Getting the most milk from your silage
As we enter silage harvest season, now is the perfect time to sit down to evaluate your current corn varieties to make a good selection for 2023.
Make time to ponder a plan for your farm
It is easy to just do, do, do and not think, strategize or ponder. However, taking the time to think through a strategy for your farm can be beneficial.
Estimating corn silage yield price
As you prepare for corn silage harvest, it can be helpful to estimate how many tons per acre each variety will yield to make sure you will have enough.
A testimony to the Ohio State Fair’s milking parlor
The Ohio State Fair milking parlor is now at rest. However, it can boast over 50 years of service to literally hundreds of bovine beauties and their owners.
Getting ready for corn silage harvest
Now is the time to be reviewing, servicing and preparing equipment used in the silage harvest process so that downtime doesn't decrease your silage quality.
Strategic farm management: Planning ahead does pay off
Reflect, plan and then implement plans for some key farming particles that will be occurring during the next five months of the year.
Corn silage and foliar fungicide application
Now until pollination is the time to scout corn for fungal disease. Corn treated with fungicide had improved fermentation and better dry matter values.
What’s your baled forage worth?
Yields have been good for baled forage in northeast Ohio. However, all costs should be considered before putting a price on extra hay.
Recognizing and managing heat stress in dairy cows
High temperatures and uncomfortable humidity can be stressful for dairy cattle. Learn more about the effects of and managing heat stress in dairy cattle.
Dianne Shoemaker signs off on a career filled with constant change
If Dianne Shoemaker had to choose two words to describe the dairy industry over the past 36 years, "constant change" would be her pick.
