February 6, 2023 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
On this week’s podcast Matt and Joel visit with Evan Callicoat, Director of State Policy with Ohio Farm Bureau. He talks about the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program, and what his goals are for the new assembly. Matt talks with Brian Baldridge, ODA Director, about his agriculture background and his objectives as director. Raegan Felder, leadership chair for OSU’s Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, to talk about their upcoming night for young professionals. Lastly, Dale talks with Chris Brown of Glandorf Schools and Leah LaCrosse of Huron City Schools who recently attended a GrowNextGen event. All this and more on this week’s podcast!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
06:25 Brian Baldridge – ODA Director
12:50 Raegan Feldner – ACT
17:05 GrowNextGen
42:07 Back with Evan … Continue reading
Read More » January 31, 2023 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Leah LaCrosse of Huron City Schools and Chris Brown of Glandorf Schools caught up with Dale Minyo to talk about their involvement with GrowNextGen. They record in-person at the Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO) conference. The two are busy helping to direct their students to careers in agriculture, noting the wide array of options available in the industry.
“Any route you want to go in the future, you can connect to ag in one way or another,” said Brown.
“Technology and agriculture – there’s so much that we just don’t know about,” said LaCrosse, who has highlighted drone technology in her classroom. “Farmers are using drones a lot and it was awesome to get my kids into that.”
Listen to the full conversation in the audio player above.
GrowNextGen is a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff.… Continue reading
Read More » January 30, 2023 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
Matt and Dusty sit down with Mike Estadt of Ohio State University Extension to talk about carbon. Mike talks about what practices are available in the carbon credit world and the benefit they provide for farmers and the environment. Also, Matt chats with Paul Bertels with Farm Gate Insights discussing biofuels. Lastly, Jill Adelsberger with Cargill discussing marketing strategies. All this and more on this week’s podcast!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
05:58 Paul Bertels – Biofuels
16:50 Jill Adelsberger – Cargill
22:21 Back with Mike… Continue reading
Read More » January 23, 2023 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
This week Matt and Joel catch up with Warren Dick who is the President and Director at Bethel Agriculture Association, Inc. At Bethel Agriculture Association, Inc. they work to help teach sustainable agriculture practices in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa. Jared Bernstein, a member of the White House Council on Economic Advisors chats with Dusty about the current state of inflation and the economy. Dusty also talks with Paul Schadegg, who is the Sr. Vice President of Real Estate Operations for Farmers National Company. He discusses trends they are seeing in land sales nationwide and the competition for high quality farm ground. All this and more on this week’s podcast.
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
06:48 Jared Bernstein – Economy
10:21 Paul Schadegg – Real Estate
16:04 Back with Warren… Continue reading
Read More » January 16, 2023 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
This week Dusty and Matt visit with Zoe Kent who is an agriculture advocate in Ohio through her social media handles Farm With Zoe. She talks about the challenges she has faced throughout the years in conjunction with advocating while being an Ohio State University Cheerleader. To keep the athlete trend going Matt talks with Cade Stover, Ohio State University Star Tight End Football Player, about his passion for agriculture and football. Lastly, Matt talks with Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the hot topics, challenges, and high points within the industry. All this and more on this week’s podcast!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
19:56 Cade Stover – Ohio State Football Player
24:50 Colin Woodall – NCBA
33:24 Closing… Continue reading
Read More » January 9, 2023 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
The podcast returns this week with Tim Norris who is the Outstanding No-Till Farmer. Matt and Dusty talk with Tim about his farming story and his journey to being named the honor. Jim Chakeres of the Ohio Poultry Association visits with Matt about HPAI and Feed Prices. Next up, Brad Bergfurd talks with matt about vegetables and specialty crops. Lastly, Matt chats with Doug Walton about auctions. All this and more on this weeks Podcast!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
11:08 Jim Chakeres – Ohio Poultry Association
19:38 Brad Bergfurd – Vegetables & Specialty Crops
30:21 Doug Walton – Auctions
38:40 Back with Tim… Continue reading
Read More » December 20, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Zach Carlson of Sound Agriculture speaks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo about a new offering from the company. SOURCE is available for the 2023 season, both through dealers and direct to customers. The product is touted as activating microbes in the soil, helping the crop in multiple ways.… Continue reading
Read More » December 19, 2022 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
On this week’s podcast Matt and Dusty sit down with Ag Resource Management (ARM) folks, Larry Davis and Elizabeth Long who talk about a year recap when it comes to Ohio agriculture. Dusty also talks with Kris Schwartz of Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) to discuss water quality and what OACI does. Then, Matt catches up with Bill Chain and Jeff Duling to also talk water quality. Finally, Nathan Brown chats with Dusty about the importance of mental health in agriculture especially around the holiday season. All this and more in this week’s podcast episode!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
07:22 Kris Schwartz – OACI Update
11:48 Bill Chain and Jeff Duling – Water Quality
21:06 Nathan Brown – Holiday Mental Health
25:28 Back with ARM… Continue reading
Read More » December 19, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
AgriGold Regional Agronomist Kris Young speaks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk. He highlights some recommendations from an agronomic decision-making standpoint, including don’t focus on just the past year when choosing a path ahead.… Continue reading
Read More » December 18, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Travis Coffman of Bayer speaks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk about short stature corn. Advantages include wind resistance, ease of access from an equipment clearance perspective, and more.… Continue reading
Read More » December 15, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo joins Doug Little of BASF about the Xitavo soybean seed.… Continue reading
Read More » December 14, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Dale Ireland of Syngenta talks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk. Seed treatment options are the crux of the conversation, with new options and opportunities from Syngenta.… Continue reading
Read More » December 13, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Scott Walker of Pioneer Seeds recaps 2022 with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk. Variable yields across the west and records yields in some areas in the east marked the year.… Continue reading
Read More » December 12, 2022 Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines
This week Dusty and Matt sit down with the Queen of Sales, Risë Labig who has worked at the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio Country journal for the past several years as the marketing specialist. Risë talks about her journey of being a woman in agriculture and how she kept her faith during her career. Matt also chats with Anne Thompson of the National Corn Growers Association and Luke Crumley of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association on politics and policy. The folks at Farm Credit Mid-America talk with Dale about their Fight Hunger – Stock the Trailer event. Finally, Joel chats with the Lorain County Junior Fair Board who were the winners of the 2022 Fight Hunger – Stock the Trailer event. All this and more in this week’s episode of the podcast!
00:00 Intro and OCJ/OAN Staff Update
04:42 Luke Crumley and Anne Thompson – Policy
10:11 Farm Credit Mid – America – Stock the Trailer Event
25:32 Stock the Trailer Event 2022 Winner
29:58 Back with Risë Labig … Continue reading
Read More » December 12, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Don Gehrls of Pioneer joins Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk. The two discuss Plenish high-oleic soybeans and how the premiums and demand change in recent years are meaning big opportunities for farmers.… Continue reading
Read More » December 11, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Farm equipment in our connected world means immediate data availability, a focus of Case IH in their latest line. Now that we have that information, what do we do with it? Ben Carlisle of Case IH talks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk about the latest updates from Case IH, including data availability, implementation, and more.… Continue reading
Read More » December 8, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Syngenta’s Dean Grossnickle meets with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo on weed management in the future. He says a higher focus on pre-emergence weed control is the key. An ideal sequence is planting, immediate pre-emergence application, followed by post-emergence depending on rain timing. Grossnickle says to keep in mind that multiple modes of action means weeds are 83 percent less likely to develop resistance.… Continue reading
Read More » December 7, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Farm Credit Mid-America’s “Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer” program has officially wrapped up its second year with major increases, both in the amount donated and the counties involved.
Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo travelled to the Norwalk office of Farm Credit Mid-America to recap the program for 2022 and hear about the contest’s winners. Guests from Farm Credit Mid-America include Evan Hahn, regional vice president of ag lending, Chandra French, financial officer, and Lindy McLaughlin, associate financial officer.… Continue reading
Read More » December 7, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Matt Inman, technical marketing manager with BASF, encourages reflection and tweaking on this year’s practices for the year ahead. Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo caught up with him at 2022 NAFB Trade Talk. He encourages farmers to keep weed control a year-round job, and be sure to work to get ahead of weeds now before they germinate in early 2023.… Continue reading
Read More » December 6, 2022 Featured Audio, Top Headlines
Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo hears from Ashley Bergthold of Brevant Seeds about lessons learned in 2022. Adjustment recommendations on the path to higher yields and a greater crop value, as well as planning around tar spot, are included in this conversation from 2022 NAFB Trade Talk.… Continue reading
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