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.