Education

A core leg of the Exchange: curated partner teaching on covers, bringing livestock back, managed grazing, silvopasture, and shrinking diesel and fertilizer. We summarize and credit; the full piece lives on the author's site.

50 resources from OSU, Penn State, Kentucky, WVU, SARE, OEFFA, and Stratford — lined up with FarmTec / Stinner fossil-fuel themes.

Theme

All themes Cover crops & forage Integrating livestock Cutting fossil-fuel inputs Managed grazing Equipment & on-farm energy Silvopasture

Source

All partners OSU Extension (14)Penn State Ext. (13)UK Extension (5)WVU Extension (4)SARE (4)OEFFA (6)Stratford (4)

OSU Extension

14 resources

Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension · May 2009
Authors: James J. Hoorman, Rafiq Islam, and Alan Sundermeier
Ohioline fact sheet on cover species after wheat, soybeans, corn, and silage — including which grasses and brassicas work for grazing while building soil and recycling nutrients.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestock
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Do Cover Crops Grown for Feed Need Fertilizer?
Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter · OSU Extension · December 2019
Authors: Christine Gelley
Argues strip-grazing covers beats mechanical harvest for nutrient return and machinery cost, and when soil tests plus livestock redeposit mean fertilizer can stay off.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestockCutting fossil-fuel inputs
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Grazing Intensity and Move Frequency for Rotational Systems
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension · February 2025
Authors: Kyle Verhoff and Jason Hartschuh
How hard and how often to graze: rotational systems average ~30% more forage, temporary fence and portable water for flexibility, and sacrificial paddocks when soils are wet.
Managed grazing
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Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses with Fall Nitrogen
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension · June 2025
Authors: Ted Wiseman and Dan Lima
Tall fescue stockpile for late fall and winter: when to shut the gate, N timing/rate, clover dilutions, and strip-grazing a three-day allocation to roughly double grazing days vs. continuous access.
Managed grazingCutting fossil-fuel inputs
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Giving New Life to Tired Pastures
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Dean Kreager, Christine Gelley, and Theodore Wiseman
Restoring overgrazed Ohio pastures: residual heights, rest periods, and rotational timing so plants stay vegetative and roots rebuild instead of opening ground to weeds.
Managed grazing
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Targeted Grazing of Native Warm-Season Grasses
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Alexandre Fameli Mammana, Emanoella Otaviano, Ricardo Henrique Ribeiro, and Marília B. Chiavegato
Height and removal-rate targets for warm-season natives vs. cool-season mixes — more frequent, lighter bites keep green leaf and quality up across the Ohio growing season.
Managed grazingCover crops & forage
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Post Corn, Going to Soybean: Use Cereal Rye
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Midwest Cover Crops Council and Ohio State University Extension
Midwest Cover Crops Council “recipe” for cereal rye after corn ahead of soy — no-till friendly, grazing/feed restrictions noted, and terminate early in dry springs.
Cover crops & forage
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Attributes of Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Ohio State University Extension
Why rye dominates Ohio covers: nutrient scavenging, aggregate stability, weed suppression, and how planting method and termination timing change the risk profile.
Cover crops & forage
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IDEAS Crop and Livestock Integration Project
Agroecosystem Management Program · The Ohio State University
Authors: Doug Jackson-Smith, Marilia Chiavegato, Ryan Haden, Steve Lyon, Ajay Shah, and Cassandra Brown
On-farm study across eight Ohio counties comparing modes of crop–livestock integration; perennials and manure stood out for soil biological health. Team is building Extension recommendations from the work.
Integrating livestockCover crops & forageCutting fossil-fuel inputs
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A more efficient harvest (hybrid tractor research)
The Ohio State University · Center for Automotive Research · January 2026
Authors: Center for Automotive Research and Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
OSU automotive / FABE work on hybrid off-road tractors — full battery packs still struggle at high horsepower; hybrids cut fuel use up to about 21% in tested duty cycles.
Equipment & on-farm energyCutting fossil-fuel inputs
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Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop in Ohio
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension · March 2023
Authors: Sarah Noggle and Rachel Cochran
Midwest Cover Crops Council species profile for Ohio: rye rates Excellent for grazing, N scavenging, and weed fight; bump the seeding rate when livestock will graze, and terminate before corn with starter N in mind.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestock
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Oats as a Cover Crop in Ohio
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Ohio State University Extension and Midwest Cover Crops Council
Quick-growing cool-season cover rated Excellent for grazing and interseeding — raise the rate if animals will graze, expect winterkill in most Ohio winters, and use starter N when corn follows.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestock
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Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop in Ohio
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Ohio State University Extension and Midwest Cover Crops Council
Deep fibrous roots and Excellent grazing marks — also hard to kill and not for casual use. Termination timing, herbicide resistance risk, and when experienced producers still choose it.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestock
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Forage Turnip as a Cover Crop in Ohio
Ohioline · Ohio State University Extension
Authors: Ohio State University Extension and Midwest Cover Crops Council
Brassica cover rated Excellent for grazing; keep turnips under about 35% of the diet, plant in a mix for erosion control, and raise the seeding rate on slopes or for forage.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestockManaged grazing
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