Ventilation Workshop Scheduled

Jun 06, 2011

On June 29, 2011, a swine ventilation systems workshop and a mortality composting workshop are scheduled in Darke County.

The ventilation systems workshop will focus on cooling pigs in the summer heat and ventilation controller operation. Hands on activities will be conduted with the ventilation systems trailer. For registration information and complete program, go to the Ohio Pork Information Center website at http://porkinfo-cms.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/

At the conclusion of the ventilation workshop, Justin Petrosino and Roger Bender, OSU Extension Educators will be offering a mortality composting workshop.

For more information or to register for the mortality composting workshop, call the Darke County Extension Office.

Source : The Ohio State University Extension

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.