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At this week’s CTC Conference in Ada, Ohio, precision ag technology was one of the hot topics. Bob Nielson, agronomy professor at Purdue University spoke about precision ag and The Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo asked Nielson if $7 corn advanced the technology at an increased rate and if lower prices today may slow the advancements down.… Continue reading

On February 18th, the Ohio Senate passed SB1. The new legislation will focus on water quality and would prohibit the spreading of manure or fertilizer in the Lake Erie Watershed during certain weather conditions. Ohio ag groups has a major part in forming the bill. Ty Higgins has more in this report.… Continue reading

Neil Dierks, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Pork Producers Council, address attendees of the 2014 Ohio Pork Congress about the meaning of the Trans Pacific Partnership to the pork industry. He told Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo that the benefits will last for years to come.… Continue reading

While speaking at The Ohio Agribusiness Association annual meeting this week, Mike Mock from The Andersons visited with The Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo about the upcoming planting perspectives report and how efficiency will be a major factor in surviving 2015.… Continue reading

If history is any indication, February will see more pressure put on corn and soybean markets, but how much lower could they go? Jon Scheve with Superior Feed Ingredients discusses that with The Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood.… Continue reading

Jon Scheve, a grain merchandise with Superior Feed Ingredients, says that ethanol plants are having to raise corn basis to get farmers to load up a truck for delivery. He says some farmers are holding on for dear life until they see prices around the $4 cash mark or higher. Hear more of his comments about cash corn and why weather in the U.S, not Brazil, is moving markets as of late.… Continue reading

At the recent BASF Agronomic Practices Day in Findlay, Dr. Trevor Krause spoke about the new Engenia dicamba-tolerant soybeans that are due out in 2016. Dr. Krause talked with the Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo about the fit of Engenia on the farm and that this product should be viewed as a useful tool and not a silver bullet.… Continue reading

BASF’s Scott Kay visited with the Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the Agronomic Practices Day in Findlay. Kay talked about the ways that his company is working on products to help farmers be successful for many years to come.… Continue reading

At the National No-Till Conference in Cincinnati, The Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo talked with one of the presenters, Ohio producer Dave Brandt, about No-Till advantages, critters and soil health. Listen to why Brandt says just because you may have had good yields, doesn’t mean you have healthy soil.… Continue reading

Last month, Ohio Soybean Association and Ohio Soybean Council board member and Delaware County farmer Bret Davis was elected as one of four American Soybean Association Vice Presidents. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins recently visited with Davis about his new role at the national level and what his goals are for his position in 2015.… Continue reading

After extensive testing in all regions of Ohio, DuPont Pioneer is ready to release 48 new corn products and many new soybean options for farmers in 2015. Ty Higgins found out more about these new varieties from Ohio Field Agronomist Denny Wickham.… Continue reading

From the eased tensions with Cuba, to an email hack job to Sony, to the Russian ruble crisis, there are so many factors happening around the world that are moving commodity markets in different directions. Dr. Matt Roberts, associate professor with The Ohio State University’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, talked with Ty Higgins about those factors and where the markets might go from here.… Continue reading

On Friday, Chicago’s grain trade ended with some corn over $4 and soybeans in the $10.50 area. Jon Scheve, grain merchandiser with Superior Feed Ingredients tells the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins that those marks may not be enough to open grain bin doors over the weekend.… Continue reading

Without a doubt, many farmers were smiling from ear to ear when looking at the yield monitors as they took in Ohio’s corn crop. The numbers for test weights and moisture were not as impressive though. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Tate Cockerill talks about why those numbers may have been below average in 2014 for this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Wednesday at NOON, USDA will be releasing a new Supply and Demand Report. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics gives a preview of what to expect and how the markets are setting up for the news.

You can hear more of Zuzolo’s comments in person later this month as he takes part in a number of Farm Credit meetings around Ohio. Click here for a full list of those free meetings.… Continue reading

With just over 10% of the corn crop in Ohio still in the field, many farmers have been into harvest now for over 2 months. The delay in bringing this year’s crop has also put a delay in producers making their 2015 crop decisions. Ty Higgins from The Ohio Ag Net talked about this predicament with Account Manager Trent Brisby in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Thanksgiving week, the trading floor at Chicago’s Board of Trade may be a bit less crowded and trading could thin out a bit. Jon Scheve, grain merchandiser with Superior Feed Ingredients, says that scenario might make way for a rally and a capitalizing opportunity for farmers. Listen to more of this thoughts with the audio above.… Continue reading

Ohio farmers are always in a race with Mother Nature to get harvest wrapped up, but this year instead of beating the rain, the snow was a late harvest opponent. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Derek Hunker visited with Ty Higgins about the effects the early snowfall may have on Ohio’s young wheat crop for this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading

Over the past week, the soybean market couldn’t decide which way it was going and at many points of the week had double digit swings. Jon Scheve, a grain merchandiser with Superior Feed Ingredients, told the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins that he sees that volatility lasting for awhile and that things will remain interesting from a marketing standpoint.… Continue reading

When farmers in Ohio opened up soybean fields for the first time this harvest season, many were pleasantly surprised with the numbers coming up on the yield monitors. The same can be said, according to DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Jim Stucke, about double-crop beans in his area of Mercer, Auglaize and Allen counties. He gives Ty Higgins some results of the 2014 harvest season in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.

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