Dusty Sonnenberg

Ohio

Broadcaster at Ohio's Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net

Christian, Husband, Father, Farmer, Buckeye!

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Building international relationships from the seat of a combine

6 days 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-offIn Episode 57 of the Ohio Field Leader Podcast, the OFL Roadshow makes a stop in Morrow County at the farm of Ray Van Horn. Dusty and Ray discuss the current planting season, and unique aspects of farming some of the gently rolling clay soils around Mt. Gilead.
Scouting for diseases and proper identification for seed treatment

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

Crops, Ohio Field Leader, Top Headlines By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean check-offOhio has some great-looking soybean stands. Ohio has some rough-looking soybean stands. Ohio still has some soybean fields that have not been planted. All three of these statements are true. 2025 has been an interesting planting season, and it is not over yet.
Scouting for soybean seedling diseases in Ohio

2 weeks ago | ocj.com | Horacio Lopez-Nicora |Dusty Sonnenberg

By Horacio Lopez-Nicora, OSU Soybean Pathologist and Nematologist, Adapted from C.O.R.N. 2025-14Persistent cool and wet weather across Ohio has created ideal conditions for soybean seedling diseases. As we move through the early stages of the growing season, it’s critical to scout fields for symptoms and signs of seedling blights and root rots that can compromise stand establishment and yield potential.
2025 Feeding Farmers – Nathan Schroeder of Putnam County - Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

2 weeks ago | ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg

VIDEO2025 Feeding Farmers – Nathan Schroeder of Putnam County May 18, 2025 Country Life, Crops, Livestock, Top Headlines, Videos Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo heads to Putnam County for the second week of the spring edition of Feeding Farmers 2025. Nathan Schroeder joins him on camera to talk some of the best wheat and corn Dale has seen yet this spring, plus the setup of the grain and livestock operation.
Field Conditions and Planting Considerations

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-offAccording to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service (NASS), Ohio’s weekly crop progress report from last week (Monday, May 12), 25% of the corn was planted in the state and 25% of the soybeans had been planted. Of that, 14% of the corn had emerged and 11% of the soybeans had emerged. Since that time, much of the state has experienced rain in various amounts.
Episode 56, Keith Dennis, Rolling Hills Co.

1 month 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.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Western Ohio farms

1 month 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.
Setting up your soybean crop for to the best possible start

1 month 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.
Red crown rot identification and management

1 month 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.
New agricultural research

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.