Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal The research efforts of Ohio agriculture certainly include lab testing, university plot work and data analysis, but every farmer knows that the most dependable crop production research also includes extensive work in real, on-farm fields. Funding from The Ohio Soybean Council makes those efforts happen.… Continue reading
Read More »2015 Corn Harvest Cab Cam – Hardscrabble Farms, Delaware County
Things get busy in Delaware County in Mid-September, as the county fair begins its festivities. Usually, the way it times out, it is also the start of harvest season for The Skinners at Hardscrabble Farms. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins hopped in the cab with Brian Skinner to talk about the recent Symphony on the Farm event, hosted by the Skinners. They also talk about early harvest progress and upcoming fair activities.… Continue reading
Read More »Quick drydown sneaking up on Ohio corn fields
With the lack of nitrogen throughout the growing season and some 90 degree days in the past week, some Ohio corn fields are drying down quicker than many farmers expect. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Troy Putnam talks about the risk that comes with corn that dries down ahead of schedule.… Continue reading
Read More »Cab Cam – Ben Klick, Stark County
On September 11th, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins headed to Northeast Ohio and paid a visit to Windy Way Farms in Massillon. That’s where he found 4th generation farmer Ben Klick harvesting soybeans. Find out how early harvest is shaping up in that part of the state and what Klick has learned from his Dad and Grandpa about farming for the long term.… Continue reading
Read More »Cab Cam – Farm Science Review 2015 Corn Harvest
On September 8th, Nate Douridas and the Farm Science Review crew began the 2015 corn harvest. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins got a glimpse of the first field Douridas opened up and talked about the yield and moisture to start harvest and about what to expect at this year’s Farm Science Review, September 22nd through 24th at The Molly Caren Ag Center in London, Ohio.… Continue reading
Read More »Stalk quality may call for an early harvest
The combination of a very wet spring, heavy foliar diseases and a dry pollination period is adding up to a heightened concern about corn stalk quality. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Doug House talks about how to scout for stalk quality issues and when to justify getting into a problem field earlier than usual.… Continue reading
Read More »Cab Cam – 2015 Ohio soybean harvest underway
In early September, the combines belonging to Niese Farms began rolling through Crawford and Wyandot County soybean fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins followed the dust and caught up with Casey Niese for the first fall harvest Cab Cam of 2015.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio soybeans have been put through the wringer in 2015
From SDS to White Mold, Frog Eye and other yield hampering issues, soybeans across Ohio have had to fight through adversity since the day they were planted. In this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report, Account Manager Troy Putnam walks growers through what to look for when scouting soybean fields as they enter the home stretch of the season.… Continue reading
Read More »Agro Liquid Field Day
Bart Johnson talks with Galynn Beer with Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers about why you can use lower volumes of liquid fertilizers when comparing against dry fertilizers and still maintain yields in a sustainable manner.… Continue reading
Read More »An up close look at corn variability
Bill Mullen, Director of Agronomic Services with Seed Consultants, takes two corn plants from the same row to show the variability that Ohio corn fields are showing after a very challenging growing season. He also talks about the stalk quality issues that may force farmers to harvest early this year.… Continue reading
Read More »Farmers in northwest Ohio counting down the days until black layer
Many farmers in the northwest part of Ohio were wondering if they would have a corn crop to harvest this year. Now, with disease pressures adding to the challenge of stalk quality issues as corn enters the dent stage, many farmers are hoping black layer gets here sooner than later. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins talks about the corn progress and harvest outlook with DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Chasitie Euler for this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading
Read More »2015 Darke County Fair Photo Gallery
Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight widespread across Ohio
The recent I-75/I-71 Ohio Crop Tour saw scouts finding disease in nearly every field they visited. Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight were among those at the top of their lists. DuPont Account Manager Mike Gahn of east central Ohio says a more in-depth look at fields reveals how genetics are taking care of some of the problems while a more comprehensive check of factors of in some areas may point to the need for intervention. Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood visited with Gahn for the latest DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading
Read More »Fennig Equipment helps farmers develop new practices
Gary Fennig of Fennig Equipment talks about how the company started in Coldwater, Ohio over 5 years ago and now helps farmers all over the Midwest take on the new practices of cover crops and nutrient application.… Continue reading
Read More »Corn pollination in southwest Ohio leaves little concern
Some farmers in Ohio were concerned with the timing of rains that come through during the critical corn pollination stage. DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Tate Cockerill says that customers in his area could see some of the best corn yields in years and the soybeans that looked like they wouldn’t produce may be surprising as well. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visits with Cockerill for this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report.… Continue reading
Read More »Another look at 20 years of fertilizer recommendations
There are likely as many varied opinions on the validity and the accuracy of the Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations as there are farms and soil types. No matter what that opinion may be from field to field, it is hard to deny that the document has had an incredible impact on crop production in Ohio.… Continue reading
Read More »A soybean that adds value during times of lower commodity prices
As a premium crop, high oleic soybeans can be especially beneficial to farmers in Ohio facing lower commodity prices this season. By offering the combination of strong yield performance and an opportunity to meet growing food industry needs, high oleic soybeans enable farmers to seek out higher profit potential.
The soy checkoff notes that high oleic soybeans are bred with the same agronomic trait and disease packages that farmers expect in their other soybean varieties. Because they yield on par with, or better than, commodity soybeans, farmers don’t have to choose between growing top-performing varieties and providing a product that processors and end users demand.
In addition, because the oil offers higher value for end users, processors offer farmers a premium to grow high oleic soybeans, resulting in higher profit opportunities. Premiums are based on what the end user will pay for the oil.
In the audio above, the Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visited with USB farmer-leader and early high oliec adopter John Motter from Jenera, Ohio about the way these premium soybeans have performed on his farm.… Continue reading
Read More »2015 Ohio State Fair Grand Champion Market Steer
Tyler Clark of Miami County was the exhibitor of the 2015 Grand Champion Market Steer. Dale Minyo spoke to him after the show about the big win.… Continue reading
Read More »Beck’s Closing Wheel Study
Field Agronomist Alex Johnson revisit’s the Beck’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) Closing Wheel trial and what we have seen over the past three years.… Continue reading
Read More »Crops are coming around in north central Ohio
Although the north central part of Ohio didn’t get as much rain as the northwest, Seneca, Crawford and Wyandot Counties got their fair share. Derek Hunker is an Account Manager for DuPont Pioneer in those counties and in this week’s DuPont Pioneer Field Report he tells The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins that the recent sun and heat have made the corn and the soybeans perk up a bit and the outlook is much more positive than it was just two months ago.… Continue reading
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