Dave Russell, Ohio Ag Net, talked with Gabe McWhinney, Pioneer Field Agronomist in Southwest and Western Ohio, about staying the course with planned hybrids, time to scout for alfalfa weevil and the need to review burndown plans.… Continue reading
Read More »Between the Rows – May 9, 2022
Interviews with Joe Everett and Kurt Wyler.… Continue reading
Read More »Pioneer Agronomy Update – 05-06-22
Dave Russell, Ohio Ag Net, talked with Kyle Poling, Pioneer Field Agronomist in West Central Ohio, about getting the crop off to a uniform start, planter performance in the seed trench and seed treatments.… Continue reading
Read More »Jenny Tower discusses opportunities at the Ohio FFA Convention and Wilmington College
Jenny Tower, assistant director of admission and agricultural recruiter for Wilmington College, talked with Dale Minyo, Ohio Ag Net, about the benefits of being in-person again at Ohio FFA Convention as well as student opportunities and hands-on-learning at Wilmington College.… Continue reading
Read More »Pioneer Agronomy Update – 4-29-22
Dave Russell, Ohio Ag Net, talked with Troy Putnam, Pioneer Field Agronomist in Southern Ohio, about field conditions as farmers prepare to plant.… Continue reading
Read More »Between the Rows – April 11, 2022
Interview with Between the Rows farmer Joe Everett.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 234 | “Farmhand Mike” and Fairs
“Farmhand Mike” Less, farm influencer on social media and Darke County farmer joins us to talk about how his popular YouTube channel was started. Dale has updates from the Ohio Fair Managers Association convention with Rod Arter and Greta Gray. Plus, Dale visited with Ethan Lane of the National Cattleman’s Beef Association. All of that and more thanks to AgriGold!… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 227 | Ag Resource Management
Larry Davis of Ag Resource Management joins the team as they discuss the latest in financial options as the year rounds out. Matt is joined by Bill O’Neal as they discuss grazing and Dusty has a report with Greg LeBarge from Ohio State. All of that and more presented by AgriGold!… Continue reading
Read More »National FFA Convention Highlights

There were plenty of Ohio highlights on Thursday of the National FFA Convention. Multiple students were recognized with proficiency success and several more were recognized for the CDEs. Caleb Durheim, Lily Asbridge, Sophie Marvin and Justin Hall from Big Walnut-DACC topped the nation in the Food Science & Technology Career Development Event. Durheim was the top individual and the whole team finished in the top 10 individually. National proficiency awards were won by Justin Preece, Urbana, in Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance-Placement; Amanda Annett, Utica, Beef Production-Placement; and Renea Schmitmeyer, Versailles, in Dairy Production-Placement.
On Friday Jacob Zajkowski, Ohio FFA President, won Plant Systems Div. 5 in the Agriscience Fair. Kevin Eckstein, from the Ridgemont Chapter, won his division of Power, Structural and Technical Systems in the Agriscience Fair. Zoe Parrott of the Northmor FFA Chapter won the Sheep Production Placement Proficiency and Robert Gray of the Western Brown FFA Chapter won the Turfgrass Management Proficiency.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 222 | DC Trip
On this episode of the podcast, Dusty and Kolt are joined by Kameron Rinehart who recently returned from Washington DC. Trip attendees engaged legislators about Ohio agriculture’s priorities in government. Rinehart also gave an update on the Young Ag Professionals Winter Leadership Experience. All of that and more, presented by AgriGold!… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 220 | Wet FSR and a wet kitchen
Kolt, Dusty and Matt revisit a very soggy Farm Science Review, Kolt’s kitchen is wet too in the homeowner chronicles. Dusty has a report from Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora, the new plant pathologist at Ohio State, and Mary Griffith, OSU Extension Educator. All of that and more in this episode of the podcast brought to you by AgriGold!… Continue reading
Read More »Farm Science Review Audio ?
Listen to the interviews from the OCJ building at Farm Science Review — on the corner of Corn and Market!
Interviews
Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 217 | Crop tour via podcast
In this episode of the podcast brought to you by AgriGold, Matt and Kolt are joined by Mitch Greve, Ohio Agronomist with AgriGold who gives us his take on crops around the state. Dale has an update with Scott Higgins from the American Dairy Association Mideast. He also has an update with Paul Bruns of Raven Precision talking about a driverless grain cart.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 216 | Report Analysis with Jon Scheve
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold, Jon Scheve is breaking down the USDA WASDE report. Dale has a report with Mike Steenhook of the Soy Transportation Coalition regarding the infrastructure bill passing the Senate. Dusty has an interview with Nathan Brown from the Cultivating a Cure event. Plus the latest musings in agriculture!… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 215 | Ohio State Fair Recap
Dale, Dusty and Kolt recap the Ohio State Fair. Dusty talks to Abecka Ruggles of Huron County who exhibited the Reserve Champion pen of meat chickens at the fair. Matt sends back a report with Hainsley Hatfield of Muskingum County talking about her experience in the Grand Drive event. All of that and more thanks to Agrigold!
… Continue reading Read More »Dairy update with Dale from the Ohio State Fair ?
Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 213 | AgriPOWER
Matt, Dusty, and Kolt are joined by Melinda Witten, Sr. Director of Leadership Development with Ohio Farm Bureau, and Brian Herringshaw, a Wood county farmer talking about AgriPOWER. Dusty has a report with Barry Ward of Ohio State Extension’s Farm Office from their live program. Matt checks in with Tara Durbin of Farm Credit Mid-America.
… Continue reading Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 212 | Precedence
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold, Dusty, Matt, and Kolt discuss the latest in water quality and land use issues. Plus, Matt gets updates from Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Luke Crumley, Urban Stead Cheese, and Ty Lilly of Seven Acre Farm.
… Continue reading Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Ep. 211 | Buckeye Sportsman
Matt and Kolt are joined by Dan Armitage, host of Buckeye Sportsman Radio and OCJ outdoors columnist. In the audio section of the program, Kolt visits with Brandon Kern of Ohio Farm Bureau about the recently passed state budget. Dale visits with Randy Mintin of Pivot Bio and Tyler Drewes, Wood County Farmer about the ProveN product. Lastly, Kolt catches up with the Bane-Welker Equipment interns. All of that and more on the Ohio Ag Net Podcast powered by AgriGold!… Continue reading
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