Tag: farm management
Use protocols to train farm employees
Establishing and teaching protocols for crucial farm tasks form the foundation of training farm employees.
Calculating rate of return on farm assets
How is ROA calculated? Ohio State University Extension educator Chris Zollar offers insight in this week's Dairy Excel column.
Spring is pasture improvement time
Now is the time to start planning how to make the most out of our grass crop in our pastures.
Measuring the capital efficiency of your dairy farm
Learn how to measure the capital efficiency of your dairy farm via The Dairy Excel 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness bulletin by OSU Extension.
Extended mud season creates problems for feeding cattle
An extended mud season has made feeding forages and maintaining pastures very difficult. Learn how to help your ruminants.
How to detect respiratory diseases in calves quicker
Diagnosing pneumonia and other respiratory diseases quicker is vital to the success of your operation. Learn how to improve your winter calf management.
Thinking about farm succession plans
Farm families need to develop a long term plan for their farm. Dairy Excel author David Marrison offers some tips to get started.
The benefits of not tilling fields and gardens
Learn how no-till can minimize soil erosion, reduce soil compaction, save time and money and yield healthier soil to grow crops and gardens.
Contemplating control and life lessons
Dairy Excel columnist Bonnie Ayars reminds us February is the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time reading and planning.
Muddy February raises risk of scours
Learn more about the increased risk of calf scours associated with early calving in wet conditions and learn how to prevent it.
