Dairy farm management retreat useful for current and future generations
With harvest completed for many and winding down for others, there seems to be more time this fall than in recent years to accomplish...
Online ag newsletter is useful farm management tool
Isn't autumn in northeast Ohio a wonderful time? I hope your harvest season is going well. While area farmers are in the field, we...
Fall harvest is a time to act safely
As the harvest season is well under way, it is a good time for a safety reminder. Whether the reminder comes from a co-worker,...
Backup, backup, backup: It may be the easiest way to survive a disaster
Last Thursday, a tornado laid a path of destruction through the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center campus and surrounding community. In light of...
We should learn a lesson from Brazil
A farmer from a temperate zone, such as one who farms in Ohio, looking for the first time at a tropical rainforest would be...
Pricing corn can be a tricky decision
COLUMBUS -- How to price corn for silage is a perennially challenging question. The best answer will vary depending on the point of view:...
Employee satisfaction key to success
I cannot believe how fast the summer of 2010 has passed. As the days become shorter and corn silage harvest begins, each of us...
Preparation and corn silage maturity is key to successful harvest
It is hard to believe, but corn silage harvest will start soon on many dairy farms. Please review the following information as you prepare...
Calculate costs carefully before contracting custom farm work
Numerous Ohio farmers hire workers to complete machinery operations and other farm related work due to lack of equipment, time or expertise.Many farm business...
Don’t forget calves when heat soars
Last weekend's heat was the most challenging for bovines of all ages (and their people) so far this year. Milking cows are usually the...
