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Friday, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack met with leaders from The Ohio State University and from the local business community whose research is producing biobased products and creating new job opportunities. In January, the USDA Certified Biobased Product label was launched so customers know when they are buying a biobased product, thereby creating economic opportunity for businesses producing these products. The label identifies biobased products composed wholly or significantly of agricultural ingredients-renewable plant, animal, marine or forestry materials. Biobased products help add value to commodities, create jobs in rural communities, and increase U.S. energy independence by reducing the use of petroleum in manufactured products.

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Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited The Ohio State University to highlight President Obama’s speech on the American Jobs Act and what it means to Ohioans. Secretary Vilsack met with leaders from The Ohio State University and from the local business community to discuss the Administration’s strategy to strengthen the U.S. economy.

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On a recent trip to Lake Erie, Ohio farmers got to see firsthand the algal blooms that agriculture is largely blamed for.

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This year, for the first time at The Farm Science Review, producers will get to see a twin row corn plot being harvested. It is just one of the many things that Farm Manager Nate Douridas is getting excited about. He shares some details with Ty Higgins.

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If you think your corn is ready for harvest, Pioneer Account Manager Mike McBride says it may just be the weather. He tells Ty Higgins what to look for to be sure.

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On Friday, shortly after his retirement announcement, Dr. Bobby Moser talked with Ty Higgins about his career at OSU.

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Ealier this week, The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation announced its support for passage of State Issue 2. The measure will retain the reforms to public employee collective bargaining laws passed by the General Assembly in March.

Ty Higgins talked with OFBF Executive Vice President Jack Fisher about his organization’s stance on this very controversial issue.

Jack Fisher Issue 2

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Ealier this week, The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation announced its support for passage of State Issue 2. The measure will retain the reforms to public employee collective bargaining laws passed by the General Assembly in March.

Ty Higgins talked with OFBF Executive Vice President Jack Fisher about his organization’s stance on this very controversial issue.

Jack Fisher Issue 2

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This week Pioneer Account Manager Mike Gahn says while some Ohio producers are chopping some of their late planted corn for silage, many in his area are doing just the opposite.

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How close are we to automating the harvest? Check out Machine Sync Tecnology introduced by John Deere.

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Friday, the folks at Seed Consultants held their annual field day to say thank you to their loyal clientel and to let them know about the exciting new products they have to offer for 2012. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins was there to cover the event.

Chris Jefferies is one of the co-founders of Seed Consultants and he tells Ty that he has been pleasantly surprise with the outcome of the 2011 corn crop in his area.

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SCI Co-Founder Dan Fox tells Ty that he is excited about the growth of the company.

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Bill Mullen is the Director of Agronomic Services and he says this year’s corn crop is not out of the woods quite yet.

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Director of Replecated Research Mike Earley gives the details on some of the disease pressures in some of the plots.

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Area Seedsman James Jacobs descibes this growing season as difficult.… Continue reading

Becknology Days are once again under way in Atlanta, Indiana and The Ohio Ag Net was there!

Dale Minyo talked with Beck’s Ohio Team Sales Agronomist Ryan McAllister about the big issues of weeds in this year’s soybeans.

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Weed Consultant Dr. Ford Baldwin also joined Dale to chat about weed concerns in the South and how that will affect the Midwest.

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Heated seats and built in refrigerator are just a few of the new features in the new John Deere S series combine.… Continue reading

Ty Higgins traveled to Indianapolis for the 2011 John Deere new product launch where he spoke with Ron Bennen of Cope Farm Equipment in Alliance.… Continue reading

This week Ty Higgins visits with Pioneer’s Kevin Forrest about soybean progress and frost concerns.

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Hicksville is today’s stop on The Beck’s County Fair Tour Powered by Soy Biodiesel as Dale has this Midday Report.

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Dale Minyo checks in from this year’s Darke County Fair.

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Pioneer Account Manager Mike Newland talks about using this season to plan for 2012 and why he is still worried about the current crop.

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At a critical point in the 2011 growing season, Pioneer’s Jerron Schmoll checks the progress of an IMPACT plot.

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American Freedom Energy and American Agriculture Asset’s Glen and Greg Badenhop talk about the concept that was first thought of years ago and in still in the works in Henry County.

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