On this week?s Ohio Ag Net Podcast, Ty Higgins visits with first generation farmer Brent Pence from New Carlisle, Ohio about how he got his start, some tough times early on in his career and how the farm is set up for today?s challenges. Joel Penhorwood recaps last...
Researchers at the University of Illinois collaborated with colleagues in Oklahoma to identify areas along a riparian zone, that is, alongside rivers that are susceptible to erosion.Maria Chu, an assistant professor in agricultural and biological engineering (ABE),...
According to the Columbus-based Sportsmen?s Alliance, Ohio?s hunters, fishermen and trappers are doing something most citizens never do: asking Ohio?s governor, state representatives and state senators to raise the license fees for these activities in Ohio. Concerned...
Palmer amaranth is a nightmare of a weed, causing yield losses up to 80% in severely infested soybean fields. It scoffs at farmers? attempts at control, having evolved resistance to six classes of herbicides since its discovery in the United States 100 years ago. And...
Farmers that aren?t enhancing their fertilizer programs may be missing out on some yield potential. Loveland Product?s Proprietary Product Manager Jason Myers gives insights and information about Black Lable ZN and Blackmax 22.
The Ohio Pork Council, Ohio Cattlemen?s Association, Ohio Poultry Association and the Ohio Dairy Producers Association announced their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) recently. The announcement comes amid budget discussions to dramatically...
Traveling and entry fees for the Ohio State University Collegiate Dairy Judging Team competitions are expensive. The students manage the dairy parlor at the Ohio State Fair and do other fundraisers to pay their own way, but as travel costs continue to rise, the...
A western meadowlark garbled its charming call, watching over me from a charred tree limb as I rolled up strands of ruined barbed wire crossing through the bird?s former grassland home. In the place of the endless stretches of native grasses and forbs waiting on rains...
JD Equipment will have an Open House and Drive Green Event April 7, 2017 and April 8, 2017 at all eight of their Ohio locations.The Open House and Drive Green Event is open to the public and will run from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday April 7 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m....
When thinking about a typical farmer in Ohio, it wouldn?t be out of the ordinary to find out that they might run a couple thousand acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. One would also expect that there is a barn full of livestock right alongside a barn even fuller of...
