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...
Pricing corn can be a tricky decision
COLUMBUS -- How to price corn for silage is a perennially challenging question. The best answer will vary depending on the point of view:...
Employee satisfaction key to success
I cannot believe how fast the summer of 2010 has passed. As the days become shorter and corn silage harvest begins, each of us...
Preparation and corn silage maturity is key to successful harvest
It is hard to believe, but corn silage harvest will start soon on many dairy farms. Please review the following information as you prepare...
Calculate costs carefully before contracting custom farm work
Numerous Ohio farmers hire workers to complete machinery operations and other farm related work due to lack of equipment, time or expertise.Many farm business...
Don’t forget calves when heat soars
Last weekend's heat was the most challenging for bovines of all ages (and their people) so far this year. Milking cows are usually the...
Answering the hard questions now will help when disaster occurs
As farmers, we know the cows must be milked rain or shine, hot or cold, sick or not, but what do you do when...
Prenuptial agreement: Do I need one?
When couples marry, they do so with the outlook that it’s a life-long commitment. Have you considered what might happen to the assets you...
Unintended consequence of health care reform? More farm tax paperwork
Beginning in 2012, a little discussed mandate in the health care reform legislation will require any business -- including a farm -- that purchases more than $600 of goods or services from another business or individual to submit a 1099 tax from to the Internal Revenue Service.
‘Take a chill pill’ or find some way to deal with the stress of...
As I was trying to determine a topic for this week’s column, I began thinking as I drove through several different counties that —...
