Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal Ohio Ag Net’s student FFA reporters recap Session 4 of the 85th Ohio FFA State Convention and talk about some of the unique attire at this year’s event.… Continue reading
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Student reporters recap Session 3
During the Third Session of the 85th Ohio FFA Convention the second half of the Proficiency Awards were given, as well as a great message from Keynote Speaker Jeff Civillico. The reporters also recap last night’s first ever Convention Concert.… Continue reading
Read More »Student reporters recap session 2
During this session, the Star American Farmers were presented, which is one of the most prestigious awards an FFA member can receive. The first half of the Proficiency Awards were recognized and the members were moved by keynote speaker Josh Shipp.… Continue reading
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Behind the scenes of proficiency interviews
Behind the Scenes of the AgriScience Fair
VIDEO: Dave Brandt cover crop field day
A cover crop field day was recently hosted by Dave Brandt of Fairfield County. New soil technology and a seeder were among the features of the event.… Continue reading
Read More »Cab Cam – Josh Houck, Madison County
One of the first farmers in the field to plant the 2013 corn crop was Pitstick Farms. Ty Higgins hopped in for a ride with Josh Houck in Madison County for the first Ohio Ag Net “Cab Cam” of the year.… Continue reading
Read More »How will Ohio farmers manage risk in 2013?
By Matt Reese
Will it rain in the 2013 growing season or will the drought continue? This is the multi-billion dollar question in the next few months because the answer will make a tremendous difference in feed and grain prices.
Informa Economics has scenarios about how wide that price gap could be. If 2013 is normal for corn, Informa projects the farm price for corn to be below $4 a bushel. With an extended drought and a short crop again this year,
prices could go as high as $8.80 a bushel. That is a pretty big gap to cover when making marketing plan or input decisions.
Ohio State University Extension economist Matt Roberts has a familiar message for crop producers.
“If we have a normal growing season in 2013, there are lots of downside risks for prices. Prices at harvest will be lower than at planting. As a result, growers should market more aggressively,” Roberts said at the Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium last December.… Continue reading
Read More »VIDEO: Geringhoff Concept Corn Header
While at the 2013 National Farm Machinery Show, the Ohio Ag Net crew talked with Joseph Jandrisch, the President of Geringhoff. His company was showing off their concept corn header that will be in fields in 2014.… Continue reading
Read More »Video highlights of new equipment at the National Farm Machinery Show
Case IH, Kinze, Salford and Fast were just a few of the manufacturers featured at the 2013 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky.… Continue reading
Read More »Horst Farm Robotic Milker
Doug & Dean Horst share how their Lely robotic milker system works on their 120 cow dairy in Sterling, Ohio.… Continue reading
Read More »VIDEO – “I Still Think My Jacket’s Sexy”
Is your FFA chapter the best in the state? Prove it! Show off your chapter’s creativity, passion for agriculture, and maybe even dance moves in the first ever Ohio’s Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net FFA Week Video Contest.
Although they are well past their FFA prime, these past members put together a…well…entertaining example of what we are looking for!… Continue reading
Read More »Allen Dean explains the benefits of cover crops
Williams County, Ohio farmer Allen Dean talks about the benefits that he is realizing with the use of cover crops.
Read the Ohio’s Country Journal article “Cover crops boosting soil and profits”.… Continue reading
Read More »VIDEO: Dean Farms Cover Crop Seeder
Tony Dean from Dean Farms in Williams County, Ohio gives Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal an inside and out tour of there custom made cover crop seeder.
Read more about the unique seeder in this Ohio’s Country Journal article.… Continue reading
Read More »Feeding Farmers in the Field-Harting Farms
The Ohio Ag Net visited with Harting Farms, the fourth and final winner of Feeding Farmers in the Field. They were done with beans and have 300 acres of corn to go. Aside from grain their diversified farm also consist of hogs and free range chickens. … Continue reading
Read More »Cab Cam – Louie Rehm’s 100 Bushel Soybeans
Louie Rehm of Wayne County has some impressive soybean fields yielding over 100 bushels per acre. Ride along with Rehm and Matt Reese of Ohio’s Country Journal to see them for yourself.
More on Rehm’s high yielding beans can be found here.… Continue reading
Read More »Video – Feeding Farmers – Schamp Farms
Feeding Farmers in the Field’s week 3 winner was in St. Mary’s so Dale and T-102 made the trip to Steve Schamp’s farm to deliver lunch to his crew.… Continue reading
Read More »Combine Ride Along- Jason & Justin Dagger
The Dagger’s share the importance AgroCulture Liquid Fertilizers play in the game plan of their farm and difference it made for their crops this year.… Continue reading
Read More »Combine Ride Along- Larry Timmons
Ty Higgins rode along in the combine with Larry Timmons in Clark County who shares his yields and the difference AgroCulture Liquid Fertilizers makes to his operation.… Continue reading
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