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2 weeks ago | 
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
Farmland value continues to riseMany farmers raise crops on ground that they rent from other people. Before they plant the next crop, they negotiate the land rental rate for the coming year. Some agreements are done annually but often they may be established for several years. Some landowners value the relationship they have established with a farmer over the years and are grateful the farmer has taken care of their investment.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
Time to talk turkey productionFor agriculture, it is that time of year that we talk turkey. Turkey production in the U.S. has been affected by the avian influenza for the past several years, but there are plenty of turkeys available for this year’s Thanksgiving. From January to September 2023, the U.S. has produced 4.11 billion pounds of turkey meat, a 5% increase from the same period a year ago. Minnesota traditionally raises the most domestic turkeys in the U.S., about 37 million.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
Precautions necessary when storing grainFarmers may deliver grain from the field to local elevators like Legacy Farmers Cooperative or to processing facilities such as POET ethanol and ADM soybean crushing plants in Fostoria. Farmers may also store grain on the farm to sell at a later date. Historically, most of the grain stored on-farm is corn. To store grain, farmers have to dry it to a certain moisture and then maintain that moisture until sold or fed to livestock.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
reviewtimes.com | Ed Lentz
Unwanted guests looking for winter homesIt is time for my annual reminder of unwanted guests coming to you soon. Insects that overwinter as adults will be looking for winter quarters with the colder temperatures. Many of these insects resided in the crop fields before the harvest and now they need a new place to live. Their movement is often noted after the first period of extended low temperatures in the thirties or after a fall warmup followed by chilly weather.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
Unwanted guests looking for winter homesIt is time for my annual reminder of unwanted guests coming to you soon. Insects that overwinter as adults will be looking for winter quarters with the colder temperatures. Many of these insects resided in the crop fields before the harvest and now they need a new place to live. Their movement is often noted after the first period of extended low temperatures in the thirties or after a fall warmup followed by chilly weather.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
OSU extension provides resolution for local farmersThis week’s column is an introduction to a new Ohio State University resolution service program being offered to farmers by OSU Extension’s Farm Management and Agriculture Resources and Law Teams. The following article has been adapted from Robert Moore’s Extension blog. Ohio has over 76,000 farms and 13 million acres of farmland. In such a large and diverse industry, conflicts commonly arise that can lead to disputes, litigation and appeals.
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
thecourier.com | Ed Lentz
Invasive insect may move into Hancock CountyThe spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a new non-native invasive insect pest to the United States. It is thought to be native to China, Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan. However, it has been reported as a serious non-native, invasive pest in Korea. In the United States, it was first discovered in 2014 in southeastern Pennsylvania and likely brought to the United States by imported woody plants, wood products, and other commodities.
