Dairy Excel: Check the pulse of your farm business
How are decisions made on the farm?
Dairy Channel: Tough spring for crops, research
Ernie Oelker writes about farmers' battle with wet weather.
Dairy Channel: Think ‘stupid’ to avoid disasters
Quick thinking, communication and good work averted a disaster when a custom manure hauler - filled with 4,000 gallons of liquid manure - had an accident on a road.
Dairy Channel: Fine-tuning feed mixing and feeding
Scrimping on feed costs won't always save you money, says columnist Ernie Oelker.
Dairy Excel: Worker motivation isn’t always money
Terry Beck writes about what motivates workers.
Dairy Channel: ‘Interesting’ farm bill provisions
What are the long-term implications of the new farm bill dairy provisions? Northeastern Ohio Extension dairy specialist Dianne Shoemaker offers her perspective.
Dairy Excel/Channel: New rules may mean more planning
Dennis Weilnau writes of the new EPA regulations on animal feeding operations.
Dairy Excel/Channel: Decision-making for increased profit
Ernie Oelker writes about what he learned on his visit to the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference.
Dairy Excel: What happens when you can’t make hay while the sun shines? Plan...
Chris Zoller gives direction for planning for unexpected.
Year-round grazing: Who will be first?
Is year-round grazing possible? First, we have to look at strategies that must be utilized to accomplish better forage utilization.