Would YOU want to sleep on your calf bedding?
Bed your dairy calves as if you (the bedder) were spending the day or night on it. If the bedder wouldn’t want to spend the next 12 hours living there, why would the calf?
Grab cattle market by the horns
If you raise cattle, whether dairy or beef, at some point you've probably heard about 'The Cattle Cycle.'
My American heroes? Farmers!
In the first week of May, American farmers seeded over 35 percent of this year’s projected corn acreage — in one week!
Your rations are about to change, so be prepared with good analysis
With new forages being harvested, rations are about to change.
Profitability: What are we asking cows to do?
Debt. A four-letter word, but not necessarily a “bad” word. The majority of Ohio’s dairy farms have debt, and it makes good business sense...
DairyPalooza: A vision becomes reality
The vision, the goals, the super human effort came together for everyone at DairyPalooza Northeast held at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
No substitute for quality forages
Forage quality has a huge effect on your cows' health and productivity and is arguably the single most important factor to dairy profitability.
More farm succession workshops being planned
In case you missed the first opportunity, more farm succession workshops are being planned.
How much debt can you manage on your dairy?
Most farms have some level of debt. How much and what kind of debt will vary from farm to farm.
Dairy price swings should balance out
As things stand for now, what we have in terms of price and dairy profitability should remain pretty much the same.
