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Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo joins Doug Little of BASF about the Xitavo soybean seed.… Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brian Green, technical agronomist for Bayer, looks ahead to recommendations for 2023. He recommends taking a look at newer technologies, including improved disease tolerance, multiple modes of action, and more. He also says to not forget to look closely at how an investment in new technology matches with on-farm budgets and expected ROI. This conversation with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo took place at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk.… Continue reading

Weather variability across the midwest led to several differences in disease control, says Jared Roskamp of BASF in this NAFB Trade Talk interview with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo. He says improved utilization of fungicide is showing in extra yield response. Roskamp discusses the sweet spot for timing of fungicide application for the best return on investment, and much more. … Continue reading

How do farmers plan for the year ahead to deal with the unpredictability of Mother Nature? Golden Harvest’s Andy Ackley talks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk about Syngenta’s observations from Ohio and options that are fitted to a wide range of weather conditions. … Continue reading

Dan Berning, agronomy manager with Pioneer, looks ahead to 2023 using some observations and trends from recent years. In this conversation with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo from the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk, Berning says farmers should consider things like biologicals, carbon sequestration programs and more are important to consider for the coming year.… Continue reading

Shelby Guthrie of the Global Impact STEM Academy in Springfield has been named the GrowNextGen Teacher Leader of the Year for 2022-2023. Click on the audio player to listen to this interview as Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo talks with her about the honor, her strategy as a teacher, and how she brings agriculture to life in the classroom as well as much more.

GrowNextGen brings agriculture science to the classroom by providing real-world educational tools to engage the next generation workforce. Backed by funding from the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio soybean farmers, GrowNextGen helps expose students to different career fields in a thriving industry. Resources include teacher workshops, curriculum, e-learning courses, and virtual field trips. To learn more go to www.grownextgen.org.… Continue reading

Tougher weed resistance isn’t going away, and Troy Bettner joins Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo to discuss hard-hitting options in the ongoing battle for crop protection. The conversation focuses on newly-registered Tough 5EC, an option to control tough-to-kill broadleaf weeds, available from local retailers.… Continue reading

Bayer Agronomist Tyler Williams talks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk about what the company is working with on carbon credits and how growers can be paid by practice for their participation in carbon sequestration. Williams also discusses Bayer ForGround, a new tool available to growers taking advantage of regenerative agriculture practices.… Continue reading

BASF Senior Product Manager Matt Malone talks with Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo at the 2022 NAFB Trade Talk about unique financing options for the 2023 season through BASF.… Continue reading