Videos

A stones-throw from a Best Buy and a Wal-Mart is where Ty Higgins found John Wilson working Franklin County ground to prep the field for soybeans in Dublin. Wilson was running a Horsch Joker with a J & M soil conditioner on the land that has been taken care of by the Wilson family for four generations now. Wilson talks with Ty about the implements he is putting to use and his philosophy on field prep with the stronger stalks being planted nowadays in this Cab Cam video.… Continue reading

As Josh Yoder runs his John Deere 4630 to plant corn on this Logan County ground, he hopes that 2015 yields will work out like 2014 did and that markets look a lot better than they do now when harvest time arrives. Ty Higgins from the Ohio Ag Net joined Yoder for a Cab Cam.… Continue reading

The Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood visited Logan County Farmer Doug Henry of Henry Farms to get an update on how their planting season is going so far. Henry said they very much welcomed the warmer temperatures seen over the weekend and that soil temperatures in his area dearly needed the heat.

“It’s nice to have some warm temperatures. That’s what we were looking for. The ground’s warmed up just the way we like it today,” he said. “We started last week and I just looked and we’re at about 500 acres planted.”… Continue reading

Thanks to the new John Deere ExactEmerge row units, Nate Douritas, the Farm Manager at Farm Science Review, is planting soybeans at over 10 MPH. That works out to be about 50 acres an hour! See the new planter in action with this Cab Cam from Ty Higgins of The Ohio Ag Net.… Continue reading

The Ohio’s Country Journal/Ohio Ag Net FFA Student Reporters recap the 4th Session of the 87th Ohio FFA Convention and introduce you to the new President for 2015-16.… Continue reading

The Ohio’s Country Journal/Ohio Ag Net FFA Student Reporters recap the 4th Session of the 87th Ohio FFA Convention.… Continue reading

The Ohio’s Country Journal/Ohio Ag Net FFA Student Reporters recap the 3rd Session of the 87th Ohio FFA Convention.… Continue reading

The Ohio’s Country Journal/Ohio Ag Net FFA Student Reporters recap the 2nd Session of the 87th Ohio FFA Convention.… Continue reading

The Ohio’s Country Journal/Ohio Ag Net FFA Student Reporters recap the 1st Session of the 87th Ohio FFA Convention.… Continue reading

With an unusual break from rain and cold weather this spring, many farmers across Ohio headed to the fields to work ground, spray and in some cases even begin the 2015 planting season. Ty Higgins found The Kocher Family of MKB Farms in Galion, Ohio doing just that. Nick Kocher was Ty’s guest for the first Cab Cam of the season.… Continue reading

Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth are incredibly challenging weeds to control because they have the potential to grow up to two inches per day, robbing row crop plants of yield potential. While both weeds are commonly found in the southern U.S., they are rapidly being identified in many areas throughout the Midwest. Dr. Greg Armel of BASF shares tips on differentiating between the two weeds.… Continue reading

Under ideal conditions, a fall herbicide application would have taken place in 2014 and another shot at Ohio’s high-anxiety weeds like marestail, giant ragweed and palmer amaranth would have happened just recently. Due to weather conditions, neither of those opportunities may have happened, leaving many producers concerned about getting their fields ready for the 2015 planting season. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins gets some weed control tips for farmers facing wet early spring conditions as he visits with Jonathan Huff from Dow AgroSciences.… Continue reading

Now that your planter is ready to hit the field here are some last minute tune up tips to get your planter working at peak performance.  Your driveway can be one of the best tools to help get your planter ready to hit the field.… Continue reading

In mid-March, farmers representing the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association traveled to Washington D.C. to talk to policy makers about a number of issues pertaining to agriculture. Topics included trade, immigration, the RFS and GMO labeling.… Continue reading

John Linder, a farmer from Morrow County, Ohio, recently took a trip to Cuba with the U.S. Ag Coalition to take a look at the possibilities for American agriculture products in our neighbor country. Dale Minyo from the Ohio Ag Net sat down with Linder shortly after his return to discuss Linder’s takeaways from the Cuban excursion.… Continue reading

Capture® 3RIVE 3D™ offers the agronomic benefits and proven performance of Capture® LFR® insecticide and more in a formulation designed exclusively for use with the 3RIVE 3D delivery system.… Continue reading

Beck’s Hybrids was showcasing their new FARMServer Technology‘s new Management Zone feature at the 2015 Commodity Classic.… Continue reading

Case IH’s booth at Commodity Classic was filled with polished red iron, including the Magnum Rowtrac 380 CVT.… Continue reading

As always, Ohio agriculture is well represented at Commodity Classic. At this year’s event in Phoenix, some farmers took time to visit with Ohio’s Country Journal and The Ohio Ag Net about their planting intentions for 2015, whether they will plant more non-GMO products this year and what decisions they have made regarding Farm Bill programs.… Continue reading

Although these members are well past their FFA prime, they are still quite proud to wear their jackets…no matter how tight they may be!… Continue reading