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  1. "Retirement... Here I come"-a note from Jerry Iles

    service having spent the last 20 years working for OSU Extension. I’ve been in my current role at ...

  2. 10 Common Questions Livestock Owners Have When Starting Grazing Livestock

    We commonly receive questions from livestock owners who may be just getting started with their ...

  3. 15 Measures of Competitiveness

    the business to look in 7-10 years? Mission statement quick start: - List 6 things that are important ...

  4. 15- Measures of Competitiveness

    sold Competitive Level: Less than $6.00 per cwt. of milk sold  (May range from below $5.00 to around ... to see if your crop production costs are reasonable. Many dairy farmers can purchase feed more ... feed production costs, and purchased feed costs. Frequently balance rations for all groups based on ...

  5. 15- Measures of Competitiveness

    farmers ask: how much debt can my dairy handle?  While the debt to asset ratio looks at the overall debt ... position of the farm, debt per cow looks at how the farm will repay the debt.  As the profit center of ... per cow is above $2000, businesses may have difficulty making all principal and interest payments.  ...

  6. 2004 Ohio Dairy Management Conference- Recap of Ray Nebel's presentation: Keys to a Successful Reproductive Management Program

    detection rate: >60 %, and 6) age at first calving, 24 months. Several factors can affect reproductive ... a good job. While writing up Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and policies can be very time consuming ...

  7. 2005 Average Milk Production for Ohio Dairy Herds by Breed

    production of milk, fat, and protein by breed for Ohio dairy herds in 2005 using the Dairy Herd Improvement ... at: http://www.dhiohio.com. Breed Number of Herds Milk (lb/lactation) Milk fat (%) Milk protein (%) ...

  8. 2005 Ohio Dairy Challenge

    provides the opportunity for undergraduates at Ohio State University to experience the process of ... started by the students and the judges spending about two hours at the farm on Friday evening, assessing ... (Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, OSU), and Dr. K. Larry Smith (Professor Emeritus, Department of ...

  9. 2006 Inductions to Dairy Science Hall of Service

    farmers, or inspired students enrolled at the Ohio State University. The desirable qualifications for the ... at the Department of Animal Sciences Dairy Banquet and portraits of the inductees are hung in the ... on the faculty at The Ohio State University since 1984, serving in roles as a Department Chair from ...

  10. 2006 National Dairy Challenge

    analyzing dairy farms. The format started with a walk-through at the dairy farms, followed by the ... category. The students that represented Ohio at the 2006 National Contest were Michael Klein, Stacey Moritz, ... represented Ohio and placed in the gold category at the 2006 National Dairy Challenge were: Front row: Amanda ...

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