Monday, December 8, 2025
a blue tractor moves across a field of green, mowing hay

Ohio State University Extension educator Lee Beers offers tips for making hay in short windows due to unusually wet weather.

It's just a bull. He'll only be here until ________ (insert your local livestock sale day). No rush feeding him, we won't be raising him, he'll be someone else's problem.
calculator and notebook

In this week's Dairy Excel column, David Marrison answers all your farm tax questions.
holsteins

Milk prices are still phenomenal and feed prices are far below what you were paying last year. So what am I fretting about?
alfalfa field

Learn how to adjust your harvesting schedule to increase alfalfa yields without sacrificing quality.
milk

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh provides an update on the new Federal Order milk pricing that will go into effect in June.
dairy showmanship

Wearing white while showing dairy cattle is more than a recommendation from the American Holstein Foundation.

Low milk prices are having a real impact on dairy farmers and most are looking for ways to reduce expenses, while maintaining milk production.
produce field workers

Farm culture has a great influence on work productivity, employee retention, work enjoyment, job satisfaction and farm profitability.
dairy stalls

In stall-based housing systems, the cow stall design, surface and bedding type have a large effect on cow comfort and cow injuries.