MSU Extension Dairy

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• Own up to your role as an employee manager

  Published on April 15, 2015
  Instead of just putting up with the task of managing employees, take ownership for it and making it a strength of the operation.

• What would your employees say they like/dislike about your farm?

  Published on April 7, 2015
  For a farm to meet their goals their employees must be performing their job to the best of their abilities and enjoying their job.

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  Agriculture’s role in protecting Lake Erie

  Published on April 1, 2015
  Phosphorus runoff: A large contributor to problems in Western Lake Erie Basin.

• Cover crops and soil organic matter

  Published on April 1, 2015
  Using cover crops can help farms build soil organic matter.

• Cover crops as nitrogen source

  Published on April 1, 2015
  Learn how cover crops can produce Nitrogen for your fields.

• Cover crops and nitrogen scavenging

  Published on April 1, 2015
  Cover crops can be used to scavenge for excess Nitrogen. The following chart rates cover crops ability to scavenge nitrogen

• Controlling soil erosion with cover crops

  Published on April 1, 2015
  Cover crops can be used to impede soil erosion off of fields.

• Why do animals do what they do? Part 1: Introduction

  Published on March 31, 2015
  Explore animal behaviors that can be puzzling to humans, but make complete sense to animals.

• Why do animals do what they do? Part 2: A herd is good

  Published on March 31, 2015
  Herds are beneficial for prey animals for many reasons. Understanding our animal’s behavior and why they act in certain ways helps minimize stress in moving, handling and housing.

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  Planting cover crops to improve clay soil quality used for pasturing livestock

  Published on March 26, 2015
  How can cover crops and annual forage crops be included in pasture re-establishment on clay soils? Should they be?