OSU Extension — your source for information on gas and oil exploration
OSU Extension -- your source for information about gas, oil exploration"Should I lease my land for oil and gas exploration?" "How much should I...
Dark, stormy skies over dairyland
I don't like to be the bearer of bad news, but the sky over dairyland looks to be very stormy with good possibilities of...
How do I manage under these new and difficult conditions?
So many changes in life, from politics, technology, cost of living, cost of operating a business, and of course the weather.All of this "noise"...
Important election year for farmers
It has been a month since the Super Tuesday election. Boy, it has been peaceful these past few weeks. Amazing how the barrage of...
It’s time to produce green milk!
I receive many invitations to speak at dairy conferences across the country. I try to participate in these conferences whenever my schedule allows because...
AgLease 101 provides lease bulletins and information for renting, etc.
COLUMBUS -- Close to sixty percent of the cropland in the north central region of the United States (including Ohio) is rented. Leasing methods,...
Management information can be gleaned from milk production records
A good start on having a profitable dairy farm is a high milk price; however, the fundamental need is astute management of the cows,...
Even in ‘warm’ winter weather, dairy calves need better nutrition
"Chill in the air, calves get fluffy hair." Sounds like something from an old almanac, but I just made it up. While some calves...
OSU Extension offers calving clinic, oil and gas leasing meetings
I cannot believe that February is already half over. I know local farmers are working hard to finish up their farm taxes and are...
Learning opportunities available to farm managers in February and March
What a winter we have had so far. I think many of us would like for winter set in and the ground to freeze until spring. Dealing with all the rain and mud has made things difficult.












