Here are some highlights of the day:

Instructor Kristi Adelsberger helps the children select fresh herbs to add to their pizza creations.

Instructor Marissa Mullett passes out the pitas for children to add toppings.