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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 […]

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

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

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

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