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Dairy Excel: Remember to fertilize hay fields, too

Stark County ag agent Denny Weilnau reminds producers not to ignore forage fertilization.

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Dairy Channel: Too much debt, not enough equity? Find out with farm balance sheet

Dianne Shoemaker knows putting together a farm balance sheet isn’t fun or pretty. Still, she recommends doing it each year.

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Dairy Channel: Getting some answers about BSE

Ag expert offers some background and specifics about mad cow disease.

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Dairy Channel: Santa stops at the barn

Dairy expert Dianne Shoemaker puts together a festive poem.

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Dairy Channel: Columbiana County nutrient research plots yield usable results

Ernie Oelker updates readers on nutrient application and utilization research on one Columbiana County farm.

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Dairy Excel: Ohio Dairy Producers continue work

Dairy expert Tim Demland gives a recap of the Ohio Dairy Producers’ most recent meeting.

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Dairy Channel: People see how you treat your animals

The livestock sector’s handling of animals is scrutinized by many, and what they see isn’t always positive. An update by OSU Extension district dairy speicalist Dianne Shoemaker.

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Dairy Excel: Do cheese market retreats spell the end for good prices? Expert opinion

Dairy specialist Cam Thraen writes a column just for proactive pricers.

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Dairy Channel: Taking a closer look at the future structure of the dairy industry

Ernie Oelker poses the real question: “What can we expect milk demand to be over the next 10 to 20 years?”

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Dairy Excel: Dairy feeding and management meetings

Ohio State has plenty of opportunities to boost your dairy management skills this winter. See this week’s Dairy Excel column.

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Dairy Channel: Tax plans just as imperative this year

A team of specialists tells how a little planning now can help avoid unpleasant surprises come tax time.

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Dairy Excel: Good ol’ days could’ve used a loader

Columnist remembers how farming used to be – 45 years ago.

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Dairy Channel: Iowa’s manure nutrient utilization and odor control project used in Ohio

Ernie Oelker discusses application of Iowa manure research on Ohio farms.

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Dairy Excel: Compensating for poor feed quality

Tom Noyes offers tips on supplementing cow diets when you’re short on hay.

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Dairy Channel: Compensating for poor feed quality

What are you going to do for the next nine months until a new crop of haylage is available? Are you going to purchase dry hay and from where? OSU Extension dairy agent Tom Noyes gives some suggestions in this week’s column.

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Dairy Channel: Ask yourself: What is holding you back?

Not your seat belt, but what is stopping you from being a better dairy manager? OSU Extension dairy specialist Dianne Shoemaker asks pointed questions in this week’s column.

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Dairy Channel: Ask yourself: What is holding you back?

Not your seat belt, but what is stopping you from being a better dairy manager? OSU Extension dairy specialist Dianne Shoemaker asks pointed questions in this week’s column.

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Dairy Excel: Working together makes employee motivation a beneficial partnership

Bernie Erven says employees wanted to be motivated.

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Dairy Channel: Dairy’s use of hormones increases

The use of recombiant bovine Somatotropin has increased, especially on large farms.

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Dairy Channel: Step right up for pricing jeopardy

Dianne Shoemaker tries to make things easier to understand with a game of jeopardy.

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