Videos

2015 Corn Harvest Cab Cam – Glenn Karhoff – Allen Co.

The heavy Spring rains were taken better in some parts of Ohio than others, all depending on the soil type. Corn fields in Central and Southern Ohio fared well this harvest season, considering the rainfall, but as The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins found, many fields in the Northwest part of the state will have the lowest yield numbers in many years. His visit with Allen County’s Glenn Karhoff in this Cab Cam video shows a glimpse into what that part of The Buckeye State is dealing with at harvest time.… Continue reading

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Where Corn Don’t Go (A Harvest Parody)

The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins has a few ideas for farmers looking to hold on to some corn until prices rebound.

(A Parody of Travis Tritt’s “Where Corn Don’t Grow)

Lyrics

As he sat in the combine
Thinking ‘bout the bins filled to the top
With the harvest taking from another year
of growing crops

He’s running out of storage
And he starts wondering where else that it can go
Now he’s trying to get creative finding spots
Where corn don’t go

Can find a deal
Low price is real no matter where you go
You can’t change his mind so he’s making piles
Where corn don’t go… Continue reading

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Assessing fields before harvest

For some farmers around Ohio, harvest can’t happen soon enough and thoughts are already on a better crop in 2016. In order for that to occur, some trips to the field will need to happen before the 2015 harvest to see if some problems that developed this year can be thwarted next year. Bill Mullen of Seed Consultants has some examples in this video.… Continue reading

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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

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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

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2015 Ohio Crop Tour I-71 Day #1 Video Recap

See results from the I-71 Route of the 2015 Ohio Crop Tour for Day #1

See results from the I-75 Route of the 2015 Ohio Crop Tour for Day #1

See results from the I-75 Route of the 2015 Ohio Crop Tour for Day #2

See results from the I-71 Route of the 2015 Ohio Crop Tour for Day #2

The crew from the I-71 leg of the 2015 Ohio Crop Tour recap what they saw in 10 counties from Medina to Licking counties on Day #1. The average yield for the day was 175 bushels per acre.… Continue reading

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