Not one, not two, but Ella Sprang is taking home three banners this week between two different shows. She had both the grand and reserve champion market barrows at the Ohio Youth Livestock Expo, and won the Holmes county fair swine show.… Continue reading
Read More »Crop Tour | DJ Mears – Wood County ?
Dave catches up with DJ Mears of Wood County about what he’s seeing in his fields on the 2020 virtual crop tour.… Continue reading
Read More »Crop Tour | Sam Custer – Darke County?
Day two of the 2020 Ohio Crop Tour is underway and Dave caught up with Sam Custer on what he’s seeing in Darke County.… Continue reading
Read More »Virtual Ohio Crop Tour overview
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal crop tour is moving to a virtual experience for 2020! We are inviting growers from across Ohio to send in their yield data using the form below. This data will be posted completely anonymously, however, we are asking you to enter your contact information to be eligible for a drawing for a $500 gift card to Rural King. Each field entry is another entry for the drawing. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal crop tour is moving to a virtual experience for 2020! We are inviting growers from across Ohio to send in their yield data using the form below. This data will be posted completely anonymously, however, we are asking you to enter your contact information to be eligible for a drawing for a $500 gift card to Rural King.… Continue reading
Read More »Dairy update with Scott Higgins
Dale Minyo visits with Scott Higgins of the American Dairy Association Mideast about all things dairy and how the industry is doing during the pandemic. This video is sponsored by the American Dairy Association Mideast.… Continue reading
Read More »Ava Shroyer | OYLE Champion Market Goat Exhibitor
Dry weather turns small issues into big yield loss
Andy Westhoven Regional Agronomist with AgriGold looks at two issues in Ohio corn fields that corn can usually grow through but with the extremely dry weather this year those issues are intensified.… Continue reading
Read More »Between the Rows Farmer Highlight | Patty Mann
In this Between the Rows farmer highlight, we visit Patty Mann of Mann Farms in Shelby county who is also the president of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association board. Between the Rows is sponsored by Seed Genetics Direct.… Continue reading
Read More »Live Grain Marketing Update with Jon Scheve
Nitrogen Knockout: Fall vs Summer Subsurface Manure Application
We visit McComb Ohio on the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network to learn about a study comparing the use of subsurface manure application in the fall and spring. This video is sponsored by the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network… Continue reading
Read More »President Trump addresses American farmers ?
President Donald Trump addressed the nation’s farmers Monday and covered a wide range of issues from the Phase One Trade Deal to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.… Continue reading
Read More »Tillage Trials: Strips make a difference on demonstration farm
Shane Kellogg, a cooperator on the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, has been experimenting with vertical tillage and strip tillage. Learn what that’s doing to help his operation. This video is sponsored by the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network.… Continue reading
Read More »Herbicide damage assessment with Matt Hutchinson from Seed Consultants
This is the time of year farmers can start to see some herbicide damage in soybean fields. Matt Hutchinson with Seed Consultants talks about some of the damage they are seeing and tips to remember to help avoid damage in your fields and your neighbor’s fields.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast |Ep. 160 | OYLE with a side of Dale
We take the Quarantine Chronicles on for another week with Matt, Kolt, and Dale Hosting our guest Megan Wendt from the Ohio Youth Livestock Expo. Interviews this week include an interview from Matt with Bane Welker intern Macel Stowers. Bart includes an interview with Kyle Halseman of Halseman Ag.… Continue reading
Read More »Precision technology, it works for small operations too
Join us as we visit the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network and the Farm of Chris Kurt in Hardin County to discuss the precision technology he has implemented, even as a part-time farmer. This video is presented by the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network.… Continue reading
Read More »Pickaway county holds modified fair amid COVID-19
Even in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, the Pickaway County Fair board says they are focused on holding a county fair as normal as possible. All eyes are on them as they hold the first fair of the 2020 county fair season.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast |Ep. 159 | Beef Gives Back
The Quarantine Chronicles continue, and we miss our office more and more. Kolt, Matt and Dusty host this week from their homes. Interviews include two Between the Rows interviews featuring Charlie Kail and Wille Murphy. Matt interviewed Jamie Graham from the Ohio Beef Council. And Bart interviewed Shane Kellogg from the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms.… Continue reading
Read More »Growing beer! Ok, harvesting barley that will go into beer
Scott Metzger who farms on the Pickaway/Ross county line has grown malting barley for three years. While growing barley is similar to growing wheat the two are not the same. Scott discusses the benefits and the challenges of growing barley for beer.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio’s Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net Podcast |Ep. 158 | Dicamba Debacle
As Quarantine begins to come to a close, county fairs begin to make plans to open with the rest of the state. Matt, Kolt, Dusty and Dale host this week and talk about the current hot button topic of dicamba products. Dusty interviews Joe Taylor for more information in the issue. Kolt features an interview with Katey Brattin from the Wendt Group about a product they have released for county fair sale use.… Continue reading
Read More »Pioneer Field Report | Kyle Polling ?
In this edition of the Pioneer Field Report, Kyle Polling visits with us about root transitions and the ugly duckling phase in corn, the importance of weed maintenance early in soybean development and gives us an update on the wheat.… Continue reading
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