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Dairy Excel: Reach that magic number for profit
Even when feed costs are much lower than the present market situation, monitoring herd feed costs is very critical for increasing farm profitability. Total feed cost per hundredweight of milk sold is a measure of the effectiveness of management in controlling the largest cost item in producing milk. This measure accounts for all of the
Talking the truth about trade
You know you’re far off the reality map when the American Farm Bureau’s former president, Iowan Dean Kleckner, publicly praises the Humane Society of the United States for its support of Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Grab attention: Show me the numbers
The trick in getting farmers to read farm magazines, a long-time editor of mine repeatedly admonished, is to put numbers in the headline, the lead and every paragraph thereafter.
Horizontal hoof grooves are signs of faulty forage rationing for cattle
After reading and searching the Internet, I found some interesting and practical information to help dairy managers and nutritionists evaluate ration management based on hoof health and appearance.
White House, USDA target CRP, CSP
Columnist Alan Guebert watches the Bush administration renege on soil and water programs from the 2002 farm bill.
Hog producers not ready to expand
Producers are currently experiencing profit levels that have not often been seen in recent history, but are just now back to the financial point that they were three years ago.
The big picture: Beyond beef
This Stark County, Ohio, farm family brings new energy to old traditions.
Ohio organic dairy market gaining
Demand is strong for Bunker Hill’s organic cheese and Goshen Dairy is considering bottling organic fluid milk.
Ohio cattlemen celebrate 50 years
Pickaway County beef producer Mel Earich received the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s Industry Excellence Award during the group’s 50th annual meeting Jan. 19 in Dublin, Ohio.
The courage to carry on
MARIETTA, Ohio – For as long as Neil Lane can remember, he never wanted to do anything except farm. He loves the open space, the fresh air, the hard work.
