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COLUMBUS, Ohio
Without specialization, the old
saying “jack of all trades, but
master of none” holds true in the
dairy industry, said Tom Noyes,
dairy agent at the Wayne
County office of Ohio State
University Extension.
Dairy producers who try to
harvest forage, raise heifers, be
a mechanic, and do other things
while also milking cows, never
get all those things done to their
fullest potential, Noyes said.
They’re just fragmenting their
management efforts without
doing the best job they can at
any one of those things.
“That’s why we’re talking
about specialization. You
improve your skills as you spe
cialize,” he said. “In Western
states, dairy producers who milk
cows, just milk cows.”
Noyes is one of three speak
ers who will discuss dairy spe
cialization at the inaugural
“Ohio Dairy Conference,
Restructuring Ohio’s Dairy
Industry,” to be held Dec. 8-9 at
the Ramada University Hotel
and Conference Center on
Olentangy River Readjust north
of Ohio State University’s main
campus in Columbia.
With specialization, produc
ers who like the dairy industry
but don’t really enjoy milking
cows can find other ways to be
involved, Noyes said. For exam
ple, they can grow forage or feed,
raise replacement heifers or pro
vide another contracted service
or product for producers who
specialize in milking.
“Dan Undersander of the
University of Wisconsin, who
will speak during the specializ
ing session, has done research
that shows that dairy producers
who buy forage from someone
who specializes in forage pro
duction save money and get bet
ter quality forage than if they
try to produce it themselves,” he
said.
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Conference To Help Restructure Ohio’s Dairy Industry
Specializing is one of the five
themes to be covered during the
conference. The others are farm
finances, labor, records, and
facilities and the environment.
“There hasn’t been a
statewide activity for dairy pro
ducers in Ohio for a long time,
and everyone in the industry
has had a concern that the dairy
industry in Ohio is falling
behind,” he said. “This confer
ence will draw producers togeth
er on a statewide level to talk
about the restructuring of Ohio’s
dairy industry that is needed to
keep it competitive.”
The conference will feature
two nationally known dairy
speakers, Don Rogersand Bemie
Erven. Rogers, farm financial
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In addition to working with
Farm Credit, Rogers also does
private farm management work
for producers and lenders.
Erven, Ohio State University
Extension human resource man
agement specialist, will talk
about “Managing Labor on
Dairy Farms” on Dec. 9.
Other topics discussed at the
conference will include dairy
expansion, how to use farm
records, sand bedding, designing
efficient dairy facilities and
environmental regulations.
There will be topics of interest to
all dairy producers, regardless
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sions will include farmer panels
sharing their experiences.
The conference is co-spon
sored by Ohio State University
Extension and the newly formed
Progressive Dairy Producers of
Ohio. A reception is planned
during the conference at 5:30
p.m. on Dec. 8 to introduce the
new organization.
“We don’t have an Ohio dairy
association that represents all
Ohio dairy producers, and most
other major dairy states do,”
Noyes said. “The Progressive
Dairy Producers of Ohio will
serve as one voice for dairy pro
ducers in the state that can say,
‘This will hurt the industry,’ or
‘This is what should be done to
improve it.’”
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Registration for the event is
$B9 for both days if registration
is postmarked by Nov. 22. Two
day registration is $lO9 after
that date. Participants also can
register for only one day at $55
before Nov. 22 or $69 after.
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a copy of the conference proceed
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fast, one lunch and the recep
tion.
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more information about the
Ohio Dairy Conference, people
interested should contact
Normand St-Pierre at (614) 292-
6507 or Jennifer Winkler at
(614) 688-3143, both at Ohio
State in Columbus, or their
county office of Ohio State
University Extension.
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