Dusty Sonnenberg

1 week ago | ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg |Soybean Check-off

Crops, Ohio Field Leader, Ohio Field Leader - Podcast, Top Headlines By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-offThere is more than the topography that is “rolling” at Rolling Fields Company in Perry County. When Keith Dennis and his wife Jane purchased the farm in 1976, this rolling farm ground had water rolling any time it received heavy rains, cutting deep gullies. Erosion was a huge concern.

2 weeks ago | ocj.com | Brianna Smith |Joel Penhorwood |Dusty Sonnenberg

By Brianna Smith and Joel PenhorwoodU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joined Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge on Monday, April 28, for a series of farm visits in western Ohio. The visit highlighted two key issues facing the agricultural sector: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and innovative tools for nutrient management.

2 weeks ago | ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg |Soybean Check-off

By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean check-offFarmers across the state have begun planting soybeans as warmer weather and improved field conditions make it possible. From the moment a seed is planted, farmers aim to ensure the crop never has a bad day. The Beck’s Practical Farm Research Program (PFR) was developed in 1964 to provide comprehensive and practical agronomic research to help farmers make decisions to improve profitability.

4 weeks ago | ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg |Soybean Check-off |Kevin Otte |Otte AG

Q&A with a CCA, Top Headlines By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-offWhat is red crown rot? Red crown rot is an emerging disease that has not been detected in Ohio yet; but has been found in neighboring states. Carl Bradley, Extension Plant Pathologist from the University of Kentucky says red crown rot is not a new disease, but it is a new disease in some states. “Red crown rot is caused by a fungus called Calonectria ilicicola.

1 month ago | ocj.com | James J. Hoorman |Dusty Sonnenberg

By James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health ServicesRecent soybean research by Rafiq Islam, Ph.D., soil and bioenergy program leader at The Ohio State University, shows benefits from using sulfur fertilization and small doses of aspirin or salicylic acid (SA, a fulvic acid) to increase soybean yields. Soybeans are planted on about 86.5 million American acres. Yearly increases in soybean yields have been flat, and with lower prices, farmers are looking for ways to get higher yields.