Dairy Excel: Will hospital and nursing home bills rob you of your home and...
Many of us who are nearing retirement age have not sufficiently planned for the increasingly likely possibility of being incapacitated or disabled.
Dairy Channel: Pricing high moisture ear corn
Ernie Oelker, agricultural extension agent in Columbiana County, discusses the factors and formulas involved in figuring a fair price for ear corn.
Pool raiders grab $63 million from F.O. 33 farmers
Since June of 2000, 4.1 billion pounds of "producer milk not historically associated with F.O. 33" has been pooled on the order - but less than 3 percent was actually delivered to F.O. 33.
Dairy Channel: Who wants to be vet?
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about the dream of many farm kids, and the perseverance and patience it takes to get there.
Dairy Excel: Many farm estate concerns remain
Jim Polson, northeastern Ohio farm management specialist with OSU Extension, urges farm families to move forward in planning for their estate.
Dairy Channel: Are you getting the most bang for your manure nutrient recycling buck?
Ernie Oelker, agricultural extension agent in Columbiana County, writes about nutrient management plans for field application of manure.
Dairy Channel: Protect your herd from terrorism
Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about the animal terrorism that occurred right in Mahoning County last June.
Dairy Excel: Employee motivation takes partnership
Bernie Erven, ag economist at The Ohio State University specializing in human resource issues writes about the two-sided question of employee motivation.
Dairy Channel: Designing silos for dairy operations.
Ernie Oelker, agricultural extension agent in Columbiana County, writes about the design and sizing of bunker silos for dairy operations.
Dairy Excel: Which works best? Decision-making takes varying styles
Terry Beck, agricultural extension agent in Wayne County and a member of the OSU Extension Dairy Excel team, writes about decision-making styles and shared decision-making with employees.
