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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released additional details on the commodity-by-commodity national payment rates under the one-time Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), providing short-term financial support to eligible farmers facing continued economic pressure from low commodity prices and high input costs. Under the program, corn growers nationwide will receive $44.36 per eligible acre. This […]

DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Corn & Wheat congratulates the winners of the 2025 Ohio Corn Yield Contest, announced on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Growers from nine districts earned top honors, with Matthew Bame of Hancock County named the 2025 State Winner for an impressive yield of 347.51 bushels per acre using Beck’s Hybrids 6280TCV2P. Jim

DELAWARE, Ohio – Earlier this year, language in the Ohio state budget unintentionally altered the definition of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) and changed who is legally allowed to handle them. RUPs are crop-protection products that include certain herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, and can only be applied by or under the supervision of licensed or trained

DELAWARE, Ohio— Strengthening relationships and providing valuable insights to a key trading partner were top priorities for Karyn Forman, a representative of the Ohio Corn Checkoff Board of Directors, during a recent U.S.–Philippine trade mission focused on advancing ethanol and feed grain collaboration. Forman joined representatives from the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC), the

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) applauds the bipartisan passage of House Bill 170 in the Ohio House of Representatives. The bill establishes a clear regulatory framework for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in Ohio, marking a step forward for the state’s grain farmers, ethanol producers, and rural communities. Until

Delaware, Ohio – A delegation of Japanese grain buyers visited Southwest Ohio to see firsthand how the state’s high-quality corn is grown, transported, and marketed, strengthening one of the country’s key agricultural trade partnerships. On Monday, September 29, 2025, the U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council, alongside Ohio Corn & Wheat, led the delegation for tours

DELAWARE, Ohio— Patty Mann, Chair of the Ohio Corn Checkoff, recently represented Ohio corn growers on a trade mission to Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of an effort to expand markets and strengthen global demand for Ohio grain. The mission aligned with the Southeast Asia U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference, September 14 – 20, 2025, and brought

September 22, 2025, Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Corn Checkoff signed a Letter of Intent with the Taiwan Feed Industry Association during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse hosted by the Ohio Department of Agriculture on Monday, September 22, 2025. Taiwan has long been a key partner for U.S. agricultural exports. The island nation of

DELAWARE, Ohio – Earlier this year, Ohio farmers voiced deep frustration with the fear-based findings of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s report, which questioned the safety of crop protection tools like Atrazine and Glyphosate, vital tools growers have relied on for decades. Thanks to the grassroots advocacy of the Ohio Corn & Wheat

Farming has never been easy, but today it feels nearly impossible. Like many Ohio farmers, I’m staring at skyrocketing input costs, drastically lower crop prices, and continued uncertainty in trade because of tariffs and global instability. And while these challenges weigh heavily on farm families, the truth is that they also threaten something much larger: