The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and Mexico?s Consejo Nacional Agropecuario (CNA) today sent a joint letter to Canadian, United States and Mexican government officials reiterating their calls that NAFTA...
Ohio Country Journal
Ohio Crop Tour I-75 Leg Day One Video Recap
The western leg of the 2017 Ohio Crop Tour had a busy first day. The crew recaps the variability across the I-75 tour on Wednesday.
Ohio Crop Tour I-71 Leg Day One Video Recap
The I-71 leg of the 2017 Ohio Crop Tour stops at the end of day one to recap all they had seen over the busy Wednesday, courtesy of AgroLiquid.
Sheep shearing school
The Statewide Sheep Shearing School will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Dave Cable Farm, 10491 Canal Rd., Hebron, OH 43025. The class limit is 15 and the cost is $50 per student, which must be returned with...
Beef and Forage Field Night Aug. 24
Beef and forage enthusiasts alike are invited to attend the upcoming 2017 Beef and Forage Field Night scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 24, from 5-8:30 P.M. This event will be held at the Jackson Agricultural Research Station of the Ohio Agricultural Research and...
OCA Young Cattlemen?s Conference provides industry learning experience
The 2017 Ohio Cattlemen?s Foundation Young Cattlemen?s Conference (YCC) hosted 25 cattlemen and women for a 3-day leadership development program in Columbus and the central Ohio areas, Aug. 10-12. The conference was made possible by Farm Credit Mid-America and the...
2017 Ohio Crop Tour I-75 Day 1
Hardin CountyCorn Summary: There were early saturated soils here. The plants were fairly healthy though there was some disease present with gray leaf spot above the ear and a little northern corn leaf blight and common rust. There was some ear damage from birds and...
2017 Ohio Crop Tour I-71 Day #1
Delaware CountyCorn Summary: Everything that you could want a corn field to be at this stage of the season is right here. Population was very good, insects and disease pressure were low. The reason that this field will not see its full yield potential is because of...
How yield calculations are made on the I-75/I-71 Ohio Crop Tour
Over the next two days, Ohio?s Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net crews will be sampling corn and soybean fields throughout Ohio. The Eastern Leg will use Interstate 71 as a guide and the Western Leg will remain in close proximity to Interstate 75.In this video, the I-71...
Things to consider before silage harvest
For DuPont Pioneer Account Manager Trent Brisby?s territory in Northwest Ohio, the time to chop silage is just around the corner. He visits with the Ohio Ag Net?s Ty Higgins about things to think about before silage harvest begins. He also covers the variability of...