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  1. TRAINING DAIRY FARM WORKERS

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-1/training-dairy-farm-workers

    don't have time to prepare" or "I know this job so well I don't need to think about how ... are to know or be able to do at the conclusion of the training. Does the new milker need to know how ... to do preventive maintenance on the milking equipment? Does the tractor driver need to know how do ...

  2. Bring on the Heat

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3/bring-heat

    University Extension With warm weather on the forecast, it is time to start thinking about heat stress and ... its impacts on your dairy cattle. Just as we have our comfortable temperatures in which we keep our ... homes in the summer or winter, dairy cows are the same. They have upper and lower critical temperatures, ...

  3. Winter Calf Management

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/winter-calf-management

    below the lower critical temperature of 50⁰F, calves need extra energy to stay warm. At times during ... the back leg when lying down. As temperatures continue to fall, adding calf jackets to help keep ... Calf jacket material should be breathable with a water resistant shell. It is recommended that ...

  4. Coming in 2014: Managing Dairy Employees More Effectively Farm Assessment

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-6/coming-2014-managing-dairy-employees-more

    like these? How would your employees answer the same questions?  Getting work done on dairy farms today ... cows. How can you do a better job managing people and therefore your cows? A good first step is knowing ... about problems? Does management treat all employees fairly? How would you as a manager answer questions ...

  5. A Farm Advisory Team Can Help You Succeed

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/farm-advisory-team-can-help-you-succeed

    facilitator needs to summarize the discussion, reference notes they have taken, and identify next steps.  The ... and is well organized.  The role of the facilitator is to guide discussion, keep the team focused on ... all the members together at the same time.    After you have developed your list of goals and ...

  6. On Farm Biosecurity to Keep Us and Employees Safe

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/farm-biosecurity-keep-us-and-employees-safe

    current human viral outbreak and keep our farms running. Unless they are sick, farmers don’t usually tell ... their workers to stay home, but through keeping social distance on the farm and increasing many of our ... disinfecting our boots, we need to disinfect all surfaces around us and all our employees touch. This may also ...

  7. Farm Transition Considerations: Working with an Attorney

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-5/farm-transition-considerations-working-attorney

    steps.  Discuss with the attorney how you will be billed, how you should expect to receive communications, ... most cases, an attorney will need to be a part of the transition process.  For some, finding an ... other legal matters related to the business.  When meeting with an attorney for the fist time, there are ...

  8. Emergency Preparedness Through a Farm Walk Through

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/emergency-preparedness-through-farm-walk-through

    responders need to know can be a challenge. Emergency response personnel are required to have continuing ... challenges. The first two things that should be discussed is how to handle livestock during the fire, where to ... move them to, and how to shut the power and backup generators off. Livestock are often scared during ...

  9. Don't Be Surprised, Do Tax Management for 2004 Now

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-7/dont-be-surprised-do-tax-management-2004-now

    approaches, dairy farmers need to be thinking about the income and social security tax liability that will be ... prices for cull cows have remained high, they need to focus on their net farm income since the costs of ... inputs have also risen. How does the projected 2004 net farm income for your dairy compare to 2003? 2002? ...

  10. Creeping Towards Harvest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/creeping-towards-harvest

    storage type will also determine how wet the crop should be prior to harvesting (Table 1). I think it’s ... make in a few days’ time will likely influence your milk yields for the next year. We need to not only ... on which way you think about it, heavily influences silage yield and the quality of the fermentation ...

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