Can red clover revive damaged or declining alfalfa stands?
For some producers across the state, last winter was hard on an established alfalfa hayfield. An option is to improve the stand with perennial grasses.
Measuring efficiency on your dairy
The Dairy Excel 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness bulletin measures efficiency based on investment per cow. Learn what it means to your business.
Hairy toads and dairy genetics
Top sellers and solid, reliable milkers don’t just happen after a random mating between a great bull and cow, they require carefully planned genetic pairings and a lot of trial and error.
Dairy Channel: New Mexico dairyman creates niche by processing his own dairy products
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about an unusual dairy entrepreneur who has made a place for himself with a 200-cow dairy by bottling and selling his own "Jersey Gold All Natural Milk."
DairyExcel: Keep new employee’s feelings in mind
Terry Beck, OSU agricultural extension agent in Wayne County and a member of OSU's DairyExcel team, writes on making a new employee's first few days on the farm a positive experience.
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.
OSU offering income tax schools
Hello northeast Ohio. Isn't autumn a wonderful time? I really love this time of year. The cooler nights, the smells and sights of harvest,...
Contemplating control and life lessons
Dairy Excel columnist Bonnie Ayars reminds us February is the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time reading and planning.
Egyptian dairies both large and small
What might be considered cutting edge, different, or a niche market product here is just another day at the farm somewhere else in the world.
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...
