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1 week ago | 
ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg |Soybean Check-off
By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-offWhile the livestock industry is the largest domestic customer of U.S. soybeans, foreign trade and soybean exports remain critical to the industry. Roughly 60% of U.S. soybeans are exported. U.S. soy remains America’s number one agricultural export, contributing more than $31 billion to the economy in 2024.
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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-offEvery farmer knows that when conditions are fit in the spring to go to the field, it is important to be prepared and get in the field, not losing time during the often short but valuable weather windows. While many farmers were busy planting this spring, the United Soybean Board conducted a media tour to spread the word about all the good things going on with soybeans.
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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-offIt all starts with farmers having a conversation. Every relationship begins with two individuals communicating. It is actually that simple. Creating market demand for soybeans begins with two people talking about how to meet each other’s needs as one has a supply and the other a demand. When the supply and demand volumes get larger, the conversations grow as well.
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3 weeks ago | 
ocj.com | Dusty Sonnenberg |Soybean Check-off
By Dusty Sonnenberg, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-offEvery farmer knows the importance of having the right tool for the job. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the right tool we need. Sometimes if we are lucky, we have a neighbor that has that correct tool and they are willing to share it with us. Sharing tools helps neighbors get jobs done. It is much the same when it comes to intellectual tools in the toolbox to solve problems.
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3 weeks 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.
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1 month 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.
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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-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.
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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.
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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.
