Ohio Corn & Wheat Updates

Successful OCW Leadership Academy Session

August 26, 2016

August 24-26, Class IV of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Leadership Academy met in Put-In-Bay for Session 1 of the Leadership Academy experience.

OCW boards gather for annual retreat

August 22, 2016

Last week the Ohio Corn Checkoff, Ohio Small Grains Checkoff and Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association boards gathered at Ohio State University’s for their annual board retreat and priority setting.

2016 Tallest Stalk Contest

August 21, 2016

Ohio Corn & Wheat is hosting its annual Tallest Stalk Contest at the Farm Science Review, September 20-22, 2016. All Ohio farmers are encouraged to participate.

Linder elected to serve National Corn Board

July 20, 2016

John Linder was elected to serve on the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) board for a three-year term during Corn Congress.

Statement about EPA Atrazine Ecological Risk Assessment

June 2, 2016

The following statement about the U.S. EPA’s ecological risk assessment on the pesticide atrazine can be attributed to Chad Kemp, Ohio farmer and President of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association.

OCW Leadership Academy Application

The two-session academy gathers and develops participants who have a shared commitment to the future of agriculture in Ohio. Applications are due June 24, 2016.

Ohio Awarded $3.4 Million USDA Grant

October 28, 2015

Through a partnership between the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Ohio Corn Marketing Program (OCMP), Ohio was awarded a $3.4 million grant through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel options to Ohio’s drivers.