John Sites from Great Plains Manufacturing goes over the features of Great Plains’ Max Chisel and Turbo Max, as well as the new Turbo Seeder for cover crops.… Continue reading
Read More »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
Read More »AgTube: Crown Rot in Ohio Corn Fields
Crown Rot in Ohio Corn Fields – Beck’s London, OH PFR | Team Sales Agronomist Alex Johnson discusses the crown rot he is seeing in corn fields this year and what it means for your fields.… Continue reading
Read More »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
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
Read More »Corn Harvest Cab Cam – Jakob Wilson, Madison County
Jakob Wilson from JCW Farms in Madison County took time to visit with The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins about this year’s early harvest, what caught his eye at Farm Science Review and how he is a Top 4 Finalist in the American Star Ag Placement category at The National FFA Convention later this year.… Continue reading
Read More »On-farm cooperation helps research and marketing efforts
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 »AgTube: Minimizing Harvest Loss
David Booth, Product Specialist for Case IH combines, goes over setting up your combines for harvest season.… 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 »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 »AgTube: Drone Fishing
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 »AgTube: What is one ear of corn worth?
One ear of corn may not appear to hold much value over an entire farm, but if you break down the numbers it can be worth a lot!… 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 »AgTube: Voices of the RFS
As the Renewable Fuel Standard turns 10 years old, the message is coming loud and clear that renewable fuels are working for rural America.… Continue reading
Read More »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
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
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