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Ears in Washington: USMCA is a Home Run! By Lesly McNitt I grew up in a baseball family and Yogi Berra’s classic sayings were quoted in our household often. The Yogi-ism that keeps coming to mind lately is, “it’s deja vu all over again.”  I’ll tell you why. When I first joined the National Corn […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new statewide initiative, the Ohio Farm Transition Network (OFTN), has officially launched operations to address one of the most pressing challenges facing Ohio agriculture: helping farm families successfully plan for the transition of their farms to the next generation. Agricultural leaders from across Ohio have come together around a shared commitment

DELAWARE, Ohio— Radicle Growth recently announced the launch of The Radicle Corn Challenge, sponsored by U.S. corn farmers, a global call for startups developing technologies that create new, durable demand for corn through innovative products, materials, and value chains. The Challenge will invest a total of $1.75 million in selected companies and is supported by

  Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Tadd Nicholson goes in-depth with NAWG’s new CEO, Sam Kieffer, to learn more about what led him to this position and the priorities NAWG is focused on in 2026. Members of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association can discover how a new corporate partnership between Element and the Ohio

Help Fuel Corn Grower Advocacy in 2026 By Lesly Weber McNitt After spending valuable time with family and friends over the holidays, I was eager to get back to work advocating for the nation’s corn growers. But as my family and I prepared to return to Washington from a trip to Puerto Rico, we learned

It’s impossible to ignore the strides Ohio Corn & Wheat made on behalf of corn and small grains producers in the year 2025.   Here are a few highlights we are keeping in mind as 2026 kicks off.  Secured  Federal Vomitoxin Appropriation Funding   The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association advocated for and won federal appropriations

Every Ohio family has watched the total climb at the grocery store and wondered why it keeps happening. Most folks look at the items on the shelf for answers, but the problem starts long before food ever gets there. Ohio farmers were the first to feel the impact of rising costs, driven in large part

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

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