Ohio Ag Net Podcast

The crew of host Joel Penhorwood, Ty Higgins, Dale Minyo, and Matt Reese bring this week's podcast from the 2017 Farm Science Review (recorded on Monday before FSR got underway, September 19-21).

The Farm Science Review always one of Ohio agriculture's biggest events from year to year. For visitors to the 2017 Review, Ty talked with Matt Sullivan, general manager of the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, about this year's FSR and what to know.

The Review is known as a key time to check out the latest innovations in agriculture, especially from the equipment side. In that spirit, Joel visited with Scott Brown, territory manager with Geringhoff, about the Truflex Razor draper combine header — just one of the amazing pieces of equipment in action during the field demonstrations.

And while agriculturalists from all around are visiting the FSR outside of London, Ohio, the event also serves as a good time to show non-agricultural folks the modern world of farming. Matt's talk with Lance Westcamp, mayor of Groverport and farmer himself, highlights that need to communicate agriculture to newer generations becoming further disengaged with how food and fiber are produced.

All that and more on the 26th episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold. More at agrigold.com and ohioagnet.com.

The Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, has the crew of host Ty Higgins, Matt Reese, Jeff Reese, and Joel Penhorwood bringing the latest in Ohio agricultural news. Clark County has been busy hosting the Ohio F1 Grand Prix a few weeks ago. Dana Potts spoke with Joel Penhorwood on the unique event at the fairgrounds. Ty Higgins visited with Tadd Nicholson from Ohio Corn and Wheat about a Korean trade visit to Ohio farms. Speaking of Ohio's rich history with farms, Matt Reese spoke with Sandusky County's Daryl Knipp about their Century Farm.

All that and a bit of a fun conversation here in the 25th episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast.

This week on the podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, Matt Reese, Bart Johnson and Ty Higgins talk about what Ty saw last week on the Midwest Crop Tour, a new multi-row width planter, palmer amaranth in Ohio and a farmer that decided to call it quits at the 2017 harvest season.

Episode 23 of the podcast recorded just ahead of the 2017 solar eclipse which has grabbed public attention. The crew, consisting of host Joel Penhorwood, Bart Johnson, and Matt Reese talk the fun of eclipse watching among a variety of other topics.

The Ohio Crop Tour wrapped up recently with the crew coming back to the table with a new perspective on the crops, harvest , and the issues that will determine it. Tour attendee Brent Pence discusses the tour in his interview with Matt Reese.

The Poet biorefining facility in Marion made quite the addition in the past week. Matt talked with Poet's Jeff Broin on the facility doubling its output with improvements.

All that and more fun discussion in this episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold. Find them at www.agrigold.com. More news at www.ohioagnet.com.

Fun and reflection in the 22nd episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold. Host Joel Penhorwood alongside Ty Higgins, Matt Reese, and Bart Johnson prepare for the Ohio Crop Tour coming up. They talk possible outcome for the fields in the next week. We also get to hear the much anticipated "Kernels on the Cob" parody song from none other than Ty and Matt. The fun piece comes towards the end of the podcast.

With county fair season underway, the many wonderful stories and traditions that come with the time of year are evident, as well as the special moments that happen. Athens County Fair recently saw a number of local groups come together to raise over $70,000 in memory of Noah Cox, a young man who passed away before he was able to show at this year's fair. Ty Higgins spoke with auctioneer Jason Langley on the matter and the community togetherness that honored Cox's life through the sale.

Dale Minyo has been busy at county fairs himself, seeing some of the same people year over year. He spoke with Jon Paulson at the Henry County Fair about ag education at the fair in this fun interview.

Matt Reese spoke with Ohio Corn and Wheat's Tadd Nicholson about a new expansion to the Poet Ethanol facility in Marion.

All that and more with the whole crew in the Ohio Ag Net Podcast.

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 Sale of Champions, and other unique happenings from the annual event.

Also in this podcast we talk advanced research going on right now with waxy corn, as well as the challenges involved in the barley malting world.

All that and more in the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold.

For the 20th edition of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, Ty Higgins, Joel Penhorwood and Bart Johnson visit about the first case of southern rust detected in Ohio this summer.

As the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions celebrates 50 years, some of the greatest stories about the sale aren't told nearly as often as they should be. Matt Reese wrote one of those classic stories down and Ty Higgins narrates it.

And much needs changes are possibly coming for the dairy industry in the 2018 Farm Bill. Senator Sherrod Brown talks about some of the adjustments that need to be made to the Margin Protection Program (MPP) in order to make it a viable safety net.

Matt Reese hosts the 19th episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold. He and Joel Penhorwood talk the hot weather as of late and the county fair season currently underway.

Dale Minyo has been out and about and recently caught up with State Veterinarian Tony Forshey alongside Bryan Humphreys, executive vice-president of the Ohio Pork Council. The two spoke on the recent influx of Swine Flu at county fairs and ways the public can stay safe from that. Dale was also joined by AgriGold's Dan Maxson on the crop and an upcoming visit from corn yield champion Randy Dowdy.

We hear from Ty Higgins after he recently visited the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers' Feed the World program. The initiative looks to give school teachers the resources and knowledge they need to teach agricultural-related lessons in the classroom.

The continuous wet weather has made hay production this year tough. Joel is joined by Rory Lewandowski, hay and forage specialist with Ohio State Extension. The two talk where producers are at as far as hay baling progress and some tips on getting the highest quality product out of fields.

Throw in a couple fun stories and its quite the varied podcast here in episode 19. More at www.ohioagnet.com and www.agrigold.com.

If you've been following social media and some non-ag news sites or had the chance to visit Wilmington last week, you've been seeing and hearing a lot of information, and some misinformation about what occurred at The Clinton County Fair. To get a balanced perspective, the Ohio Ag Net team talked to some people who are close to the situation from many different angles. Matt Reese traveled to the Ohio Department of Agriculture to visit with State Veterinarian Dr. Tony Forshey about the difficult decisions he had to make after the H3N2 virus was detected in the hog barn of the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Ty Higgins called up longtime 4-H advisor Kayla Alexander and hog breeder Jamie May to get their thoughts on last week's happenings as well. You can hear it all on this Ohio Ag Net Special Edition Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold.

Episode 18 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast one of mixed emotions as we bring news of great gains at the Clinton County Fair through a unique program that allowed troubled youth to learn responsibility by raising and caring for a swine project. Ty Higgins is joined by Chad Mason to talk that unique program. The crew brings it back to the roundtable to also discuss the troubling news of swine flu at the same fair.

Many farmers have been looking at the growing puddles on their land wondering when the rains are going to take a break. Joel Penhorwood speaks with Ed Vallee of BAMWX.com on the history, outlook, and challenges posed by this year's wet times.

Matt Reese continues the dicamba conversation as he speaks with Ohio State Extension's Mark Loux on the issue that's raising eyebrows and scaring wallets.

All that and much more in this week's podcast.

The Ohio Ag Net Podcast courtesy of AgriGold. More at agrigold.com.