One opening day of the 2017 Fort Wayne Farm Show, the Ohio Ag Net crew took the video camera all around the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum to give those that will be at the show later this week a glimpse into what to expect at this year’s event.… Continue reading
Read More »Results from a study on corn emergence and yield
At a recent Seed Consultants Winter Meeting, the largest Ohio-based seed company released results of their study of corn emergence and yield. Mike Earley, Director of Replicated Testing with Seed Consultants gives some details.… Continue reading
Read More »Corn results unveiled at Beck’s Hybrids Insight Meetings
At a recent Beck’s Hybrids PFR Insight Meeting, Ohio Team Lead Alex Johnson pointed out some of the findings for corn planting dates, nitrogen rates and fungicide application timing from Beck’s Practical Farm Research trials. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has more.… Continue reading
Read More »A Preview of Beck’s 2017 Ohio PFR Insight Meetings
The Beck’s Hybrids 2017 Ohio Practical Farm Research Meetings are coming up January 9th through 11th. RSVP at www.BecksHybrids.com… Continue reading
Read More »The Andersons Ethanol bringing solutions to producers
The Andersons Ethanol of Greenville stays busy year round.
Oho Ag Net’s Dale Minyo recently spoke with Janelle Brinksneader about the unique business, tools they’re offering to help producers, and the state of the ethanol industry.
Learn more at www.andersonsgrain.com.… Continue reading
Read More »Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: See for yourself a unique auction experience
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneering has a large agricultural, construction, and industrial equipment auction coming up December 7th, 2016 at their South Vienna, Ohio location. Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo and Richard Barrett detail the unique Ritchie Bros auction experience and what all the latest auction has to offer.… Continue reading
Read More »An AgriCountry Thanksgiving
The holidays are a time to reflect on years past. In that spirit, we’ve gone through our archives to find a special Thanksgiving piece of AgriCountry with Ed Johnson.
We hope you enjoy this look into holiday preparation in 1983 — and from all of us at Ohio Ag Net & Ohio’s Country Journal, Happy Holidays!… Continue reading
Read More »Corn Harvest Cab Cam – David Niederhuber, Marion County
All the soybeans are in the bin and David Niederhuber of Lill Farms in Marion County also wrapped up buckwheat harvest recently. Now, it’s back into the corn fields. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins took a few laps with Niederhuber just outside of Marion to find out more about the 154 year-old farm and how harvest yields were shaping up in this corn harvest Cab Cam.… Continue reading
Read More »2016 Corn Harvest Cab Cam – Brandon Monebrake, Preble County
Although many corn yield monitors around Ohio have shown lower than average numbers after a challenging growing season, a few parts of the state are pleasantly surprised with the amount of corn they are taking in this year. Count Preble County farmer Brandon Monebrake among those farmers happy with his 2016 harvest. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins dropped in to visit with Monebrake and found more surprises in the cab than the corn yields. See what was mounted in this John Deere 9770 in his latest corn harvest Cab Cam!… Continue reading
Read More »Ear mold issues found in Ohio corn
The wet weather late in the growing season continues to wreak havoc with Ohio’s corn crop, causing issues that range from poor stalk quality to bird damage to ear molds. Bill Mullen, Director of Agronomic Services with Seed Consultants found all three concerns in one Southwest Wayne County field.… Continue reading
Read More »Schaefer represents Ohio as 2016 Star Farmer Finalist
One of the more prestigious awards in the National FFA Organization is being named Star Farmer. It remains an honor in itself to be named a Star Farmer Finalist across the nation. Evan Schaefer of the Miami Trace FFA did just that at the National FFA Convention and he spoke with Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood about his farm and his experience.… Continue reading
Read More »Ohio FFA State Officer Team staying busy at National Convention
Ohio FFA President Mary Buehler is busy representing the Buckeye State at the 89th National FFA Convention and Expo. Watch her talk with Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood in the video below.
Read More »Ohio’s Sydney Snider recaps year as National FFA Officer
The 89th National FFA Convention and Expo is keeping National FFA Organization Eastern Region VP Sydney Snider busy. She took time out of her hectic schedule to speak with Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood on convention, the past year as an officer, and Ohio’s success.
Read More »Bloom Carroll FFA’s Smith makes Extemp Speaking top four
At the 89th National FFA Convention currently underway in Indianapolis, Evan Smith of the Bloom Carroll FFA Chapter made the top four of extemporaneous public speaking, one of the more unique and challenging of the public speaking events. He finished third in the nation.
Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood spoke with Smith about the honor and his preparation for the finals in this video.… Continue reading
Read More »AgTube: An entire corn growing season in 1 minute
Corn Harvest Cab Cam – 2016 Ohio State Nitrogen Trials
At the same time that farmers are taking off corn and soybean fields around the Buckeye State, researchers at The Ohio State University are working through their field trials to collect data that will assist farmers in making better operating decisions in the future. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins found Andrew Klopfenstein, Project Coordinator with Ohio State’s Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, as data was being collected from a nitrogen trial in a Pickaway County corn field.… Continue reading
Read More »Soybean Harvest Cab Cam – Bryan Condit, Delaware County
Every farmer in Ohio is taking advantage of a great week of weather to make a big dent in harvest progress. Condit Farms in Delaware County is now close to 25% complete and after some disappointing corn yields, are finding a much better soybean crop. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins rode along to find out more about early harvest results in the first soybean Cab Cam of 2016.… Continue reading
Read More »2016 Soybean Harvest Cab Cam — Winegardner Farms, Allen County
While visiting Winegardner Farms in Allen County for Feeding Farmers Week #3, Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood jumped in the combine with Lyle Winegardner to hear how harvest 2016 is going so far.… Continue reading
Read More »Corn Harvest Cab Cam – Travis Bahan, Hardin County
With all of the corn stalk and ear issues that Travis Bahan was hearing about around Ohio, he and dad, Gary, decided that it would be cheaper to dry some higher moisture corn than to lose it. They also got some help from seven-year-old Kaden Bahan. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins visited Bahan Farms for a corn harvest Cab Cam on Oct. 4.… Continue reading
Read More »Corn Harvest Cab Cam — Schmitmeyer Farms, Mercer County
The Ohio Ag Net crew visited the farm of the Schmitmeyer family for the first week of Feeding Farmers in the Field, fall 2016 edition. Corn harvest had just begun on their Mercer County farm south of Celina at the time OAN’s Joel Penhorwood visited with Pat Schmitmeyer about their yield, operation, and more.… Continue reading
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