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The deadline for early bird enrollment (at a discounted rate) in the Corn Yield Contest is June 30th. Members of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association are eligible to enter their best fields into the competition for a 1 year lease on an Unverferth seed tender, state level awards, and potential national recognition. With […]

Shelby, Ohio – Ohio remains in the spotlight as a global agricultural leader, recently hosting a delegation of milling industry leaders from Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. Their visit comes on the heels of a high-profile delegation from Vietnam, led by H.E. Do Duc Duy, Minister of Agriculture and Environment, who visited Ohio on June

The Ohio Corn Checkoff has been working with Dr. Pierce Paul and Jason Hartschuh at Ohio State for several years on solving the most significant disease pressure in Ohio: Vomitoxin. The mycotoxin can be detrimental to an entire crop, can’t be cured, and often isn’t found until it’s too late. But research funded by the

Columbus, Ohio – A delegation from the Vietnamese government and business community, led by H.E. Do Duc Duy, Minister of Agriculture and Environment, visited Ohio today to sign a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with U.S. agricultural companies. The Columbus stop is part of a multi-state mission that began in Iowa on Monday, June

The Ohio Corn Checkoff has invested in researching the causes of vomitoxin and the best ways to mitigate its impact. On this episode of Kernels Tadd Nicholson talks to Dr. Pierce Paul, Ohio State Department of Plant Pathology Chair, and Jason Hartschuh, Ohio State Extension Field Specialist, about their work fighting the mycotoxin and how

DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Corn & Wheat congratulates Morrow County farmer and agricultural leader John Linder on his upcoming induction into the Ohio Agriculture Council Hall of Fame. Linder is one of four individuals selected for this prestigious honor, with the official induction ceremony scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025.   In addition to his current

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) celebrates the recent signing of an energy policy that prioritizes the redevelopment of abandoned brownfields and former coal mines for clean energy production. This important initiative, originally supported and proposed by OCWGA, aids in repurposing underutilized properties while protecting and preserving Ohio’s valuable farmland.

DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio farmers are expressing disappointment and frustration following the release of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report, issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The report questions the safety of commonly used pesticides like atrazine and glyphosate, which are vital tools for modern

Ohio corn grower leaders and other state and national advocates are calling for President Donald Trump’s intervention after the Make America Healthy Again Report was released today, questioning the safety of critical pesticides. “We are deeply disappointed that the Make America Healthy Again Commission would release a report that raises questions that have already been

 COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Tadd Nicholson, Executive Director of Ohio Corn & Wheat, testified before the Ohio Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee as a proponent of House Bill 96, which includes legislation for the implementation of the Ethanol Retailer Rebate Program. As passed by the Ohio House, this bill