Explore every episode of the podcast Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat

Nancy Martinez joins Tadd Nicholson on this episode of Kernels to talkabout the impacts of trade barriers and how the national organizations we work with are responding. Go to https://ohiocornandwheat.org/news/ to read more.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholcon and Eric richer go over the purpose, origin, and application of the Farm On Financila Management couse offered by Ohio State Extension's Farm Office. New and beginning farmers are elligible for a tax credit through the state, but have to show financial management courses. Farm On fulfills that requirement. 

The next round of this course will start enrollemnt soon, so make sure to keep an eye on https://cfaesosu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/farm-on-osu-farm-financial-management-course-w25 

Links: 

www.go.osu.edu/farmon

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

President's Challenge: Take action now and send this link to 10 other people.

Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Associaiton President, Tyler Drewes, and Ohio Corn & Wheat Executive Director, Tadd Nicholson, fill you in on what we're asking you to do. a few clicks right on your phone, tablet, computer, or other smart device can make a huge difference for the future of liquid fuels and you corn's demad in the global marketplace. 

Click here to tell Congress to pass year-round access to E15.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Women have played an undeniable role on the farm since agriculture began - it just hasn't always been pointed out.  In this episode Tadd Nicholson, Wendy Osborn, and Jessy Woodworth chat about the role women play in agriculture from their perspectives, share stories from notable moments, and give some insight into how they treat gender in their careers. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Ohio Corn & Wheat's Execuitve Director, Tadd Nicholson, and Director of Public Policy & Sustainability, Luke Crumley, go through the initial plan for 2025's political landscape. They cover a few "what-if" situations surrounding tariffs, a tax study from the National Corn Growers Association thats coming out soon, and how we are approaching a 2025 Trump presidency. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Ohio Corn & Wheat had an incredible 2024! We are proud of the work done, and you should be, too. on this episode you will hear from board leadership as they term off and look forward to the year ahead. 

Trade Talk video: https://youtu.be/Ne06jOBGues 

Year in Review video: https://youtu.be/4TC4Mhnd7HQ 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Ellen Zimmerman is our special guest on this episode of Kernels talking all about the work happening at the U.S. Grains Council and her role as the Director of Industry Relations. So if you want to hear about a program with a 24:1 ROI, how the U.S. Grains Council helps facilitate trade relatinoships, and more, listen in.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholson and Luke Crumley are on to talk about what happens post-election over the next few months. While you're putting away harvest and diving into your books, we're out in D.C. and at the statehouse for you. 

Tell the Ohio Senate that Ohioans need access to lower cost fuel with higher ethanol blends by visiting https://ohiocorn.quorum.us/campaign/82435/ 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholson, Executive Director at Ohio Corn & Wheat, chats with Scott Raber, Director of Field Operations at Bane-Welker, about equipment maintenance, reminders, and the state of the industry.

Learn more about Bane-Welker at https://bane-welker.com 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Producer Jessy sits down with Wendy Osborn, Director of Market Development, to go over why corn prices are the way they are and what Ohio Corn & Wheat is doing about it. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Listen in as Tadd Nicholson talks with Brooke Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy at NCGA, and John Linder, a Morrow County grower and Board Member of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association. They discussed Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Collegiate Policy Academy and the importance of the next generation of agricultural leaders. If you know a college student who’s passionate about agriculture and policy, share this episode to inspire their journey! 

Learn more about the Collegiate Policy Academy here: https://ohiocornandwheat.org/resources/collegiate-policy-academy/ 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Host and OCW Executive Director, Tadd Nicholson, is talking with Rudi Pitzer Perry, the Regional Vice President of Ag Lending at Farm Credit Mid-America, to go over what the current state of farm economics looks like, what growers should do to prepare for the coming years, and how to set up for success. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholson and Jessy Woodworth gets controversial with Ohio corn producers Eric Tipton, Fayette County, and Ben Klick, Stark County, over opinions in Ohio agriculture. What Do you think of these opinions?  

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholson sits down with Dee Jepsen, PhD, State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader, and Ohio State Professor to talk about this unique year in farm safety. Links mentioned in the episode are below.

https://agsafety.osu.edu

https://com.ohio.gov/about-us/media-center/news/ohio-state-fire-marshal-ban-on-open-burning-expanded-to-additional-counties-as-drought-conditions-continue

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.  For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Tadd Nicholson sits down with Kurt Shultz, senior director of global strategies for the U.S. Grains Council, to talk about how Ohio’s corn crop compares to other countries. Is our corn really better? Is there even a difference? The answer may surprise you.  

Learn more about the U.S. Grains Council here: https://grains.org/ 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org. 

Liz Funderburgh, a corn producer in Union county, Ohio, is on the podcast this week with Tadd Nicholson, OCW Executive Director, to talk about what she and her team learned about Sustainable Aviation Fuel over their studying the last few weeks. Listen in for her hot take on the industry and where we go from here.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Tadd Nicholson sits down with the one and only Brad Moffitt, Ohio Corn & Wheat's Ethanol Specialist and 2nd-longest tenured employee. Brad has been actively involved in the Corn Yield Contest for many years, and has some words of wisdom for anyone who grows corn in Ohio.

Visit https://ncga.com/get-involved/national-corn-yield-contest NOW to get registerted! 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Tadd Nicholson and Luke Crumley are talking about Corn Congress — a.k.a. where the business of the National Corn Growers Association gets done. Ohio has a few reasons to celebrate, which means Producer Jessy got to push a sound effect button.

Listen to this episode to find out more about Corn Congress, who the new First Vice President is, who got elected to the National Corn Board, and what on Earth PTAAT stands for.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Tadd Nicholson and Wendy Osborn get a friend from the other side of the globe on the phone to talk about how Ohio's corn crop ends up in South Asia and how they use it. Reece Canandy is the Regional Director for South Asia at the U.S. Grains Council and is blazing the trail for corn markets in that region of the world. Listen in to learn about a developing market, how we are involved, and what there is left to do.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

The Wheat Checkoff has been investing in a nutrient management project for several years that just wrapped up. Glen Arnold, Professor and Field Specialist at Ohio State, has been studying the best ways to use manure on wheat, specifically in the Lake Erie Basin. What he found out has helped shape the H2Ohio program.

P.S. - You have no idea how hard Producer Jessy had to fight the urge to insert a censored joke.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Are you behind on episodes? Need to catch up? Well, here is a quick episode covering the biggest headlines for the OCWGA, OCMP, and OSGMP all in one! Listen to this episode of Kernels to get the digest, and stay tuned for the announcement at the end.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

This episode of Kernels includes: the Gilligan's Island theme song, inside info on The Institute, an Easter egg for next week's episode, and plenty of laughs. We welcomed Dave Marrison on this episode to tell us about the Farm Financial Management and Policy Institute, aka The Institute. He has some insights and behind the scenes info to share with you!

Learn more at https://farmoffice.osu.edu/farm-financial-management-and-policy-institute

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

What's your preferred method of scouting? The 55 mph drive-by, the air conditioned office, or boots on the ground? Matt Hutcheson at Seed Consultants has a preference. Host Marlene Eick and Producer Jessy pick his brain to get all his tips and tricks. 

Ohio State University Extension Pocket Guide: https://ohioline.osu.edu/program-area/plant-pathology 

Digital Tape Measure: https://www.amazon.com/ACPOTEL-Digital-Tape-Measure-Rechargeable/dp/B09QPKSD7D/ref=sr_1_17?crid=1YNIIDJXOFB1M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jhaXaJe2z8w3PaPeVCs6ZtDjfrekMCiGkqizMQHnipgp7P8WHqnHEvpK8O7W3ukd52WCRrJh0UsPSwConxIGerz9gGcotN33dH7p_bPP1SI0ztSeVkbI-IUSgK5KbFAdbEarc-WB-FykfmVbwGUuXCwvmEZqvYwcFdyot7gomr2mATysjOJGjMMchu6SUCejS3M7ROGGlnkIzzBs9khe0-rIfnpLZD2hQcO4f21qWEKn5Yd69eKkLfzNAutIYC6HM8b8LTjNZmMYTlo17hkSM8mIJxu9E1gSd8kJegAPHtg.t2OZBRcYngpPruHGL0czJXAS0s3C_6KQElu5X3hxLC0&dib_tag=se&keywords=digital+tape+measure&qid=1716399670&sprefix=digital+tape+measure%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-17

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Ok, the Farm Bill is FINALLY getting some traction. But how much longer will this take? According to host Luke Crumley, Director of Public Policy & Sustainability, this hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture is equal to the opening kickoff of a football game. He sits down with producer Jessy Woodworth, Manager of Communications, to spell it out and add some behind-the-scenes color.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

If you farm in Ohio and haven't dealt with Vomitoxin (aka VOM or DON), you are in the minority. This mycotoxin has been running rampant through the state thanks to the favorable weather conditions in the area for fungal infection.

So what can you do?

This episode of Kernels features Dr. Pierce Paul, Chair of the Plant Pathology Department at Ohio State, and Jason Hartschuh, Field Specialist at Ohio State. These two have been working for years to combat the profit-cutting toxin.

Listen for the latest information we have on Vomitoxin, how to avoid infection, and what puts you at risk.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

You may have been hearing about Carbon more and more as the season is starting, but what is everyone talking about? Didn't we settle this years ago? NO.

There's a lot of back history to review, new tax information, and conencitons to land ownre rights. Listen to this episode to get updated on the most currect information. 

Hosts Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley bring on Tadd Nicholson, Ohio Corn & Wheat's Executive Director, to talk about an emerging issue farmers in Ohio are starting to hear about: Carbon intensity scores (CI scores). Listen to this episode to get the gist of what we know and what your Association is doing for you behind the scenes.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

This episode of Kernels is dedicated to our furry and feathered friends in animal agriculture. Most-of-the-time host, Luke Crumley, and special guest host, Wendy Osborn, bring on Michael Granche, the Director of Market Development at the National Corn Growers Association. Michael is the resident expert in the international animal ag sector at NCGA and works with partners from all over the globe to move more corn into the food chain.

Remember, we support corn in all forms.

Resources:

To learn more about how the National Corn Growers Association is working with the National Cattlemens Beef Association, check out these sponsored episodes of Cattlemen to Cattlemen aired on RFD-TV, covering the sustainability and corn-fed quality that consumers across the globe crave. 

Ep 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTaKAQGt1uU

Ep 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvpsmQxObz8

Ep 3

http s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdaEOaHel8Y

NCGA’s Market Development Action Team partnered with the USA Poultry Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) to update their chicken, egg, and turkey buyers guides. These guides help position American raised poultry and egg products as the premier choice for export buyers fueled by sustainable US corn. 

https://www.usapeec.org/buyingandselling/buyersguide/egg/

https://www.usapeec.org/buyingandselling/buyersguide/chicken/

https://www.usapeec.org/buyingandselling/buyersguide/turkey/

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

An Ohio native and the current Associate Director of Public Policy at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture joins this episode of Kernels! Josie Montoney-Crawford is in the trenches of pesticide policy and brought all her knowledge to Marlene Eick, the host of Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Have you wondered how the Ohio Corn Checkoff and the Ohio Wheat Checkoff supports the next generation of agriculture? One of the many ways is through the Ohio FFA Foundation. Most (not all, but most) of the future agricultural workforce are in FFA programs right now.

On this episode of Kernels Marlene Eick sits down with Amy Jo Baughman, the new Executive Director for the Ohio FFA Foundation, to talk about how the investment from teh Ohio Corn Checkoff and the Ohio Wheat Checkoff is used.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

We've got an energetic episode for you today. Hosts Luke Crumley and Marlene Eick are here to update you on the work of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association at the state and federal level.

Tell the Ohio Senate that it's time for lower fuel prices. Click here to make your voice heard! https://p2a.co/S6ZqsUz

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

What are the two words you never want to hear on the two-way radio?

This episode is all about some funny and fond memories our Corn Checkoff Board of Directors have from planting season of years passed. Send us some of your favorite planting memories on social media!

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Do you have your planting dream team ready to go for this year? We do. On this episode of Kernels, Luke Crumley, Marlene Eick, and Producer Jessy Woodworth are drafting their picks. The only rule: they have to pick fictional farmers. Who will get to claim Mark Watney, Mulan, Joseph Cooper, or Old McDonald? Find out by listening now!

The Whole List:

Race Against the Harvest - basically everyone

Men of Honor - Carl Brasher

Old McDonald

The farmer's daughter in the song She Thinks My Tractors Sexy

Mulan

Mary, from Mary had a Little Lamb

Aunt Em and Uncle Henry - Wizard of Oz

Courage the Cowardly Dog's owners

Luke Skywalker 

Interstellar - Joseph Cooper

Star Wars - Galen Erso

Captain Picard - French winery 

Admiral Kirk

Superman's parents

Field of Dreams - Ray Kinsella

The Martian - Mark Watney

A League of Their Own - Gina Davis

Billy Bob and Charlene in John Deere Green

Dwight Schrute

Chicken Run - Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy

Barnyard - Mr. and Mrs. Beady

The Ranch - Beau, Colt, and Jameson Bennett

Little House on the Prairie - Ingall Family

Babe - Farmer Hoggett

The Patriot - Benjamin Martin

The couple in American Gothic (counts as one, pitchfork included)

Mr. Green Jeans

Green Acres - Oliver

Jolly Green Giant

Colonel Sanders

Jimmy Dean

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Spring DC Mission... but the CPA Version! Landon Hollopeter, Morgan Evans, and Mackenzie Ott all share their experiences with all things advocacy, D.C., and policy. Listen in to what they have to say about their time with policy makers and growers on the Hill.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Luke isn't superstitious, but is he a little 'stitious? In this Episode of Kernels, Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley go through some common rural superstitions you may have heard on the farm. Do you believe in any of these?

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Ohio Corn & Wheat is headed to Washington, D.C.! Why are we heading out to the nation's capitol? To tell your elected officials about what matters to you and your farm. Much to Marlene Eick's dismay, this episode of Kernels is "Luke's Episode."

Link to the 2024 Policy Priorities Brochure: https://ohiocornandwheat.org/policy-priorities-2024/

Link to the current call to action: https://p2a.co/GdnWwHB

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Even though Commodity Classic is in the rear view mirror, you should know what you missed. Board members of Ohio Corn & Wheat are here to fill you in on the details, while hosts Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley have the commentary. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

We all know that farm dads are uniquely qualified to have some funny sayings and phrases. Maybe funny isn't the right word, but that's what we are going with. Has your dad ever said any of these? Or are you a dad that says these things?

Luke Crumley, Marlene Eick, and Producer Jessy Woodworth want to hear your favorites!

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

The 2024 Ohio Corn Yield Contest and Wheat Yield Contest winners have the secrets to high yields!

Every year we have a competition between the growers in Ohio to see who can get the highest yields. This year, Corey Farrens and Kent Edwards topped out the corn and wheat categories. We caught up with our wheat yield contest winners to see if they could shed some light on how they got those numbers up so high. Hear how the winners did it on this episode of Kernels!

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

This year the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Associaiton honored U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and U.S. Representative Max Miller with the Guardian of Ohio Corn & Wheat award!

The Guardian of Ohio Corn & Wheat award is a recognition given to elected officials that have gone above and beyond for Ohio's grain producers. It's not given every year, in fact it is not normally given. 

Listen to this episode of Kernels to hear from each of the recieptients about the work they are donig on behalf of Ohio's grain producers. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat 

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Happy FFA Week!

On this episode of Kernels, Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley talk about the Ohio FFA Foundation, how your checkoffs make a difference in the lives and careers of students, and one of Producer Jessy's most embarrassing moments. Were you in FFA? Send us a DM with some of your favorite memories!

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Happy Valentines Day! Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley are the not-so-secret admirers in this episode of Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat. The two go through some of OCW's favorite organizations, customers, and more! Listen in to see if you're on the list.

REMINDER: If you should be getting someone a gift for tomorrow, this is your courtesy nudge!

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Did you know that the U.S. Grains Council took an Ohio grower to Japan and Taiwan to tell grain buyers about the quality of American corn? Or that those same grain buyers value sustainability so highly? Learn about that and more on this episode of Kernels.

Link to the giant inflatable Whack-A-Mole: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL3PGN9N?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Why should you care about the Suez Canal? What about the Panama Canal? Or railroads in Mexico? We all know that the grain on your farm goes somewhere after you take it to the elevator, but how does it get to where it's going?

This episode of Kernels is all about how grain moves through the United States. Barges, rail cars, semis, you name it. Listen to Wendy Osborn explain how many semi loads you need to fill a train, or a barge, or a shipping vessel.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

It's meeting season! While you're out at agronomy meetings and braving the winter weather, Ohio Corn & Wheat grower leaders and staff are traveling to work on national issues.

In early January a handful of growers and staff went to the National Corn Growers Association Action Teams meetings. Action Teams are like committees, but we actually do things. Here are some updates from Ohio growers John Settlemyre, Denny Vennekotter, and Craig Downing. Producer Jessy has a little update for you, too.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.

Get the confetti poppers! We are celebrating the 16th birthday of Ohio's ethanol industry in 2024! Now that the industry can get their drivers' license, we wanted to steer the conversation into the track record of high performance.

On this episode we have Marlene Eick, Luke Crumley, and Brad Moffitt ready to roll and give you some backstory about how the ethanol industry came to Ohio. Did you know that your Corn Checkoff was a major reason companies like POET and Valero put their plants here? We can't take all the credit, but you'll hear about what we did to make it easier for them to swerve in our direction.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.

2024 brings us new faces at Ohio Corn & Wheat! We would like to introduce you to Ken Swartz, Sam Boyce, and Gary Wilson (though you may remember Gary from the OSGMP Board).

Ken Swartz is a farmer in Wood County and has been selected to serve on the Ohio Corn Marketing Program Board of Directors. Sam Boyce is a farmer in Richland County and Gary Wilson is a farmer in Hancock County. Both have been elected to the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association Board of Directors. 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.

Great news for farmers in the Western Lake Erie Water Basin: The H2Ohio enrollment deadline has been extended! Contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District and enroll by February 2nd to sign up for incentives.

On this episode of Kernels, Marlene Eick and Luke Crumley talk with Tyler Drewes, a farmer in the Western Lake Erie Basin, about his experience with H2Ohio and the impact it has made on his operation. Visit https://h2.ohio.gov/ for more information on the program.

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.

On this episode of Kernels, we are tackling a controversial issue: solar panels on farmland. Luke Crumley, Director of Public Policy & Sustainability, and Owen Niese, a Richland County farmer, talk about the process and potential impacts of a policy stance like this.

Solar generation facilities have been popping up all over rural Ohio. We have been hearing from farmers from all sides of the issue, and knew that we had to take a stand.

In June of 2023 a small group was formed of farmers with varying perspectives. Their task was to work together to create a proposed policy on the issue. The group, led by Owen Niese, drafted a policy statement, which the entire OCWGA Board of Directors adopted on November 30, 2023.

Read the policy in its entirety here: https://ohiocornandwheat.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023.11.30-FINAL-Solar-Strike-Team-Policy-Recommendation-distribution-UPDATED-2.pdf

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.

2023 is coming to a close! In this episode of Kernels, Marlene Eick, Luke Crumley, and Wendy Osborn list off the organization's highlights of the year. And of course, it's a competition. Listen in to hear who has the best list, as determined by our judge.

2023 Year in Review Video: https://youtu.be/HXCz-AaSQN8?si=b_zLDKx3NJ5cEpkV  

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.

Farmers could see a reduction in their fertilizer bills this year. The U.S. Department of Commerce has reduced tariffs on phosphates from Morocco from 19.97% to 2.12%. This is a huge deal for farmers and can mean significant reduction of cost.

News from the National Corn Growers Association: https://ncga.com/stay-informed/media/in-the-news/issue/trade

The National Corn Growers Association's full economic report: https://dt176nijwh14e.cloudfront.net/file/636/PhosphateFertilizers%20PDF.pdf

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members. 

For more information, visit ohiocornandwheat.org.