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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:

The latest episode of Kernels dives into the topic of land use changes in Ohio and what kind of development rural communities are seeing. Listen to the newest episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

September 3rd is the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association Annual Meeting at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center. Join corn and small grains producers from around the state at noon for lunch, then stick around for an organizational update on the work we’ve been doing on behalf of your farm. We’re bringing in

Reflections on Birth of Renewable Fuel Standard Offer Direction for Advocates By Lesly McNitt Twenty years ago this month, the president signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005 establishing the Renewable Fuel Standard, a development that reshaped the rural economy and provided immeasurable benefits to people across the country. The standard, which required

What led the Ohio Corn & Wheat Political Action Committee to take a bold step and endorse a candidate for Governor of Ohio? How did they come to the decision? What will Vivek Ramaswamy do for Ohio’s grain producers? All these questions and more are answered on this episode of Kernels, by Ohio Corn &