From Sukup grain bins, to their signature product the K building, Elgin Service Center has grown from primarily a company serving the Tri-State area of Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana and Southern Michigan, to a company that now has a footprint in 8 states. Doug Hemm, Director of Marketing and Dealer Development says Elgin Service Center has 5 locations in Ohio, Pioneer, Gilboa, Kenton, Sabina and the Corporate Center in Venadocia.
Elgin Service Center
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Ohio Nut Growers Association
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You might be surprised at how many different kinds of nuts are produced in Ohio. Of course there are buckeyes, but Ohio also produces black walnuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans and hickory nuts. And for those trying to decide what to do with that piece of marginal land, Joe Hiettell with the Ohio Nut Growers Association says nut trees are something to consider.
Ohio Proud – Made in Ohio, Grown in Ohio
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Established in 1993, Ohio Proud is the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s signature marketing program for promoting products that are at least 50 percent raised, grown or processed in Ohio. Lori Panda, Senior Program Manager for Ohio Proud says it’s a program that continues to grow, due in part to the growing interest in locally grown products. And with Farmer’s Markets beginning to open around the state, the Ohio Proud web site is a great source to find a market near you.
Cooper Farms – Producing Quality Products
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With facilities in Oakwood, Fort Recovery, St. Henry and Van Wert, Cooper Farms is a family owned business that has been producing quality products since 1938. From the 1,500 employees, to the contract growers, Cooper Farms is committed to the communities where they are located. Their foundation supports a number of projects in all four communities. They also play a significant role in the agricultural community, purchasing over 10 million bushels of corn and 100,000 tons of soybean meal annually, producing over 559,000 tons of feed per year. To learn more about Cooper Farms, Dave Russell sat down with Dale Hart, Director of Food Processing, as part of Brownfield’s Ohio Agribusiness Tour.
VanTilburg Farms at Celina, Ohio
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VanTilburg Farms may farm 4,500 acres, but they are more than just a farm. Brownfield’s Dave Russell sat down with Matt VanTilburg, one of the managing members during the Ohio Agribusiness Tour and talked about the services they provide. From excavating, to custom applying cover crops, VanTilburg Farms, “Farmers Serving Farmers.”
Heritage Cooperative – The strength of two
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In September 2009, farmer leaders of two well established, strong cooperatives, the Farmers Commission Company at Upper Sandusky, Ohio and Champaign Landmark brought the two together to form Heritage Cooperative. Eric Parthemore, President and CEO says they are not only a very young cooperative, they are also a very old cooperative and their core values are based on the heritage that goes back nearly 100 years.
Audio: Eric Parthemore, President/CEO, Heritage Cooperative (9:50 mp3)
Fennig Equipment
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Fennig Equipment at Coldwater, Ohio is a Yetter Dealer, selling attachements and parts, but Gary Fennig says they’ve also grown and now feature other companies, offering a wide range of products from tool bars, to fuel caddys, to vertical tillage equipment from Salford. When it comes to the Yetter line, Fennig says residue managers, the Magnum high speed anhydrous applicator and their newest product, the Stalk Devastator, available sometime in the mid to late August timeframe are getting a lot of attention.
Fertilizer Dealer Supply
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From rather humble beginnings in 1967, operating out of the back of a van, Fertilizer Dealer Supply has grown to 7 locations in the Midwest. Brian “Woody” Woodell, General Manager of the Fertilizer Dealer Supply location at Anna, Ohio says their facility services all of Ohio, parts of Indiana, and everything to the East Coast. Their customer base includes fertilizer dealers, custom applications and co-ops, providing a wide range of parts and equipment.
Cost of increased regulations on animal ag
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What impact will the cost of increased regulations on animal welfare have on U.S. producers and consumers?
At the NIAA conference in Denver, Andre Williamson with the research firm Agralytic provided some answers to that question. Williamson discussed findings from a recent Agralytic study which looked at the impact that hog housing and antimicrobial restrictions have had in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark.
The study showed that regulations imposed by federal, state, and local governments can make domestic farmers and ranchers uncompetitive with competitors overseas and drive them out of business. Just as manufacturing and service jobs have been “offshored” to Mexico, China, South Korea, India, and other countries, the researchers concluded that excessive regulation could eventually cause animal agriculture to move offshore.
In an interview with Brownfield, Williamson says this could lead to higher consumer prices.
AUDIO: Andre Williamson (6:39 MP3)
Legal threats to animal agriculture
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At this week’s National Institute for Animal Agriculture conference in Denver, we received an update on some of the major legal threats facing animal agriculture from Gary Baise, who works in one of the nation’s most prominent “agricultural” law firms in Washington, D.C. Baise tells Brownfield that he is most concerned with what he calls an “out of control” Environmental Protection Agency.
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