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 » 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 » 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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Dale catches up with Randy Minton of Pivot Bio & Tyler Drewes on Drewes Farms in Wood County.… Continue reading
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Kolt catches up with Brandon Kern of the Ohio Farm Bureau regarding the newly signed state budget.… Continue reading
Read More » Matt, Dusty and Kolt are joined by Jordan Hoewischer, Director of Water Quality & Research for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. Jordan talks about the progress the state of Ohio is making in water quality efforts. Plus, Dusty catches up with Dr. Laura Lindsey from Ohio State talking about double-cropping soybeans. Dusty also talked to Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) about infrastructure. Matt catches up with Nate Douridas, CCA of the Farm Science Review.… Continue reading
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Matt, Dusty and Kolt are joined by Earl Musick, the OCJ Cartoonist. Musick has done work for the FBI, US Postal Service, Disney, and several newspapers just to name a few. Additionally, Matt has an interview with “Coach Bob,” a life coach with Kalmbach Feeds. Dale sends back a report with Brent Raines of Krone North America from the Krone Hay Expo. Dale also caught up with Corey Atley of Corn Warriors talking about Pivot BIO.… Continue reading
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Dale catches up with Derrick LeBeau, Syngenta agronomist outside Plain City on a test plot.… Continue reading
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Dale visited with Brent Raines of Krone North America from the 2021 Krone Hay Expo, held in Champaign county.… Continue reading
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Dale visits with Corey Atley aka “The Beast” from the show Corn Warriors on Pivot Bio’s ProveN microbial product which he uses on his farm in Greene County. This interview is sponsored by Pivot Bio.… Continue reading
Read More » Matt is away this episode so Dusty and Kolt are joined by Dale and Jon Scheve, Grain Merchandiser with Superior Feed Ingredients. Dale and Jon dissect the current market situation. Plus, Dale brings a report back from Meristem Crop Performance. All of that and more in this episode brought to you by Agrigold.… Continue reading
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By Matt Reese
Citing food and worker safety concerns, there have been multiple recent court cases challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s New Swine Inspection System (NSIS). The results of a recent court ruling in one of those cases could back up production supply chains for hog producers.
In September of 2019, USDA announced a final rule to modernize swine slaughter inspection with the NSIS to protect public health while allowing for food safety innovations and increased line speeds for processing facilities to operate more efficiently. The final rule also allowed market hog establishments to choose if they will operate under NSIS or continue to operate under traditional inspection.
“This regulatory change allows us to ensure food safety while eliminating outdated rules and allowing for companies to innovate,” then USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue said. “The final rule is the culmination of a science-based and data-driven rule making process which builds on the food safety improvements made in 1997, when USDA introduced a system of preventive controls for industry.”… Continue reading
Read More » Matt, Dusty and Kolt are joined by Ty Higgins of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation to talk about Mental Health Month. Ty and Kolt both completed Mental Health First Aid training and discuss how that is beneficial to agriculture. Plus, Dusty catches up with David Myerholtz in the first installment of the Ohio Field Leader Roadshow and Kolt visits with Coy Patton of Bane Welker Equipment discussing the parts shortage. All of that and more powered by AgriGold!… Continue reading
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Dusty chats with Napoleon Fire Chief Clayton O’Brien as they, along with the support of local businesses and the Ohio AgriBusiness Association, have constructed a grain bin on their training facility for grain entrapment rescue. Additionally, they have a mobile unit that the department can train other fire departments on grain entrapment rescue.… Continue reading
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Dale gets an update from Asgrow Dekalb Technical Agronomist Brad Miller on Friday after some rain events and how that will impact planted crops.… Continue reading
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Dale gets an update from Kurt Kovarik, Vice President of Federal Affairs of the National Biodiesel Board.… Continue reading
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By Matt Reese and Dale Minyo
Before applying approved formulations of dicamba, herbicide applicators are required to complete training. Bayer Crop Science is offering multiple options through the dicamba application season, including self-paced online training or guided webinar training.
“Dicamba training started in January and will run through end of June into July. We have seen really good participation in our weekly live webinars and also our online module, which is very convenient for an applicator. Over 18,000 have been trained, so that is really good,” said Mark Groth, North American commercial stewardship weed control manager for Bayer Crop Science. “You can sign up for the live webinars as well as the online module and do that at your own pace and whatever time you want. It is led by a Bayer weed science expert. The webinar is a two-hour slot but they typically run for an hour or an hour and a half and we want time left for people to engage.… Continue reading
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