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For DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Derek Hunker’s territory of Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot Counties, the summer was not friendly to corn and soybean fields. The corn, probably 2 to 3 weeks from harvest, has suffered pollination issues and tip back, but the soybean crop that was once struggling could have benefited from yield doubling rains in August. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

The recent rains across the state have brought a visual comfort to many farmers, seeing the good the rain has done through green pastures, lawns, and outstretched leaves. DuPont Pioneer account manager Kevin Forrest says though the rain was much needed, it may have come too late for many places. His territory covers Logan, Champaign, and Union Counties where he tells Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood that the results of the dry stretch are clear.… Continue reading

With the recent rains encompassing a good part of Ohio, many of the crops had some stress taken off that drought conditions have caused over the past 6 weeks and longer. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Micah Herron visits with the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins about how the crops will respond to the newfound moisture in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

After a wet spring in Ohio, farmers were prepared for some drought conditions this summer. Few farmers thought those conditions would hang on as long as they have. Although dry soils are the #1 issue of a drought, many other problems come along with a lack of rain, as Account Manager David Miller tells The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins in this DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

The conditions of fog in the morning and pop up storms in the afternoon and evening that have been seen in Ohio over the past 2 weeks will have farmers scouting for Frogeye in their soybean fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins get more helpful info on diseases and pests in this year’s crops from Account Manager Matt Stroud in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Heat is one of the necessary components of a successful corn crop, but too much heat can be detrimental. For this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Lisa Worl shares with the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins what to watch for if corn fields were going though pollination and the recent heat wave a the same time.… Continue reading

As if the hot, dry weather during pollination and compaction issues in Ohio fields weren’t enough to put pressure on this year’s corn crop, corn rootworm may be just one more issue farmers may be dealing with. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins caught up with Eric Anderson, a product development agronomist with Syngenta, to discuss corn rootworm evaluations and management.… Continue reading

In this week’s “Financially Speaking with Farm Credit Mid-America“, Ty Higgins visits with Evan Hahn, Vice President of Credit, about cash burn rate and how it relates to working capital.… Continue reading

Earlier this week, many corn fields in Ohio that were begging for a drink, got one. Although dry weather has plagued many fields that were doing great about a month ago, it has hampered foliar diseases from repeating last year’s levels. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins talks about the status of disease pressures in corn and soybeans and how things are coming along in Southwest Ohio with Brodbeck Seeds Regional Agronomist Denny Wickham.… Continue reading

Which will do better this year, the earlier planted corn or the crop that got in later? According to DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Caitlyn Heimerl, it depends on what part of her territory you are in. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins finds out more in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

In this week’s “Financially Speaking with Farm Credit Mid-America“, Ty Higgins visits with Evan Hahn, Vice President of Credit, about working capital and the misconceptions and mistakes when calculating it.… Continue reading

Andy White of Ashland, Ohio was recently named the 2016 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion. White topped an impressive list of renowned auctioneers from throughout the country to gain the honor.

Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood spoke with White about the competition, what goes into winning, his background in auctioneering, and what lies ahead in the coming year. Listen in.… Continue reading

Recently, Farm Credit Mid-America officials were in Washington D.C., speaking with Congressmen and encouraging support of the Farm Credit System to serve the needs of young and beginning farmers. The message delivered was that the future of agriculture hinges on a healthy, well-informed incoming generation of farmers. Along with officials, young Farm Credit customers also traveled to D.C. to speak of their success and ambitions for the future.

Farm Credit Mid-America has seen substantial growth in the amount of loans it’s made to young farmers, year over year, which is an encouraging sign and indicator. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visited with Dick Poe, senior vice president of financial services, to discuss our changing industry, the growth in lending to young farmers, and what this means for agriculture.… Continue reading

Over the past few weeks on the DuPont Pioneer Field Report there has been a lot of talk about a lot of rain affecting planting, but for Account Manager Doug House’s area in North Central Ohio it is a lack of rain that is causing concern in June. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

When Natalina Sents recently graduated from Iowa State University graduate, she wasn’t headed for a full-time job. She was embarking on the journey of a lifetime. Sents is setting out on the Beck’s Why I Farm Road Trip – a year-long, 50 state tour documenting agriculture’s diversity and revealing the untold stories of America’s farmers.

The Why I Farm Road Trip began on May 15 in Sents’ home state of Iowa. Over the past three weeks, she has also visited farms in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Pennsylvania and here in Ohio. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visited with Natalina in between farm stops.… Continue reading

For DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Tate Cockerill’s territory in southern Ohio, growers are still trying to get soybean planting wrapped up just as the wheat is getting ready for an early harvest. With the markets setting up nicely for soybeans, the planter may be right back out after the combine to put in double crop fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Farm economics caused growers to plant more non-BT corn than usual and those acres will need to be watch carefully as recent trap counts for European corn borer have come in high. Brodbeck Seeds regional agronomist Terry Jones talks about the insect pressures that will be kicking up as the growing season begins, sidewall compaction and the 2016 planting season with the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins.… Continue reading

After eventful weather and begrudgingly uneventful field action most of May, many farmers around Ohio had a great stretch of sun and warmth to get caught up and maybe done with the 2016 planting season. Some timely rains shortly after planting were welcomed as well. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins got an update from Derek Hunker, an Account Manager for Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot counties about current field work and the condition of the emerged crops.… Continue reading

As the latest Crop Progress Report showed, there is still some meat on the bone for corn and soybean planting in Ohio. Beck’s PFR Agronomist for Ohio, Alexandra Knight, says we are still within the window of planting both crops, but has some recommendations for the later planted soybean fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Chasitie Euler’s area of Henry, Fulton, Williams and Lucas Counties has seen a wide window of planting, with some corn fields just planted and some fields almost to the V4 stage. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Euler about what to scout for in the early and late planted fields, as well as some replant decisions being made for corn and soybeans and the impressive wheat crop in that part of Ohio in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading