Author Archives: Mike Haley

Mike Haley is the 5th generation to farm their family farm in Ohio. Currently he farms alongside his father Steve and wife Pam. On their farm they raise corn, soybeans, wheat, hay and purebred Simmental cattle.

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  I am Just a Farmer: My latest on the Just Farmers blog

  Posted on May 9, 2012 by Mike Haley in Just Farmers

  The term “just a farmer” can mean a lot of things. For several in agriculture it’s a negative connotation as it implies that farmers are “just” and nothing more. It’s obvious to those well connected to agriculture that this is not true as even the simplest of farmers are far more than “just,” and their [...]

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  Weed Management, my latest column

  Posted on April 29, 2012 by Mike Haley in Feedstuffs Foodlink

  Having grown up on a farm, there are several things about farming I just seem to know, some I have learned along the way and many more I am still learning as I go. One of the learning moments I still remember from my younger years was that shortly after my local cooperative sprayed a [...]

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  Find me in Feedstuffs and Just Farmers!

  Posted on April 26, 2012 by Mike Haley in Uncategorized

  As several may have noticed my blog posts have slowed down here on the Haley Farms blog. This is in part because things have been pretty busy around the far the last six months. For those that are unaware I have also started writing a column for Feedstuffs! So far this has been very exciting [...]

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  All covered in Poop.

  Posted on April 24, 2012 by Mike Haley in Cattle, Farm, livestock care

  We had a cow bloat this morning. I don’t know if she ate to much last night, or just was laying the wrong direction for to long and the gases in her rumen could not escape. Nonetheless she was stuck on her side and could not get up. I frantically started to push on her [...]

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  As seen on TV!

  Posted on April 21, 2012 by Mike Haley in Cattle, Farm

  That’s right, Haley Farms was recently on TV! Things can be very busy on the farm during planting season there are some things that are worth taking a few moments out of the day for.   This was definitely the case when we were asked by Cattlemen to Cattlemen if it would be ok if they stopped by [...]

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  Showing off my boots!

  Posted on April 1, 2012 by Mike Haley in Uncategorized

  This spring has kept me so busy I almost forgot to update everyone that my boots were on the Food For Thought Blog! Check it out: When do you put your boots on, Mike? This time of year, during the winter months, I typically start getting my boots dirty every morning by tending to our [...]

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  A new look!

  Posted on February 26, 2012 by Mike Haley in Uncategorized

  - It may be winter, but we have been keeping pretty busy around the farm taking care of the cows, getting equipment ready for spring, seeding clover, taxes, hauling grain to town and on top of all this not only did Pam and I move to a new house but so did my parents! Not [...]

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  On top of a grain bin – Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on February 8, 2012 by Mike Haley in Cattle, Farm, farm photos, Wordless Wednesday
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  How many cows do I have?

  Posted on January 11, 2012 by Mike Haley in #AgChat, Agvocate, Cattle, family, Farm, farm photos

  How many cows do I have? This is a question that I face quite often. The simple answer, of course, is that I have no cows. While my grandfather often talked about a few shorthorn cows he and his grandfather raised on our farm there were no cows on our farm while I was growing [...]

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  Winter Grazing – Wordless Wednesday

  Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mike Haley in Cattle, farm photos, livestock care, Wordless Wednesday
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