What if a family member wants to exit the family farm business?
Family businesses are complex, challenging, rewarding and often gratifying, and many parents often desire for their children to continue the business.However, like some marriages,...
Feeding your herd this year will take planning, strategy and little creativity
I had the privilege of traveling overseas to conduct research during part of the summer, so I missed all of the hot and dry...
Machinery custom rates for silage operations can vary by method
Significant drought conditions in many parts of Ohio have led to an increased interest in harvesting corn as silage. With very few farmers owning...
Work to lower your mastitis infections
Mastitis and lameness are the two most costly health issues on dairy farms today. Cost of treatment for mastitis is certainly important, but the major factor to the cost of mastitis is the loss of milk production and the cow if she has to be culled from the herd.
Frustrated farmers: Issues continue
Frustrated. That single word does a pretty good job of summing up the mood of many dairy farmers as they look at dwindling feed inventories and less-than-lush fields.
OSU Extension’s Ag Manager Team has lots of estate planning information
The Ohio Ag Manager Team was started in 2005 by OSU Extension to help Ohio farmers with their farm management questions. Our outreach efforts...
Lessons learned on farms are needed
From the musical, “Porgy and Bess,” George and Ira Gershwin composed the memorable song that begins with the phrase, “Summertime and the livin is...
Should you consider an ag district?
Enrolling in an agricultural district makes sense for Ohio farmers to consider. It is a program that provides protections, doesn't cost anything to apply, and the application form is simple to complete.
Don’t blame the weatherman for the black clouds at the dairy wedding
As I write this column in mid-June, the dairy and feed markets are displaying much uncertainty and even some incoherence. The increase in milk futures over the last two weeks has no fundamentals; it just doesn't make sense.
Interpreting Ohio Farm Custom Rates
A large number of Ohio farmers hire machinery operations and other farm related work to be completed by others. This is often due to...
