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  1. Low Milk Prices Sending Some Dairy Farmers Out of Business

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/low-milk-prices-sending-some-dairy-farmers-out-business

    Nervous about the dramatic drop in milk prices, Ohio’s dairy farmers are leaving the business at ... a higher than usual rate. Every year, some farmers retire and give up their dairy licenses, but there’s ... been an uptick recently. In March 2018, there were 2,253 licensed dairy farms in Ohio – a drop of 59 ...

  2. Wm. Bruce Clevenger

    https://agnr.osu.edu/people/wm-bruce-clevenger

    Wm. Bruce Clevenger Field Specialist, Farm Management and Associate Professor, CCA The Ohio State ... University Farm Management 104 East Washington Street, Suite 302, Napoleon, Ohio 43545 419-784-6353 ...

  3. Dairy Cattle Welfare Council Webinar Series

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/dairy-cattle-welfare-council-webinar-series-0

    “Lifestep- a lesion oriented approach to solving lameness problems in dairy herds” In this ... session: While there are still knowledge gaps to fill in our understanding of lameness in dairy cattle, the ...

  4. Eastern Agricultural Research Station

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/eastern-agricultural-research-station

    eastern over the years has led to improved management and handling practices intended to maintain cattle ... shriver.13@osu.edu Chris Alan Clark- Manager, Animal Herds clark.633@osu.edu Kevin Stottsberry- Manager, Animal Herds ... stottsberry.2@osu.edu Dalton Huhn - Manager, Animal Herds huhn.44@osu.edu Edwin Pickenpaugh- Agricultural Technician ...

  5. 2019 Junior Swine Day

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/2019-junior-swine-day

    Sessions include: -Evaluating & Selecting Your Pig Project-Meat Science -Nutrition and Feed ... Management -Don't rograstinate to Vaccinate!-Showmanship and OHPIGS: The Summer Show Circuit-Assuring Quality Care ...

  6. Farm Bill Could Help Farmers Weather Low Milk, Other Commodity Prices

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farm-bill-could-help-farmers-weather-low-milk-other-commodity-prices

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dairy farmers have a stronger safety net against low milk prices and high feed ... selling milk, corn and soybeans have dipped and markets have shrunk.   Under the new farm bill, dairy ... milk prices and feed costs dips below a certain level set by the government. The top level of coverage ...

  7. 3rd Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/3rd-dairy-cattle-welfare-symposium

    universities, and the dairy community to discuss best recommended practices with focus on animal well-being, ... The Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium will bring together dairy farmers, veterinarians, consultants, ... management, husbandry, animal-people interaction, health, and productivity. The first keynote speaker will be ...

  8. Sheep Care Videos

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/sheep-care-videos

    topics on selection, nutrition, management practices, handling, showing, and fitting. They were produced ... These sheep care videos feature some of the key components of owning and managing sheep including ...

  9. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    on the farmers’ fields; use and evaluate best management practices on the fields — practices aimed at ... Instead, other best management practices are needed — ones that keep nutrients in the field or that trap ... a variety of best management practices at the study sites and then will evaluate the practices using ...

  10. Helping farmers know their bottom line

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line

    Shoemaker, a dairy specialist with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of CFAES, and manager of ... a 400-cow dairy farm for years. That, plus row-cropping 2,000 acres, kept him outside, where he wanted to be ... stopped. Selling off their herd of Holsteins, they switched to raising heifers while continuing with ...

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