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2025 was an exciting year at Ohio Corn & Wheat, and we have it all documented on Kernels! Here are just a few of our favorite conversations from the last year that you may have missed. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Ohio Corn & Wheat thanks Governor Mike DeWine for signing House Bill 10, correcting an unintended change in state law that would have made it harder for farms to carry out everyday crop protection work. Earlier this year, language included in the state budget unintentionally altered the definition of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) and who

Reflecting on 2025 Policy Wins as We Prepare for 2026 By Lesly McNitt I don’t know about you, but as I get older time seems to fly by faster and faster. Days and years seem to meld together, and sometimes we’re so focused on what’s next that it’s hard to remember what we’ve done. As

Health care costs are rising and unstable — just like the rest of the inputs on your farm. This episode of Kernels is about the latest development in combating the skyrocketing prices: The Ohio Farm Bureau Health Plans. It’s not insurance, it’s community healthcare. Learn more by listening here of wherever you gets your podcasts.

President Trump announced a new federal “Farmer Bridge Assistance Program”, offering short-term financial support at a time when many of Ohio’s corn and small-grain producers are confronting some of the most challenging economic conditions in recent years. The administration’s $12 billion package is intended to provide temporary relief as growers contend with tightening margins, elevated

Choosing the right agronomic practices are vital to success on your farm year over year. That’s why we had a conversation with JD Bethel, Agronomy Services Director at Seed Consultants, to go over the decision making process based on what we saw out in the field this year and what we’re expecting to seecoming around

A bipartisan coalition of more than 100 House lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to safeguard the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as the three countries prepare for a major review of the trade pact next summer. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the lawmakers highlighted the significant benefits USMCA has delivered for American

Giving Thanks for NCGA’s Grassroots Advocates By Lesly McNitt As we often do in November, I am reflecting a lot this month about all the things that make me thankful, and I’d have to say NCGA’s grower leaders and our grassroots advocates are at the top of my gratitude list. If not for them, we

The new President of the National Corn Growers Association is Ohio’s very own Jed Bower. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be the head of a national commodity organization? This episode of Kernels is your chance other find out. Also on this episode, get a special discount code for Ohio Corn & Wheat