Manage electricity costs on your farm
With the current state of the agricultural economy, managing electricity costs may be a way to reduce operating expenses.
Use your five senses to work with cows
The five traditional senses of taste, smell, hearing, sight, and touch are critical in our working with dairy cattle.
How much protein do cows need?
Researchers are working to predict milk protein yield and calculate the MP requirement while accounting for a variable efficiency of MP utilization.
Costs and returns: By the numbers
We are starting 2016 with Class III milk prices dipping into the $13 per hundredweight (cwt.) range for multiple months in the futures market.
Planning and conducting farm business meetings
Holding regular, consistent farm business meetings are a tool to promote and facilitate communication and build trust within the farm business.
Avoid botulism, listeriosis risks in small grain baleage
Now is the time to review management practices to prevent possible botulism and listeriosis health risks associated with poor quality small grain baleage.
Time to seed alfalfa
Late-summer is an excellent time to establish alfalfa. Plant alfalfa from August 1st to August 15th in northern Ohio and until August 30th in southern Ohio.
Milk or milk replacer: Do the math
Is it 'cheaper' to feed milk rather than milk replacer? Not necessarily.
Consider your costs of milk production
2014's milk prices were really nice. 2015's not so much.
Paying for the privilege of milking cows
More cows and more milk in domestic and foreign markets, as well as a relatively strong dollar and uncertain policy, have wreaked havoc on milk markets.
