Dr. Dee Jepsen and Lisa Pfeifer with the OSU Ag Safety Team join us again this week. We are focusing on roadway safety. Listen in for tips to keep you safe when driving farm equipment and UTVs on the road this fall.
Visit the team’s website at AgSafety.osu.edu
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Dr. Dee Jepsen and Lisa Pfeifer with the Ohio State University Agriculture Safety Team join us to talk about safety around the farm as we get busy with harvest. We discuss safety around the shop, the grain bins and fire prevention. For more info on Grain Bin Safety listen in to episode 41 and episode 42 on Grain Storage Management.
Visit the team’s website at AgSafety.osu.edu
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Dr. Aaron Wilson, Research Scientist with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, joins us to discuss the weather we experienced across the state during the 2020 growing season and how that is affecting current conditions. He shares what we can expect for the rest of the harvest season and a look into this winter.
Join Aaron and Ben Brown at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020 for “Harvest Climate and Grain Market Outlook. Register at http://go.osu.edu/2020AgOutlook.
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What is a virtual farm show? Nick Zachrich, Farm Science Review Manager, joins us to discuss what it means to take a farm show virtual. Of course, nothing can replace 10 combines running side by side in one field, but with the situation we are facing today, the FSR team, exhibitors and the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences have been working hard to bring you a unique experience. Zachrich shares how you can participate and we outline what all will be available from new products to education to help you succeed.
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Dr. John Fulton, Professor and Extension Specialist with the FABE Department, provides tips on combine prep from mechanics to digital technology. Why is it important to calibrate your yield monitor and how often should you do it? What other information should I be collecting? Dr. Fulton answers these questions and more in this pre-harvest episode.
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Jack Sommers and Tim McDaniel, farmers in Champaign County, talk about how they got started using cover crops and what it means for their operation today. We talk about equipment, species used and benefits, including the economics of it.
To learn more or attend the Drive it Yourself tour, visit go.osu.edu/CCChampions.
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Ben Brown, Assistant Professor with the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics at the Ohio State University discusses current market factors affecting grain prices. We get into purchases to China and how well they are holding up their end of the trade deal. Ethanol is also a big consumer of corn that has been affected by the Coronavirus.
Ben shares numbers and estimates and how he sees ethanol number trending for the rest of the year. He also gives a few quick tips on marketing strategy for this fall and winter. Ben recommends resources on farmoffice.osu.edu and the live webinars they have been hosting. He can be reached by emailing brown.6888@osu.edu
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Our guest this week, Dr. Aaron Wilson, does a fact check on wives’ tales used to predict the weather. We had several submitted by our listeners. Join us to find out which ones hold water and which ones are just plain wrong! We break them down into the 3 categories used most to predict weather: Critters, Plants and Current Weather. Dr. Wilson ends the podcast with a brief outlook for the remainder of the growing season.
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Farmers from Logan and Champaign Counties received a National Wildlife Federation Cover Crop Champion grant to spread the word about using cover crops. Linda Vernon and Tim Lyden join us to share why they are so passionate about cover crops. Tim discusses his history in using cover, the challenges he’s faced as well has the benefits seen on his farm. As part of the grant, we will hold farmer round table meetings around Champaign and Logan Counties.
If you are interested in attending one of these meetings, please contact Amanda at Douridas.9@osu.edu for details. Please help us out with grant report by taking our short survey: http://go.osu.edu/NWFsurvey.
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We have seen a yield decrease in forages this year due to a number of factors. Christine Gelley, The Ohio State University Extension Educator in Noble County, joins us to discuss practices to improve forage production through time management and fertility. You can learn more on the Forage Focus playlist through the OSU South Centers YouTube channel.
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