Dale Minyo is the most widely recognized farm broadcaster in Ohio, well known for his continuous promotion of Ohio agriculture.

 

Dale’s responsibilities include Ohio Ag Net farm programming along with sales for Ohio Ag Net and its affiliate stations. In combination with these activities, Dale makes good use of the public speaking skills he learned as president of Ohio FFA Association in 1983-84 when speaking at numerous agricultural banquets, classes and youth meetings around the Buckeye state. Raised on a 157-acre poultry and cow-calffarm in northwest Noble County near Cumberland, Dale’s experiences in 4-H and FFA are the foundation for his love of agriculture.

 

Because Dale is one of the most talented and dedicated agricultural promoters in Ohio, he has been recognized with various awards, including the 2000 Golden Feather Award from the Ohio Poultry Association and the 2000 Meritorious Service Award from the American Soybean Association.

 

Dale began his career with Agri Communicators upon graduating from The Ohio State University with a degree in agricultural economics in 1989. He worked for Clear Channel, Inc. from 2001 through February of 2007. Dale has also served as an instructor for Dale Carnegie Courses in central Ohio. Dale helps coach his sons in various sports and is active in their community. Dale resides in Morrow County, near Mt. Gilead, with his wife, Cynthia, and sons, Kyle and Ryan.

Heather Hetterick has been promoting agriculture from an early age. From her 4-H and FFA days to present, sharing the ag story has been important to Heather.

 

Her current responsibilities include reporting for the Ohio Ag Net, filling in for Dale Minyo and sales for the radio network.She is also involved with sales for Ohio’s Country Journal.

 

Heather was raised on a hog, cattle and grain farm in Shelby County where she was actively involved in 4-H and FFA, showing hogs, steers and lambs at the Shelby County Fair and hogs at the Ohio State Fair for 11 years. She is a past State FFA Officer and former Ohio Pork Queen.

 

She is a graduate of the Ohio State University, where she was named one of the Top 10 Seniors in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. After college Heather was the Director of Marketing & Education for the Ohio Pork Producers Council. She then went on to work for Clear Channel Radio and Time Warner Cable before joining the Ohio Ag Net.

 

She currently serves as a board member of the Shelby County OSU Alumni and the International Phoenix Group‘s MRDD board. She enjoys serving as a spokesperson for the Ohio Pork Producers Council, sharing pork cooking tips and recipes on TV stations and in classrooms.

 

She resides in Shelby County, near Botkins, with her husband Zach.