We wrap up the T102 Fall Feeding Farmers with a stop in Van Wert county at the farm of Jacob Staley. Jacob farms with his father Craig and while grandpa Kenneth Doner has retired he is always around to keep an eye on them. Jacob has finished soybeans and is waiting for dryer weather to get rolling on corn. They also raise turkeys for Cooper Farms. Check out the video with Dale and Jacob as they talk about the farm.… Continue reading
Dale is back on the road this week north of Delphos on the farm of Joe Gable and family for week number three of Feeding Farmers in the Field. There is still time to enter for the final week of the contest. Listen to Ohio Ag Net Affiliate Lima’s Country T102 to enter!… Continue reading
Aaron Overholser a farmer in Darke County has been working with OSU Extension Educator Sam Custer for several years on a soybean planting population trial. This Fall cab cam is sponsored by Precision Agri Services Inc. Aaron has been finding lower populations are yielding right with higher populations. This year Aaron pushed the boundary of lower populations and was shooting for 40,000 plants per acre for the lowest treatment. Aaron’s planter was only able to get to 60,000 plants. The trial consisted of treatments of 160,000, 120,000, 80,000 and 60,000. The results of this trial my surprise you. Join Bart Johnson as he visits with Aaron and Sam about the results. You can also find out more about this on farm trial and many others when the 2020 OSU eFields report is published in early January 2021.… Continue reading
Harvest continues in Ohio and so does the harvest cab cam series presented by Precision Agri Services Inc. We visit with Charlie McCullough on Hardin County on harvest from his perspective.… Continue reading
We’re in Southeast Auglaize county on the farm of the McDorman family who won this week’s Feeding Farmers in the Field contest with T102. The family – who all have off-farm employment – took off work to host Dale and the team on the farm yesterday.… Continue reading
It’s week one of feeding farmers in the field and we are in Southwest Hardin County on the Holbrook family’s farm where they raise pork, corn and soybeans.… Continue reading
2020 keeps throwing challenges our way. Justin Petrosino Agronomist with Stewart Seeds is seeing ear molds across his entire territory, mainly gibberella ear rot and fusarium. Ear molds can be caused by late August and early September rains when the crop is stressed. Justin discusses what to do if you are finding ear molds in your field.… Continue reading
While this was the week most farmers would have paid a visit to the Farm Science Review, Dale had a chance to catch up with Corey Prosser Ohio Agronomist for LG seeds at their FSR plot. The plot experienced some stress this year like many parts of Ohio. Take a tour of the plot with Dale and Corey as they discuss the value of traits and understanding hybrids that work best on your farm.… Continue reading
When I heard soybeans were being harvested in Darke County I made a few phone calls and got ahold of Bobby Stump. He said he wasn’t running yet but that is dad was. It was through that conversation I learned Bob Stump is 91 years old and is still actively farming. My guess is it would be hard to find an older active farmer across the country. Bob talks about his dad planting corn with horses and the progress of where we are today. He also has an interesting observation of the most important innovation in agriculture in his 70 plus years of farming.… Continue reading
Join Dale Minyo and Corey Prosser State Agronomist for LG Seeds as they walk a plot in Northwest Ohio. You can visit www.LGseeds.com for all of their latest hybrid and variety information.… Continue reading
Dale Minyo sits down with Bill McDonald Agronomic Service Director with Seed Consultants. Bill and Dale talk all things farming in 2020 and the current crop. Sit back and relax with the Bill and Dale Show!… Continue reading
Dr. Stephen Jacquemin of Wright State University is researching saturated buffers and its potential impacts on water quality. This video is sponsored by the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network.… Continue reading
Matt Hutcheson, Product Manager with Seed Consultants talks about scouting your corn fields now to find areas of improvement you can control for next year. All yield begins with good emergence and an even stand. Scout your fields for planter issues now, such as shallow planting depth or skips caused by planter issues. There are so many aspects of farming you cannot control. Get a handle on the things you can control and start out next year with all the potential yield you can… Continue reading
As with most other events, Ohio No-Till Council summer events had to cancel (or postpone until 2021). The group’s field events planned for Aug. 19-20 are instead going to be a VIRTUAL event online.
Topics include soil health, cover crops and the main emphasis is planning for cover crops after soybean and corn harvest. Issues for beginning farmers and 60-inch corn rows with soybeans in between are also covered as well by a variety of experts on the subjects.
With high-quality finishing capabilities, the Terra-Max is a hybrid tillage tool that provides exceptional versatility for various field conditions and weather patterns. This video is sponsored by Great Plains.… Continue reading
Great Plains has revolutionized the folding box drill once again to give large-scale operations maximum productivity and efficiency in the field. Learn more about the BD7600! This video is sponsored by Great Plains.… Continue reading
Not one, not two, but Ella Sprang is taking home three banners this week between two different shows. She had both the grand and reserve champion market barrows at the Ohio Youth Livestock Expo, and won the Holmes county fair swine show.… Continue reading
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal crop tour is moving to a virtual experience for 2020! We are inviting growers from across Ohio to send in their yield data using the form below. This data will be posted completely anonymously, however, we are asking you to enter your contact information to be eligible for a drawing for a $500 gift card to Rural King. Each field entry is another entry for the drawing. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio’s Country Journal crop tour is moving to a virtual experience for 2020! We are inviting growers from across Ohio to send in their yield data using the form below. This data will be posted completely anonymously, however, we are asking you to enter your contact information to be eligible for a drawing for a $500 gift card to Rural King.… Continue reading
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