Ohio Ag Net Podcast

The 17th episode of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, brings a wide range of issues to the microphone. Ty Higgins talks the ongoing saga of Dicamba distress across the country and the devastating results many farmers are beginning to see. He's joined by the straight-shooting Ford Baldwin as well as Monsanto's Ty Witten for two sides of the drama. Matt Reese hears from a variety of folks at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center where a world record hopes to be broken in terms of data on a corn plant. Joel Penhorwood is joined by Ohio State CFAES' Adam Ward, director of government affairs, talking a drop in funding for OSU Extension by the recently signed state budget. The crew is also joined by friends from Panama and talks agriculture down south in this diverse podcast.

Episode 16 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast brings a trip around Ohio as Ty Higgins talks some new-found fame after a fun video of his went viral. He also recaps his trip to Canton to recognize the work of Ohio farmers that helped those in need from the Kansas and Oklahoma wildfires. Matt Reese and Ty continue the conversation about the Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions, preparing for its 50th year during their talk with Fair General Manager Virgil Strickler. Joel Penhorwood talks old metal signs and the lessons that come with it on the most recent Feeding Farmers trip, where Dale Minyo hears from Jesse Michaud on their operation. All that and more in this podcast, courtesy of AgriGold.

Episode 15 brings a fun-filled podcast of candid answers and lively folks. Courtesy of AgriGold, the crew explores the latest issues in Ohio agriculture. Joel Penhorwood, Dale Minyo, and Bart Johnson visit with the Niese Family, winners of Feeding Farmers. Jerry Niese has a unique view on farming and what it takes to make it — no opinions are held back in this one. Ty Higgins talks Lake Erie water with Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David Daniels, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Jamie Clover Adams, and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Ted McKinney. The team also looks ahead to the 50th Sale of Champions later this year as Matt Reese and Joel have a lively conversation with the legendary auctioneer Johnny Regula.

The Ohio Ag Net crew comes together for Podcast Episode 14, courtesy of AgriGold. The heat and the crop growth that has come with it is on a lot of farmer's minds. Hay progression made big movement as well as wheat which will see harvest starting soon. The group shares those topics and much more. Matt Reese talks a world record attempt in an Ohio corn field with Ohio State's Trey Colley and Nate Douritas. Ty Higgins talks infrastructure changes with Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition after a recent announcement from President Donald Trump.

This week on The Ohio Ag Net Podcast, brought to you by AgriGold, Dale Minyo, Matt Reese, Bart Johnson and Ty Higgins discuss the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Accord and how one agribusiness is helping guide new and young farmers in a profitable direction. Matt Reese visits with Robyn S. Wilson, PhD. She is an Associate Professor of Risk Analysis and Decision Science at the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences School of Environment and Natural Resources at Ohio State. They talk about both sides of the spectrum when it comes to climate change and the Paris Accord. Ty talks with Farm Credit's Gary Matteson about how his organization is helping young farmers get on a path to success during a tough time in the ag economy.

Episode 12 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, enjoys the company of Ty Higgins, Dale Minyo, Bart Johnson, Risë Labig, and host Joel Penhorwood. Matt Reese joins us through his half-marathon buddy Joe Hoover talking about the East Tech School and FFA, busy teaching agriculture in urban areas. Dale speaks with John and Todd Davis on the newly rebuilt Discovery Center at Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum. Ty hears from Aaron Heilers on a tour of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms. Plus, the crew wraps it all up with a bit of wedding advice to the soon-to-be-married Joel. Join us for the Ohio Ag Net Podcast!

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Episode 11 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, travels all over Ohio and even a bit above it. Host Ty Higgins talks with Joel Penhorwood about his intense ride-along with crop duster Butch Fisher and the motion sickness that followed. Matt Reese hears from Brad Moffitt of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers about the ongoing ethanol tour. Dale Minyo was down in Cincinnati to see Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue make a big announcement about USDA. Also on the podcast, a bit from the new Dean of the Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Cathann Kress, as she helped dedicate the newest greenhouse to grace the campus of ATI in northeastern Ohio.

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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 Dale Minyo, Bart Johnson, Matt Reese, Ty Higgins and Joel Penhorwood chat about what they have seen as far as frost and continued rainfall over the past week. Also, meet the 5 Ohio FFA Student Reporters that helped out during the 89th Ohio FFA State Convention, learn all about whiskey with Matt's visit to Indian Creek Distillery and see what changes you might want to make to your grain marketing plan with Ty's visit with Matt Bennett.

Episode #9 of the Ohio Ag Net Podcast courtesy of the good folks at AgriGold. Visit them at www.agrigold.com.

This week, the crew talks rain around Ohio and where it puts planting progress. Ty Higgins takes a look at a very unique idea from out west — goat crossfit with DaNelle Wolford. Matt Reese, though absent from the roundtable discussion as he chases down turkeys, was at the No Show Lamb Show this weekend put on by the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. He's joined by event co-chair Lisa Shearer. We wrap up the podcast hearing from the new Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as he visited USDA offices in Kansas City.

The crew of Ohio Ag Net takes a look at all corners of agriculture in Podcast Episode 8. Matt Reese recaps the recent Ohio Poultry Association Annual Banquet with Lisa Timmerman of Cooper Farms. Ty Higgins talks the work of Certified Angus Beef at their Culinary Center in Wooster with Mark McCulley. Joel Penhorwood shares his personal experiences of skin cancer along with tips from Dr. Alisha Plotner of Ohio State University Dermatology. Plus a unique conversation on the popularity of bacon with Quinton Keeran. The crew also has a lively conversation dealing with consumer trends, recent weather, half-marathon training strategies, and planting progress around Ohio.