Videos

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

As always, the Kentucky Expo and Convention Center was filled from wall to wall with iron of all colors and farmers from all over the country traveled to Louisville for the National Farm Machinery Show. Here are some of the display highlights of the event, including tractors, planters, grain wagons, cover crop seeders and more.… Continue reading

Charlie Troxell with Precision Ag Services goes over the many options a precision planter can have at the farmer level.… Continue reading

Now is the time to make sure your planter is ready to roll when the fields are fit. AgriGold’s John Brien discusses issues he sees in the field that are caused by poor planter maintenance.… Continue reading

How to improve soil health by using “trash” – When farmers harvest their corn crop, shredded corn stalks are left behind. Farmers have learned that leaving this trash – or residue – on the field protects the soil by creating a blanket. This helps the soil rebuild vital nutrients and prevents runoff.… Continue reading

The team at Ohio’s Country Journal and the Ohio Ag Net have a bit of fun with attire required by kids that show dairy animals. Ty Higgins, Matt Reese and Joel Penhorwood decided to join in the fun and get some white pants of their own and found some great show kids to help out with this Mel McDaniel (Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On) inspired parody tune!… Continue reading

Bio-security has reached a new level in the hog industry with the outbreak of PEDv in over half of the 50 states. Ohio’s Heimerl Farms has invested heavily in piglet safety by building their own TADD system.… Continue reading

Morrow County, Ohio farmer Anthony Bush has been on the ground level of the development of the 2014 Farm Bill. This new farm policy offers some new options for producers and many questions are being asked as those options are weighed. The Ohio Ag Net’s Ty Higgins sat down with Bush to go over the PLC, ARC and SCO programs. In this video, you will find out what exactly those programs entail. Bush will also talk about what scenarios will work best with each option and what farmers need to start doing now to get prepared to make these long-term decisions before the March 15th deadline.… Continue reading