Tag: dairy farms
If you must work the holidays, keep the workplace festive
If you must work the holidays, here are some tips to make it go as smoothly as possible.
App lets dairymen collect and manage calving records in real-time
Hey dairymen, the free eCalving app is available for touchscreen mobile devices.
Compost barns a viable option for Ohio dairies
Compost barns could be a viable option for Ohio dairy farmers looking to improve their manure management and cow comfort options.
Life on a dairy farm
Ashland County third graders tour J-Lynn Jersey Farm in Shiloh, Ohio. They learned about animal nutrition, farm safety, life on a dairy farm, Ohio crops and more.
Can you find a new farm owner who is not a...
For many, it’s ‘out of the box’ thinking to consider having someone outside the family assume the ownership and management of a farm, but it may be a viable option to consider.
Would YOU want to sleep on your calf bedding?
Bed your dairy calves as if you (the bedder) were spending the day or night on it. If the bedder wouldn’t want to spend the next 12 hours living there, why would the calf?
DFA to pay $158.6 million in antitrust settlement
The milk marketing co-op reached a deal on the eve the lawsuit alleging price fixing was set to begin at trial.
Small and mighty, Amos the calf is beating odds
CANONSBURG, Pa. -- It's not uncommon for a calf to be born prematurely -- especially when it's a twin. But one Washington County calf...
Pa. study: If you get a shale check, will you stop...
In Pennsylvania, changes in dairy cow numbers between 2007 and 2010 seem to be associated with the level of Marcellus drilling activity.
Plans set for 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo
COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association has completed plans for the annual 2012 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo. It is scheduled for March 29-31 at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus.
