Ohio Ag Net Podcast

Ty Higgins, Bart Johnson, Joel Penhorwood, and Matt Reese come together to talk agriculture and the Ohio State win in episode 35 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold.

A number of topics in this weeks meeting, including Ty Higgins with Jeff Sizelove of Zoetis talking developments in agriculture, partly the further involvement of robotics down the road.

Matt Reese hears from Al Divencenzo, president of the Ohio Christmas Tree Association.

Joel Penhorwood talks upcoming veal housing requirements ready to go into effect January 1, 2018. He hears from Marissa Hake of the American Veal Association.

All that and much more in this week's edition of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast.

The 34th Ohio Ag Net Podcast brings together host Joel Penhorwood alongside Dale Minyo and Matt Reese to talk a number of topics ahead of Thanksgiving.

Ty Higgins recently spoke with Richard Fordyce, Ag Advisory Council chair, about interesting new research regarding the next generation preparing to enter into agriculture. Generation Z has an interesting path ahead and Fordyce talks on how they are unique amongst other generations.

Matt Reese caught up with Al DiVencenzo ahead of the upcoming Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. Al is a OFBF board member and gives his view on policy discussion that will take place in the coming weeks.

Joel Penhorwood talks with Steve Peterson, acting administrator of the Farm Service Agency. Not only is it time to reenroll in USDA safety net programs like ARC and PLC, but FSA is also busy with county committee elections and reorganization inside USDA in hopes of better service to farmers.

All of that as well as some turkey talk and more in the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold. www.agrigold.com

The Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, brings the crew of host Ty Higgins, Dale Minyo, Joel Penhorwood, and Matt Reese together after a busy week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention in Kansas City. While there, Ty had the opportunity to sit down with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on a number of topics, including ongoing NAFTA renegotiations, Farm Bill work, and more. Ty also hears from John Newton, director of market intelligence with the American Farm Bureau. Along the way, Matt Reese spoke with Ohio farmer Zach Profit on this challenging year for ag.

All that and more with the guys in the 33rd episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast.

The 32nd episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, has a fun packed episode of wine, statistics, and FFA.

Host Ty Higgins joins Matt Reese, Joel Penhorwood, and Bart Johnson as they hear from wine aficionado Chuck Harris of Ravenhurst Champagne Cellars. Joel and Matt continue to sort through conversations from the National FFA Convention as they joined up with a group of Ohio FFA state officers. Ty hears from NCGA's Anthony Bush about the need to return farmer surveys by USDA's NASS.

All that and the broadcasters whining about who has to stay with Dale ahead of the upcoming National Association of Farm Broadcaster convention in Kansas City. Stay tuned!

The crew recently returned from the 90th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis where Ohio was well-represented by a number of winners. Ty Higgins, Dale Minyo, Joel Penhorwood, and Matt Reese hear from not only those in the blue corduroy, but also adults that have been asked to advise them from time to time. More from the whole crew in the latest Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold.

The 30th episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, hears from host Ty Higgins, Matt Reese, and Joel Penhorwood. The sore bunch reminisces about their active weekends and what led to their aching bones.

Elsewhere in the podcast, we hear from a variety of people on happenings in agriculture. Matt Reese visited in the field with John Motter, the first Ohioan to be named chair of the United Soybean Board. He has been staying busy criss-crossing the world talking soybeans.

Joel Penhorwood talked with Jon Scheve, grain merchandiser with Superior Feed Ingredients. As farmers are busy visiting grain elevators to drop off their crop this harvest season, Jon explains some marketing lessons that can be learned from how elevators do business.

Ty Higgins spoke with Jim Pullins of Verdesian Life Sciences on FlexConnect, the first closed transfer system for soybean inoculants.

More from the entire group in this fun piece on the Ohio Ag Net Podcast.

The 29th Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, brings Ty Higgins, Joel Penhorwood, and Matt Reese to the table to talk a variety of agricultural topics — and have some fun along the way.

Ty recently spoke with Chris Henney on issues within the feed mill industry and dealing with new regulations from the national side at the local level.

Joel heard from Jeff Ramseyer on what it's like to have cattle on an intense grazing system during this dry year. He details that and the upcoming North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference.

Dale Minyo has been busy with Feeding Farmers in the Field this fall. He spoke on Friday with Mike Ballinger, a farmer from Allen County.

This week on the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, Joel has a cat-astrophe that causes a wardrobe malfunction. Matt Reese visits with freshwater prawn farmer Don Maloney of Fairfield County and Ty Higgins visits with Preble County farmer Keith Kemp about biotech access, or lack thereof, for farmers.

The Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, brings a wide ranging 27th episode with Ty Higgins, Joel Penhorwood, and Matt Reese. Ty recently caught up with Sen. Sherrod Brown as he sits on the agricultural committee in Washington D.C. Brown and his coworkers are busy working on the 2018 Farm Bill. Joel heard from Ohio State University's Department of Agriculture, Environmental, and Development Economics. Matt spoke to Cameron Way on pumpkin production and an effort underway locally to increase the market for their crop.

It was a full house for this week's Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold. Host Ty Higgins is joined by Dale Minyo, Matt Reese, Joel Penhorwood and Bart Johnson to recap Farm Science Review and harvest starting up. Matt visits with Cathann A. Kress, Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as she experienced her first Review last week. Joel visits with Tracy Kitchel about 100 years of the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, or ACEL. And Ty calls up Phil Jennings with Kinze to get some grain cart maintenance tips as farmers get geared up for a busy harvest.