In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, hosts Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal and Dusty Sonnenburg of Ohio Ag Net talk with Michael Bailey, Vice President of Strategic Partnership at Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. Baileyshares about labor issues that are happening in the agriculture sector everyday. He shares Ohio Farm Bureau’s efforts in helping to bring light to and reduce this ongoing challenge in American agriculture.
More in this week’s podcast:
Arthur Erickson, Hylio: Erickson is the CEO of Hylio and he talks with Dusty about drone technology in relation to the future of agriculture.
Meat Export Trade Mission: Two Ohio agriculturists recently went to Korea with the Meat Export Federation. They talk with Matt about their conversations in Korea around Ohio’s Beef and Grain industries.
Devin Dye: Dye talks with Matt about real estate and the sale of farm land.
Lisa Mitchell, Gerald Grain: She talks with Matt about the pieces of grain in relation to storage this fall.
A discussion on two new Pioneer corn traits, PowerCore and Vorceed as well as reduced stature corn with John Schoenhals, Pioneer agronomist.… Continue reading
Alan and Randi Rinehart joins the Ohio Ag Net as the second week’s winners of Feeding Farmers in the Field. They discuss the family operation, their past history as a dairy farm, and harvest results so far out of April-planted fields. Alan also stays busy in the custom hay business with fifth cutting hay this time of year.
Along with a broadcast from their operation, they won a free lunch at the farm and an assortment of other prizes thanks to 92.1 The Frog, as well as A.G. Boogher and Son, RRR Tire, Fertilizer Dealer Supply, North Star Hardware & Implement Co., Farm Credit Mid-America, VTF-Sunrise, Homan Inc., and Golden Harvest.… Continue reading
Brad Steinke of R-Hart Farm in Auglaize County joins us for this Cab Cam as corn harvest gets underway. Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood talks with him while opening up a field of April-planted corn about results from the field so far in both corn and soybeans, this year’s challenges, and the good yield potential that looks to be out there.
This week’s featured audio features Pioneer Agronomist in West Central Ohio, Kyle Poling. In this timely interview with Ohio Ag Net’s Dave Russell, Kyle talks early harvest observations; variability during the growing season; what they’re finding in their test plots and sowing wheat recommendations.… Continue reading
GrowNextGen has been partnering with The Ohio State University to bring more outdoor learning opportunities to students in Ohio. Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo caught up with Kipp Academy’s Patrick Nightingale recently to discuss a recent activity at Waterman Farms where students got a firsthand look at agricultural sciences at work.… Continue reading
Ohio Field Leader Dusty Sonnenberg is on the road for this episode of the Ohio Field Leader Roadshow to Williams County as he visits with the diversified operation of Rusty Goebel. Goebel raises corn and soybeans, as well as feeds out cattle and hogs while staying busy with involvement through the Ohio Soybean Association.
Ohio Field Leader is a project of Ohio’s soybean farmers and their checkoff.… Continue reading
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, hosts Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal and Dusty Sonnenburg of Ohio Ag Net talk with Julia Brown of the Ohio Soybean Council and Paige Teeters, a senior at Wilmington College. They discuss the Night for Young Professionals that is happening this week at Wilmington College. The event is in partnership with the Ohio Soybean Council and the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio Country Journal. It strives to prepare college students for life outside of education and aims to connect students to industry professionals.
More in this week’s podcast:
Horacio Lopez-Nicora, The Ohio State University: Celebrating National Nematode day, Dusty talks with Lopez-Nicora about the microscope worms and what affects thy present crops with.
Robert Sprague, State Treasurer: Matt talks with Sprague about the Ag Link program
Margaret Jodlowski, The Ohio State University: She talks with Matt about the labor challenges that are affecting the agriculture market.
The King Family of Allen County were winners of the first week of the 2023 edition of Feeding Farmers in the Field. In this video, Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood caught up with Andy King of T&D Enterprises to discuss the farm, their year so far, and the future ahead. Andy has recently bought into the operation and says he looks forward to continue innovating down the road, and offers some advice to fellow up-and-coming farmers who are in similar situations as the next generation.
Along with a broadcast from their operation, they won a free lunch at the farm and an assortment of other prizes thanks to 92.1 The Frog, as well as AG Boogher and Son, RRR Tire, Fertilizer Dealer Supply, North Star Hardware & Implement Co., Farm Credit Mid-America, VTF-Sunrise, Homan Inc., and Golden Harvest.… Continue reading
Through hard work and good fortune, Charlie Reffitt had ascended through the ranks and was managing nearly 3,000 acres and a high-end Wagyu beef operation at Hondros Farms based in Delaware County. He and his wife, Crystal, lived in the home on the farm.
As it sometimes does, though, life took a dramatic turn for Charlie 5 years ago.
Charlie Reffitt was paralyzed from the waist down 5 years ago, ut has continued managing Hondros Farms in Delaware County.
“It was a cold, snowy January day. I had been hunting a big buck up on a farm we have in Morrow County. I hiked back in a ways off the road to his bedding area where I thought I might have some pretty good luck at getting him. I got up to my tree stand and saw one of the welds was snapped and the other one I could see was just popping apart.… Continue reading
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, hosts Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal and Dusty Sonnenburg of Ohio Ag Net talk with Rob Leeds of The Ohio State University Extension in Delaware County. They talk about agritourism and the popular rising demand of bringing consumers to the farm. Leeds talks about growing your agritourism business and the importance of them in Ohio and beyond.
More in this week’s podcast:
Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association: Matt talks with the OCWGA folks about ethanol and the Farm Bill. As September comes to an end agriculturists are eagerly waiting on a new Farm Bill to be passed.
Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau: Ty and Joel talk about mental health and agriculture and the importance of breaking the stigma.
Ohio Soybean Association: Patrick Knoff and Brandon Kern talk with Dusty about the U.S. EPA and changes to use of pesticides.
New automation options have taken center stage at the 2023 Farm Science Review. In our latest video, join Joel Penhorwood of the Ohio Ag Net as he hears from Dr. John Fulton from The Ohio State University to explore the latest in agricultural automation. From high-flying drone companies to a state-of-the-art automated mobile irrigation system, and even a tractor retrofit to be fully autonomous, they discuss the details on things available to farmers today.… Continue reading
Listen to a full conversation on this topic via the audio player above with Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Spokesperson Ty Higgins.
From weather, to rising prices and costs of doing business, to long hours, and the weight of keeping the family farm in business can cause incredible amounts of stress and take a toll on a farmer’s mental wellbeing.
A newly created alliance will focus on mental health in agriculture to ensure Ohio’s farmers, families, and communities are better equipped to deal with stress.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS), The Ohio State University (OSU), Ohio Farm Bureau (OFB), Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, and Farm Credit Mid-America make up the new Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance (OAMHA).
The group’s first action is introducing a new, anonymous survey to seek feedback directly from rural communities.… Continue reading
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) discussed open enrollment for the H2Ohio program in the original 14 county Maumee River Watershed at a press event today in Putnam County. Producers are now eligible to enroll or re-enroll acreage into proven, science-based, best management practices (BMPs) that contribute toward improving water quality in Lake Erie and other bodies of water.
H2Ohio farmer Jeff Duling hosted ODA officials, the Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) and members of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate for an update on the program. Attendees also viewed a drone demonstration by Midwest Air LLC, planting cover crops into standing corn. Overwintering cover crops are one of H2Ohio’s BMPs farmers are implementing to protect Ohio’s water quality.
In this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, hosts Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal and Dusty Sonnenburg of Ohio Ag Net talk with Elizabeth Long and Larry Davis of Ag Resource Management. They talk about agriculture finances and the input cost associated with running a farming operation. With the Farm Bill expiring soon, they also discuss important topics to pay close attention to.
More in this week’s podcast:
GrowNextGen: Dale visits Waterman Farms at The Ohio State University to talk with a teacher who utilizes the content from the GrowNextGen programming to teach interactive lessons to students in the classroom.
Luke VanTilburg, MVP Dairy, LLC: Luke talks with Joel about chopping silage and the growing season leading up to the silage harvest.
The 2023 Farm Science Review is here and Homan Inc. is ready to talk to visitors about options to improve their operations. Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo visits with Dale Everman to discuss their impressive display, things to keep in mind, and much more as they meet show-goers at booth 611 at the Review, running September 19-21.… Continue reading
GrowNextGen is partnering with The Ohio State University to bring more outdoor learning opportunities to students in Ohio. Dale visits with Patrick Nightingale from Kipp Academy, a GrowNextGen teacher, who took part in an educational event earlier this week at Waterman Farms.
GrowNextGen is a program of the Ohio’s Soybean farmers and their checkoff.… Continue reading
In this video, Martin Šolc of AgroEcoPower steps us through their dyno-based method of adjusting farm equipment to increase power output. AgroEcoPower will be at the 2023 Farm Science Review, booths 233 and 354. Learn more at www.agroecopower.com.… Continue reading
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