Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Diane Shoemaker explains how your calves' health is important to your pocketbook.

Ernie Oelker writes of the Ohio Department of Agriculture takeover of responsibilities for permitting large-scale livestock, poultry and dairy operations.

Frost seeding of legumes in February and early March can be used to improve pasture quality and yield.

Even farm business owners need to consider how their operations will continue in their absence, or when they want to retire.

Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, finishes her list of 10 things people do to mess up their farms.

Tom Noyes, dairy agent for OSU Extension in Wayne County and a member of OSU's DairyExcel team, writes about the upcoming contract heifer raising conference.

Ernie Oelker, agricultural extension agent in Columbiana County, and a member of OSU's DairyExcel team, writes about reaching the goal of reducing excess feeding of phosphorus and nitrogen in the forms of protein and non-protein nitrogen for dairy cattle.

Bernie Erven, ag economist at OSU specializing in human resource issues and a member of the OSU's DairyExcel team, writes what you can do during a new employees first few hours on the job.

Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about the "10 Stupid Things" people do to blow a good farm operation right out of the water?

Terry Beck, OSU agricultural extension agent in Wayne County and a member of OSU's DairyExcel team, writes on making a new employee's first few days on the farm a positive experience.