February 6, 2020 Audio, Livestock, Top Headlines
It has been announced that swine exhibited at the 2020 Ohio State Fair — and a growing number of county fairs — are required to be ractopamine-free.
Recently, ractopamine-free swine production became a market specification through much of the U.S. pork packing industry. Although ractopamine (sold under the trade names Paylean or Engain for swine) is an approved product used to increase lean growth rate, it has been banned in many international pork markets. In short, ractopamine-free means that a pig has never been fed or exposed to ractopamine from the time of birth to the time of market.
In response, the Ohio Pork Council, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and Ohio State Fair have collaborated to put a comprehensive plan in place for a ractopamine-free swine project.
- Understand the ractopamine-free status of any pigs purchased or raised and comply by not feeding or exposing the pigs to ractopamine.
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Continue reading Read More » February 5, 2020 Audio, Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
In this special edition of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold, Matt and Kolt are joined by Intern Madi Kregel at the 2020 Ohio Farm Bureau Young Ag Professionals Winter Leadership Experience. They visit with the chairs of the committee, keynote speaker Jay Hill, workshop presenter Gracee Workman, and a panel on succession planning.… Continue reading
Read More » January 29, 2020 Audio, Featured Audio, Livestock
Bart Johnson discusses the Paylean issue county fairs are currently facing with Dr. Todd Price of North Central Vet Services in Upper Sandusky. Dr. Price brings a unique perspective as a commercial hog producer, a club pig producer and a veterinarian.… Continue reading
Read More » January 27, 2020 Audio, Livestock, Multimedia, Podcasts, Show Stock, Slider, Swine
Paylean Palooza is underway as Matt, Dale and Kolt discuss what fairs are expecting for the future. Bart gets insight from Dr. Todd Price on the topic. Matt sits down with Kurt Theide about the new Navigable Water Protection rule. Dave talks to Dee Anders from the Ronald McDonald house at the Clark County Cattle Battle.… Continue reading
Read More » January 22, 2020 Audio, Featured Audio, Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ty Higgins joins us on the Ohio Farm Bureau News Update to talk about the national awards OFBF is bringing back to Ohio after the 101st American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.… Continue reading
Read More » January 13, 2020 Audio, Podcasts, Slider
In this edition of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold, Matt, Dale, Bart, and Kolt have the floor. Dale joins us with notes on the WASDE report. Matt and Bart were at the Ohio Cattlemen’s annual meeting. While there, Matt talked to Ethan Lane and Sasha Rittenhouse. Bart and Kolt caught up with Ben Brown, Ag Economist at Ohio State, who is talking all things ARC and PLC payments. All of that plus more in this week’s episode of the podcast!… Continue reading
Read More » January 6, 2020 Audio, Featured Audio, Multimedia, Slider
In the first podcast of the new decade, we meet Madi Kregel, the new Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal intern who will be with us through the Ohio State Fair this summer. Dale catches up with Dr. Tony Forshey, State Veterinarian with the Ohio Department of Agriculture on changes for the upcoming fair season. He also chats with Lora Current, the 2019 Ohio Fairs’ Queen. Kolt also visited with Mackenzie Hoog, the newly crowned Ohio Fairs’ Queen representing Montgomery County. Dusty sent in a report with Glen Badenhop of American Freedom Energy in Liberty Center discussing how the small refinery waivers have impacted the ethanol and corn energy and local farmers.… Continue reading
Read More » December 23, 2019 Audio, Podcasts
Bennett Mussleman, Chairman of Ohio Farm Buearu’s Young Ag Professionals program joins Kolt, Dale, and Matt on this Christmas edition of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold. Bennett is discussing the upcoming Winter Leadership Conference. Also on the podcast, Matt talks with Ben Brown, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics at The Ohio State University. Dusty catches up with Elizabeth Toot-Levy about Water Quality. He also sent back a conversation with Dr. Don Davidson in a conversation on African Swine Fever. Also included at no charge, a healthy dose of Christmas cheer!… Continue reading
Read More » December 9, 2019 Audio, Podcasts
Dusty, Dale, Bart, and Kolt have the podcast brought to you by AgriGold this week. The team reflects on the Ohio No-Till Conference an hears and update from Eric Niemeyer from that event. Then, we also heard an update from Adam Sharp, the Executive Vice President of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation from the 101st annual meeting. Additionally, Dave Russell sends in a special interview with Joe Cornely, who is hanging up his hat on farm broadcasting career.… Continue reading
Read More » December 3, 2019 Audio, Featured Audio, Podcasts, Slider
Dale, Bart, and Matt are in the hot seat this week on the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold. Dale catches up with John Linder at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention and meeting. Dale also catches up with Noah Walker from Indigo Carbon talking all things carbon credits. That and more this week on the podcast!… Continue reading
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November 25, 2019 Audio, Podcasts
Dale, Bart, and Matt are bringing you this episode of the Ohio Ag Net podcast brought to you by AgriGold. A slightly aggressive conversation is had over Thanksgiving pie and Christmas Trees. Bart and Matt sit down with some folks from Ag Resource Management and discuss some financial pieces. Dale also hears an update from Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition from NAFB.… Continue reading
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November 19, 2019 Audio, Podcasts, Slider
Dale, Bart, and Kolt have returned from a week in Kansas City for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention. They meet back up with Matt for the podcast brought to you by AgriGold. Dusty and Matt talk with Ben Frobrose of Wood County, Kolt catches up with Hannah Thompson Weeman of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, and Matt has an update from the Ohio Christmas Tree Association on Operation Evergreen.… Continue reading
Read More » November 15, 2019 Audio
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine yesterday announced the details of his H2Ohio plan. Dusty Sonnenberg was there and visited with several Ohio Agriculture leaders. More on H2Ohio can be found here.
Adam Sharp, Ohio Farm Bureau
Chris Henney, Ohio Agribusines Association
Tadd Nicholson, Ohio Corn & Wheat
Bob Short, Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts
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Read More » November 14, 2019 Audio, Top Headlines
Dale, Bart, and Kolt are in Kansas City this week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention and meetings. The highlight of the event is the “Trade Talk” trade show where agribusinesses and associations from all walks of agriculture come to share the latest on their companies with Farm Broadcasters from around the country. Listen in to their travels around the Trade Talk floor in Kansas City.
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Dekalb Asgrow
BASF
Channel
Climate FieldView
FMC
Indigo Carbon
Indigo Ag
Growmark
Mosaic
National Pork Board | President
National Pork Board | African Swine Fever
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Pioneer
AGI SureTrack
Syngenta
United Soybean Board
Corteva
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Continue reading Read More » November 11, 2019 Audio, Podcasts, Slider
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast (always brought to you by AgriGold) Aaron Heilers of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network joined Matt, Kolt, and Dusty to discuss the latest in water quality and their new video series. Also on the podcast, Matt talks to Brian and Stacie Anderson about all things turkey. Dusty will also visit with Laura Lindsey and Peter Thomison of Ohio State on some agronomic updates.… Continue reading
Read More » November 6, 2019 Audio
In this week’s Pioneer Field Report, Field Agronomist Kyle Polling joins us and visits about the yield impacts of late-harvested soybeans and corn dry down.… Continue reading
Read More » November 4, 2019 Audio, Featured Audio, Podcasts, Slider
After a trip to Indianapolis for the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo, Matt, Dale, and Kolt are here with a recap of the whole week. Kolesen McCoy became the third FFA member from Ohio to become National FFA President, and we catch up with him in the podcast. Additionally, highlighting Ohio FFA’s success, we caught up with some members of the Covington UVCC FFA Chapter who was named the Model of Excellence Chapter for the country. Matt also sat down with a few of the Ohio FFA state officers to catch up about the National FFA Convention. All of that and more this week on the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brought to you by AgriGold.… Continue reading
Read More » November 1, 2019 2019 National FFA Convention, Audio, FFA News, Videos
Ohio FFA had an extremely impressive showing in the 2019 National Proficiency competition at the National FFA Convention with state-record setting 27 finalists. Six Ohio FFA members came out on top.
Interviews with Ohio’s National Proficiency Award winners
Rachel Sherman | Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship
Jacob Wuebker | Diversified Agricultural Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Justin Scott | Diversified Crop Production – Placement
Austin Dotterer | Fruit Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement
Joanna Frankenberg | Dairy Production – Placement
Andy Holscher | Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Placement… Continue reading
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