News
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Updated agricultural employer checklist available
Published on October 25, 2011
MSU Extension Agricultural Employer Checklist helps agricultural employers stay current. -
Large round bale storage
Published on October 24, 2011
By properly storing large round bales outside, dry matter and nutrient loss can be minimized -
Missaukee County dairy farm family hosts Breakfast on the Farm
Published on October 24, 2011
More than 1,960 people attended Breakfast on the Farm at the Benthem Brothers Dairy Farm in McBain on Sept. 24. -
Use caution when dealing with foaming manure pits
Published on October 24, 2011
Methane released from manure pit foam is a risk for animals, caretakers and barns. -
On-YOUR-farm milk culturing
Published on October 21, 2011
What is involved in on-farm milk culturing? The steps of the process are relatively simple but the first question is whether you are committed to see it through long-term. -
Water use on dairy farms
Published on October 18, 2011
How much water do commercial dairy farms really use? -
Dairy Market Update, September 2011
Published on October 18, 2011
Dairy market fundamentals and prices are weakening and a great deal of risk remains in the market. -
Interviewing employees on the way out
Published on October 11, 2011
Exit interviews with departing employees can provide valuable information to farm managers to help sharpen management, correct mistakes and retain employees -
It is not too late to plant cover crops
Published on October 10, 2011
Cereal rye is a hardy versatile plant that is one of the best choices for Michigan farmers to use as a cover crop. -
Corn stover makes excellent beef cow feed, run your numbers
Published on October 7, 2011
Beef cow feeding utilizing crop residue