Tag: farm management
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.
Rainy seasons leave challenges
Last spring’s relentless rainfall played havoc individual fields and this year could be a repeat. Plan now to find solutions to increased rainfall.
Mixing it up: dairies diversify for success
Diversification is key for some dairy farms. That's the case for Pleasant Lane Farms in Latrobe, Pa., and Baker's Golden Dairy, in New Waterford, Ohio.
Go big or go out: the reality of milking 1,200 cows
Just because your dairy farm is bigger, doesn't mean survival is easier. But it's doable. At least it has been for Andreas Farms Inc, in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Measuring efficiency on your dairy
The Dairy Excel 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness bulletin measures efficiency based on investment per cow. Learn what it means to your business.
Selecting a winter feeding area
Zach Wallace offers a brief overview of selecting a feeding area for animals wintered on pasture to help farmers who are already dealing with mud.
