August 5, 2015
The 2015 planting and growing season has been challenging due to the wet weather patterns we’ve been experiencing across our footprint. Managing farming operations in order to […]
April 6, 2015
2016 Release Dates for Major U.S. Crop Reports: The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) has set the following release dates for major crop reports to […]
September 19, 2013
Harvest season is now underway in Northwest Ohio, and as expected with the extremely tall corn this year, there is a good deal of fodder remaining […]
July 3, 2013
For the majority, our region has been blessed with an excellent start and early season development with your crops. I have a number of growers comment […]
February 12, 2013
This winter’s weather so far has been rough on the wheat crop but has been good for our soils. The combination of heavy rains to recharge […]
February 6, 2013
The Situation: In the next 10-20 years we will need to feed a growing global population of over Nine Billion people. The Question: Do we know […]
January 2, 2013
With the increased popularity and use of smart phones in everyday life an in agriculture, there are a number of free farm management apps now on […]
November 1, 2012
There are numerous systems in place for collecting soil samples. Grid sampling, composite samples, and soils maps are all tools used in selecting management zones to […]
June 20, 2012
June is not typically when strip-tillage is on the mind of most farmers, however with the earlier than normal wheat harvest (I saw the first field […]