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A look at the long-term forecast shows the possibility for a lot of progress with soybean harvest across Ohio this week. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Territory Manager David Miller (Fairfield, Perry, Licking, Knox, Muskingum and Coshocton Counties) about early yield results, crop conditions and ways to make this harvest season a safe one.… Continue reading

Many farmers across the Buckeye State are making a lot of progress when it comes to harvesting soybeans. The hot, dry early fall weather is causing the moisture levels of soybeans to be lower than they should be for optimum yield. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Field Agronomist Ryan Terry about the implications of harvesting low moisture soybeans.… Continue reading

This week for the DuPont Pioneer Field Report, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Account Manager Lisa Worl. In the part of Ohio that she covers, Mercer and Auglaize Counties, harvest is underway and early yield numbers are very respectable.… Continue reading

No matter what part of the state you are in, chances are the corn is behind schedule and looking for as many heat units as possible as it reaches maturity. For this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Ben Murphy says the warmer weather in the forecast is much needed for corn in his area of Ottawa, Sandusky, Huron and Erie Counties and a shot or two of rain wouldn’t hurt either. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

Although the growing season is winding down as fall approaches, some corn and soybean plants may be a little more brown than they should be. With a lack of moisture, some crops are dying prematurely. What impact will this have on final yields? The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins finds out from Kyle Poling in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Recently, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, convened a roundtable to get input from Ohio farmers as he helps write the 2018 Farm Bill.

Brown was joined by farmers from agricultural organizations including the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association, the Ohio Soybean Association, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, the Ohio Farmers Union, and the Ohio Dairy Producers Association, to discuss ways to support Ohio farmers and create local jobs.

In 2014, Brown was part of the Senate Farm Bill Conference Committee that successfully negotiated a five-year farm bill. Brown helped secure several key provisions for Ohio farmers in the 2014 Farm Bill including, strengthening and reforming the farm safety net, supporting conservation programs that protect the local environment, maintaining support for the Rural Development program to spur economic development, and helping farmers sell directly to producers, which creates jobs and increases access to nutritious, locally-grown food.… Continue reading

As the end of August nears so does the end of the 2017 growing season for corn and soybeans. Tate Cockerill, a DuPont Pioneer Account Manager, visits with the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins about what crops need as they finish up and about new technology being used with Encirca Services that will help growers learn more about their crops and about their farms.… Continue reading

For DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Trent Brisby’s territory in Northwest Ohio, the time to chop silage is just around the corner. He visits with the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins about things to think about before silage harvest begins. He also covers the variability of crops in his area and reveals an update to the Encirca Services app in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Support for agriculture and rural communities not only comes from within these communities, but from outside communities as well.

Over the past week, DuPont Pioneer Field Agronomist Jonah Johnson has been getting calls from growers asking if it is too late for a fungicide application on soybeans. He gives the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins the answer to that question in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

For Account Manager Andy Lang’s territory of north central and northwest Ohio, corn planting dates ranged from April to June. In fact, almost 30% of the corn crop was planted in June. For this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Lang talks about what he is talking with growers about as they talk a look at those later planted fields that are nearing the critical pollination stage. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

This time of year, farmers around Ohio are making decisions about applying fungicides and insecticides during a critical part of the corn and soybean growing seasons. For this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Chasitie Euler tells Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins that some growers in her area of northwest Ohio are making for creative decisions to make sure they are putting their money in the right places.… Continue reading

It is no surprise that, after a very mild winter, insects are becoming a big concern for Ohio growers. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Field Agronomist Ryan Terry talks about what insects are causing damage early and what can be done to protect the crop. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

Some parts of Ohio have been hit hard by large amounts of rainfall over the growing season, with some corn and soybean fields receiving inches of rain in the double-digits in July along. When might growers notice the effects that these recent rains have had on crops and what issues may pop up in the aftermath. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins finds out in this visit with Brodbeck Seeds Regional Agronomist Denny Wickham.… Continue reading

With tight margins, some farmers may choose to forgo a fungicide application on this year’s crop. But that decision shouldn’t be made with scouting your fields first. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Troy Putnam talks about what to look for this time of year to see if corn and soybean fields need some addition disease management. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

There has already been early indication that CRW could be one of the top pest issues this year. For years, CRW has been nicknamed the “Billion-Dollar Bug” and for good reason. Untreated, CRW can wreak havoc when least expected, and it has a track record of bouncing back.

The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Kenneth Barnham, insecticide product lead at Syngenta, about corn rootworm management strategies.… Continue reading

Just as farmers are wrapping up the 2017 planting season, its time to swap out the tractor for the combine. Ohio’s wheat crop is 2 to 3 weeks ahead of schedule and in some parts of the state, harvest is underway. Account Manager Kevin Forrest has some tips for an early wheat harvest in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Soybean planting around Ohio is nearly complete, but some of those fields planted more recently are having a hard time emerging due to crusting. As DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Ben Murphy shares in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, his area of Ottawa, Sandusky, Huron and Erie Counties is seeing challenges with emergence in recent planted fields and population in earlier planted fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading

With the way the 2017 Spring planting season shaped up, farmers are on edge and may not have high hopes when they are out scouting fields. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Chasitie Euler says corn may not look very good now, but there is a reason for that. She also says to be on the lookout for insect feeding this time of year. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

After the first round of planting and heavy rains and colder weather shortly thereafter, farmers around Ohio have had to make some tough decisions about what to do with fields that didn’t do so well in the early going. Now that the calendar is getting ready to turn, the choices on what to do in those fields are becoming more limited. Account Manager Brad Ott talks about the replant decision process as June approaches in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading