The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) today, called on members of Congress to put partisan differences aside and reach agreement on a farm bill that can be signed into law before the current bill expires September 30.
The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) and the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) listened to today’s press conference by Governor John Kasich with great concern. Agriculture groups were not consulted on his plans nor were we asked to participate in today’s announcement.
Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) announced their support of the efforts by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to improve the lives of America’s farmers. The Senators have proposed a series of changes to commodity programs aimed at making the Agriculture Risk Coverage program better for American farmers.
Pursuant to Section 924.07 of the Ohio Revised Code, David T. Daniels, Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture will conduct an election of the Ohio Small Grains Marketing Program Board in July 2018
Ohio’s farmers have been strong partners in protecting Lake Erie. The checkoff programs of Ohio’s corn, soybean and wheat farmers have made significant investments in science-based research to help farmers reduce phosphorous loss. We have aggressively promoted the use of best management practices among all our growers and will continue to support all efforts that protect water quality while enabling us to maintain food production.
The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association (OCWGA) and the Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) today urged Congress to again reject the steep reductions to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative proposed in the Trump Administration’s budget. The president has proposed a 90 percent cut, which would reduce funding from $300 million to $30 million.
We annually invest $12,000 of our farmers’ dollars in the next generation of agriculturalists. We are excited to announce our 2017 Ohio Corn & Wheat scholarship recipients.
Corn, barley and sorghum farmers from around the country gathered in Panama City, Panama with the U.S. Grains Council from February 12-15.
Nine agriculture students attended Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Professional Development Night at Wright State University Lake Campus on Tuesday, February 21
Farmers from Ohio, Nebraska, Illinois and Iowa have a better understanding of competitors from Argentina after participating in a mission focused on production practices, farm policy and infrastructure comparisons.
