Consider designs when switching to an automated milking system
Milk production increases and labor savings determine whether an automated system is more profitable. The greatest effect on both is facility design.
Better farm management in 30 seconds
Too many farms don’t have reliable systems in place to capture numbers that can help their bottom line. And sometimes, all it takes to track those numbers are 30 seconds, says OSU Extension Specialist Dianne Shoemaker.
The unsung heroes of the Ohio State Fair
In every walk of life, there are unsung heroes. They may choose to shun attention or they are simply forgotten somewhere in the shuffle.
Dairy Excel: Remember competitive pay, flexibility when recruiting student employees
Chris Zoller, agricultural extension agent in Tuscarawas County, writes about the secret to success to employing high school students as dairy farm labor.
Point-by-point look at those EPA air quality compliance agreements
On Jan. 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the air quality compliance agreement.
Present agriculture in a positive light
We have completed two of three scheduled Youth Livestock Quality Assurance training classes in Columbiana County for 2006.
Dairy Excel: Do cheese market retreats spell the end for good prices? Expert opinion
Dairy specialist Cam Thraen writes a column just for proactive pricers.
Dairy Channel: Hoof trimmers get cozy with feet
Hoof trimmers go back to school to bone up on the latest hoof health news, trimming methods and herd health.
Celebrating the life of Ohio State’s Harry Barr
"I expect you to do better next time."
Dr. Harry Barr, Ohio State University professor and teacher of Dairy Science 201 -- the introductory dairy...
Feeding glycerol to cows has limits
Are you a label reader? Probably not, unless you get bored when you are on "business" in the bathroom and you don't have Readers...
