Protect your milk income for 2022
While the all-milk price for 2022 is high, farmers still need to protect their milk income. Learn more about tools and tactics to protect your milk income.
Keep your dairy herd’s udders and teats healthy during winter
Taking care of the udder and teats during the harshest weather of the year will keep the cows comfortable and healthy, meaning fewer cases of mastitis.
Managing higher fertilizer prices
Learn more about farm management practices that may help you offset the increasing costs of fertilizer.
Think about manure pit safety during fall nutrient application
It is time to remind operators and applicators about the importance of following safety precautions when working around manure storage facilities.
Look at multiple benchmarks to know financial status
In this week's Dairy Excel, Dianne Shoemaker looks at financial indicators for 18 dairy farms that participated in the Ohio Farm Business Analysis Program.
Consider designs when switching to an automated milking system
Milk production increases and labor savings determine whether an automated system is more profitable. The greatest effect on both is facility design.
Be SMART about goals
Your written goals for your dairy farm should be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic and timed, or SMART, for short.
Harvest lessons to help in 2022
Use the lessons learned from 2021, take a deep breath during winter and then chart our 2022 business strategies.
2020 Ohio Farm Business Analysis Program summary
Twenty-one Ohio dairy farms participated in the 2020 Ohio Farm Business Analysis Program. Dianne Shoemaker shares the results in this week's Dairy Excel.
It’s never too early to teach money management
Learn how to pass on good money management skills to children by defining needs and wants, and having the discipline to understand the difference.
