Budgeting considerations for 2025 milk price
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh offers budgeting considerations for the 2025 milk price.
Battling the phobia of GMOs
The opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is mounting another charge, this time through various state ballots designed to put into law the mandatory labeling of GMO-derived ingredients in food.
Estimating your corn silage yield
There are two common ways to estimate tonnage, one based on plant height and the other based on estimated grain yield.
Keep your dairy herd’s udders and teats healthy during winter
Taking care of the udder and teats during the harshest weather of the year will keep the cows comfortable and healthy, meaning fewer cases of mastitis.
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Managing risk on dairy farms with Dairy Margin Coverage
When evaluating your risk management strategies, dairy margin coverage is the most economical tool for managing milk price and feed cost risk for the first 5 million pounds of production history.
Paying for the privilege of milking cows
More cows and more milk in domestic and foreign markets, as well as a relatively strong dollar and uncertain policy, have wreaked havoc on milk markets.
Farm culture is an important part of every farming operation
Farm culture has a great influence on work productivity, employee retention, work enjoyment, job satisfaction and farm profitability.
How to develop a mission statement for your farm busniess
A mission statement reflects the underlying values, goals and purposes of the farm business and those in management. Learn how to write one for your farm.
Weed management in seedling alfalfa
Managing weeds in seedling alfalfa can significantly reduce those stand losses and preserve the quantity and quality of the first and subsequent cuttings.
