U.S. pork and beef exports continued to trend above year-ago levels in June, capping a very strong first half of the year. According to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), exports also achieved higher values on a...
The 2017 Ohio State Fair concluded its 12-day run on Sunday, Aug. 6 with an estimated 801,031 attendees entering the gates between July 26 and August 6. This count reflects a 13% decrease since 2016, when a total of 921,214 visitors attended the Fair.?The last several...
The new Food and Farm Facts book, map and pocket guide, produced by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, are now available.?Food and Farm Facts provides the opportunity to learn about the many ways modern farmers produce food to meet the needs of...
A Beef Industry Update meeting provided by the Ohio Cattlemen?s Association (OCA) will take place in Seneca County. Beef producers from Seneca and surrounding counties are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Carmie?s Bar &...
Frogeye leaf spot is a disease that has been observed in soybeans across this eastern Corn Belt during the 2017 growing season. Typically, more prevalent in the southern growing regions, the disease can occur farther north as a result of weather favorable to its...
As our beans start to put on pods, it?s time to start scouting for stink bugs. In 2016 a number of farmers had significant stink bug damage but didn?t realize it until harvest, when they discovered shriveled, blasted seeds. Seed damage can be prevented by scouting and...
Drier conditions reduced soil moisture surpluses and temperatures dropped midweek, according to Cheryl Turner, Ohio State Statistician with the USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service.There were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending August 6th....
The 21st episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast comes on the day after the Ohio State Fair has wrapped up its 2017 run. A time full of memories and busy schedules, the crew of Ty Higgins, Matt Reese, Bart Johnson, and Joel Penhorwood reflect on this year?s fair, the 50th...
Over the past week, DuPont Pioneer Field Agronomist Jonah Johnson has been getting calls from growers asking if it is too late for a fungicide application on soybeans. His gives the Ohio Ag Net?s Ty Higgins the answer to that question in this week?s DuPont Pioneer...
