Jennifer Kiel

Michigan

Editor at Michigan Farmer

Editor at Ohio Farmer

Editor at American Agriculturist

Editor, Michigan Farmer magazine

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Ohio farm custom rates increase in 2024, OSU study reveals

1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

By hiring custom applicators, farmers can save significant time and potentially money versus investing in equipment to do the labor themselves. Custom operators can bring specialized expertise, efficiency and advanced technology to farming operations. But what’s a fair rate? Having a benchmark can be helpful, especially going into a new cropping season. Ohio State University released its “Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2024” in July of last year.
Michigan custom farm work rates guide farmers

3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

CUSTOM WORK: The most recent custom work rates report by MSU can help in negotiating a custom work agreement, whether you’re looking for someone to do work or you’re an operator looking to set a rate. Don Farrall/Getty ImagesBy hiring custom applicators, farmers can save significant time and potentially money, versus investing in equipment to do the labor themselves. Custom operators can bring specialized expertise, efficiency and advanced technology to farming operations.
Why are eggs so expensive?

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

On this Shop Talk episode of FP Next, Curt and Sarah are talking all things poultry with Jennifer Kiel, Senior Editor of Ohio and Michigan Farmer with Farm Progress. Are political administrations to blame for high egg prices? What is Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and what does it mean for producers? Plus, hear about Michigan’s diverse agriculture industry, an antique tractor show, and what might be threatening the tart cherry industry.
How to build a successful agritourism operation

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

So, you’re thinking of going into agritourism? “You should have started talking to the township three years ago,” says Mike Witkop, who runs Jacob’s Farm in Traverse City, Mich. Witkop offers insight and advice to those considering diversifying a farm operation to attract visitors with events, experiences and retail sales.
Cherry Republic to process 1 million more pounds of tart cherries

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

Michigan’s Cherry Republic Inc., which uses Michigan’s Montmorency tart cherries in more than 200 cherry-based products, is embarking on a substantial expansion in Leelanau County. The $2.8 million project aims to add 16,000 square feet of dry and cold storage to Cherry Republic’s 20,000-square-foot fulfillment and distribution center.
Drones replace crop dusters on row crop farm

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

When Justin Kruithoff came back to the farm in 2014 after graduating from Michigan State University with an ag tech degree, the family farm in Kent City, Mich., was already big enough to fully absorb another family. But, when his brother Colin came back in 2019, they expanded their 25,000-head hog operation into Indiana. They started offering custom work and added barns to their operation in western Michigan.
Early adopter of no-till

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

For 60 years, Myron Wehr farmed on Ohio’s far eastern border with slopes as much as 8 degrees. “I had one field, it was so steep that to plant I had to go around where it wasn’t as steep and come down with the brakes on. Same thing with the combine,” he says. During the last year he farmed that ground before it was sold, it produced 225 bushels per acre. “Most people think, how can you farm that ground?” he says.
Dan Corcoran works to build life in soil

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

As a young boy, Dan Corcoran wanted to be a fireman because “they had cool trucks,” he says with a chuckle. But as the years went by, his interest shifted back home to farming. A fourth-generation farmer, Dan grew up in Ross County, Ohio, with 12 siblings. “We worked on the farm, and we always had something to do,” he says. After graduating from Ohio State University, he went to work as an agronomy specialist for CountryMark Co-Op in western Ohio’s Miami County, where he met his wife-to-be, Donna.
2 of Ohio’s best producers named Master Farmers

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

One highlight of the Great Lakes Crop Summit is a tribute to and awards presentation for two Ohio farmers who are standouts in agriculture, and who are known for exceptional farm management, innovation, conservation and leadership. Each year, Ohio Farmer has bestowed the prestigious Master Farmer award on two individuals who have demonstrated how to farm more effectively, efficiently, environmentally and economically.
Ohio forced to kill almost 15 million birds in 2025

1 month ago | farmprogress.com | Jennifer Kiel

Absent avian flu and with more than 40 million laying hens, Ohio is one of the top three egg-farming states in the nation, along with Iowa and Indiana. But, in the past couple months, the state’s industry has suffered tremendously, losing more than 5 million egg-laying hens and 108,300 pullets in February alone. Also in those 28 days, it lost 339,300 turkeys to disease. Since December, Ohio has been forced to kill almost 15 million birds infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu.