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
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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 &
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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is intensifying its call for action from Congress and the administration after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest World Agriculture and Supply and Demand Estimates report projected a record 16.7-billion-bushel corn crop this year, further threatening the livelihood of farmers already facing record-low corn prices. “Corn growers are already marketing their
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DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio’s grain farmers are at a crossroads. With rising input costs, significantly low prices for corn and wheat, and growing uncertainty around trade, tariffs, and fertilizer availability, farming has never felt more uncertain, and the future has never looked more unsustainable. Across the state, growers are making tough decisions now as they
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Do you have a strong legal team behind your operation? If not, Ohio State has a resource to help you get one. Someone who understands agriculture and what your farm needs. On the latest episode of Kernels, we sit down with Robert Moore, a legal professional and an attorney for Ohio State’s Agricultural and Resource
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DELAWARE, Ohio – John Linder, a lifelong farmer, national agriculture leader, and advocate for Ohio’s grain industry through his service on the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association board, was inducted into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame on August 1 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The ceremony also honored John H. Davis, Bill Isler,
Demand for corn and small grains products is vital to keeping Ohio agriculture prosperous. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and the Ohio Wheat Checkoff invest in organizations like the U.S. Grains Council and the U.S. Wheat Associates to work on your behalf and boost sales around the globe. With these new trade deals between the United
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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
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Corn Grower Advocates Push to Open New Foreign Markets By Lesly McNitt Tariffs have been the talk of the town in Washington over the last several weeks and their impact on the corn economy is an issue my team and I have been concerned about as our farmers face high input costs and lower corn
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Farming is consistently listed in the top 10 professions at risk for suicide. That’s a staggering fact that we know is unacceptable as a community. The stress that comes with farming seems never-ending and grows every day the weather is bad or the markets drop. It’s easy to get buried by the stress and tension
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