This months podcast joins the Ohio Field Leader Roadshow live from McGlinch Down Home Farms in Darke County. Dusty and Greg discuss all the conservation efforts the McGlinch family has undertaken in recent years, and also takes an interesting look at how rye cover crops led to growing, cleaning, and milling grain for a local distillery.

On this podcast, the OFL Roadshow was live at VanTilburg Farms in Mercer County. Dusty is joined by Matt and Luke VanTilburg to discuss cover crops and other conservation practices implemented on their farm, as well as managing water quality, the use of pivot irrigation and moisture sensors, and a large dairy operation.

Episode 9 features the July Ohio Field Leader Road Show traveling to Putnam County Ohio and Siebeneck Farms. Dusty is joined by Mark Siebeneck to learn all about their farm, conservation practices, the Farmer Advocate for Conservation Program, the H2Ohio program, and a unique piece of farm equipment that can interseed cover crops while sidedressing corn.

Episode 8 of the OFL Podcast was recorded live during the OFL Roadshow at the farm of Lowell and David Myerholtz in Sandusky County. Lowell, David and Dusty discuss the 2021 planting season, strip-tillage, nutrient management and other technologies, conservation programs, and capitalizing on investments.

Dusty is joined by Glen Arnold, Manure Nutrient Management Specialist for The Ohio State University Extension to discuss his research applying liquid livestock manure to a growing soybean crop using a drag hose system and the potential impact on crop damage and soybean yield.

Dusty is joined by Dr. Soledad Benitez Ponce to discuss her Soybean check-off funded research investigating cover crop benefits and the soybean microbiome.

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative (OACI) is a public-private partnership between the agricultural and environmental communities to find common ground and advance shared goals. Kris Swartz, OACI Chairman and Nikki Hawk OACI Leader from the Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts  join Dusty to discuss OACI and farmer participation.

Barry McGraw, Chief Laboratory Officer at Airable Research Laboratory, discusses the early beginnings of Airable, and the vision the Ohio Soybean Council had when it established the independent research and development program to discover new opportunities  and find new uses and markets for soy-based products. Barry talks about the success of some current products on the market, and shares insights into some new soy-based products being developed.

Dr. Chris Winslow, Director of Ohio Sea Grant joins Dusty on the podcast to discuss what Ohio Sea Grant is, and how it is connected to H2Ohio. They also discuss the impacts of the algal bloom on Lake Erie, and what actually occurred in 2020 as it relates to agriculture.

Dusty visits with Dr. Laura Lindsey, OSU Extension Soybean and Small Grain Specialist about the 2020 growing season, and current soybean research projects funded by the Soybean Check-off in Ohio.