We are fortunate. We did not get frost last evening. The wind blew through the night and the temperatures did not get as cold as they had predicted so we dodged a bullet. There is a chance again tonight but the chances are diminished.We did get rain, but the week...
We are soggy, soggy, soggy ? three soggies ? and it?s cold. The little bit of sun has helped save what we?ve got planted.We had a little breeze and it was 34 degrees so we missed the frost last night, which is a good thing. I was concerned about the frost because...
Grandma was all worried about her flowers last night but when I got up it was 40 degrees. We didn?t get any frost but we got about six inches of rain in the last two weeks. The first rain was 2.6 inches. We got back in the fields and it started raining again and we...
We got some frost, but nothing too terrible. It was 34 when I got out of bed this morning. None of the corn we have planted was out of the ground enough for frost to hurt it.All of the wheat we have is actually in head. I asked grandpa when he saw wheat heads on May 1...
Episode #10 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast courtesy of the good folks at AgriGold. Visit them at www.agrigold.com.As if the wet weather and delayed planting wasn?t worrisome enough for farmers, some areas were expecting frost to start the week. The Ohio Ag Net crew of...
If you?re seeking more berries from your strawberry plants or want to know how to start growing them, an upcoming field night could be where your questions are answered.Those who attend the May 25 workshop at the Ohio State University South Centers in Piketon, can...
For most beef cattle farmers who are managing their pastures in a rotational grazing system two of the biggest spring challenges are the flush of rapid growth that will occur and selective grazing. While there are no easy management answers, if we review some basic...
It is not easy putting history in a bottle, but Joe and Melissa Duer are have resumed a very old family tradition that allows them to do it at the Indian Creek Distillery in Miami County.?Making whiskey the old fashioned way ? not the industrialized way ? is an art...
Last week many speculated as many as 2 million wheat acres were damaged after cold weather struck much of the Midwest. While this caused a nice wheat futures rally Monday, it was short-lived because this represents only about 100 million bushels, or 10% of forecasted...
Student FFA Reporter Kolt Buchenroth interviewed Ryan A. Matthews shortly after he was named the 2017-2018 Ohio FFA President.
