Although farmers sat inside all weekend and watch storm clouds bring inches and inches of rain to Ohio corn and soybean fields this past weekend, it is still too early to know if some of those fields will need a ?Take 2? with the planter. In this week?s DuPont Pioneer...
Planting ProgressOn our farm in SE Nebraska corn planting is complete and beans are underway. The balance of the central corn states are making progress on corn plantings and are likely on pace with the five-year average. While north of I-90 weather is limiting...
The week started out ideal for planting before spotty rains delayed field activity. There were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Ohio during the week ending April 30, according to Cheryl Turner, Ohio State Statistician with the USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics...
Episode #9 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast courtesy of the good folks at AgriGold. Visit them at www.agrigold.com.This week, the crew talks rain around Ohio and where it puts planting progress. Ty Higgins takes a look at a very unique idea from out west ? goat crossfit...
The Trump administration decided to pursue renegotiation over withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement.?There are compelling reasons to update and reform NAFTA from agriculture?s perspective, including improvements on biotechnology, sanitary and...
Darci VetterA conversation with?Ambassador Darci Vetter, who served as the chief agriculture negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the Obama Administration OCJ: Agriculture is really dependent on trade, even more-so than we often realize. What...
For spring-calving beef herds, the breeding season is likely underway. Many decisions have already been made in terms of the genetic makeup of the 2018 calf crop. Natural herd sires or sires to be used through artificial insemination have been selected. Mature cows...
Donald Gwynn ?Donnie? Parrott, 50 of Magnetic Springs, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, April 28, 2017 at the Memorial Hospital in Marysville.He was born November 9, 1966 in Kenton to William and Sally (Sanders) Parrott, and they both survive.On February 24,...
Although most of Ohio fields have not been planted yet, some of the earlier planted fields are starting to pop up. Matt Hutcheson, Product Manager with Seed Consultants, gives some advice for taking a look at those first corn stands. The Ohio Ag Net?s Ty Higgins has...
U.S. dairy sector and state agriculture officials urged President Trump to take immediate action against Canada?s perceived disregard for its trade obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement.Most recently, Canada implemented a new national pricing...
