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When thinking of public policy, I used to envision long debates, intimidating meetings, and the complexity of navigating politics. As a college student, this is a scary career to break into. Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Collegiate Policy Academy (CPA) allowed me to enter the public policy realm with confidence and the skills I needed to […]

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

Everyone can agree: The current state of the farm economy is bad. Ohio’s operations are feeling the pinch of high input costs and low commodity prices after several years of decline. This episode of Kernels lays out the facts in black and white, and spells out the path to get out of the current crisis.

The Power of Farmer Voices: New MAHA Commission Report is Much Improved for Agriculture By Lesly McNitt One of the many lessons I have learned during my two-plus decades in Washington is that shaping policy recommendations takes hard work and persistence because most policy change is incremental. So, when you see a window of opportunity

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

Join us at the 2025 Farm Science Review from September 16th – 18th in London, Ohio! On Wednesday, September 17th, Ohio Corn & Wheat is hosting a day of programming updates all farmers in Ohio need to hear. Wednesday, September 17th at the Ohio Corn & Wheat Building 9:00 AM – OCWGA Policy Update: Issues,

  The Make America Healthy Again Commission recently released a set of much-anticipated policy recommendations for addressing childhood chronic disease. The recommendations are an improvement over the commission’s earlier report that had zeroed in on key pesticides that have been shown to be safe for their intended uses. “This outcome is a testament to the

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: