Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat

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 m...

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,...

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 opportun...

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 e...

Ok, maybe not a challenge to you, exactly, but to the industry as a whole. On this episode Marlene Eick, Director of Marketing & Communications, Wendy Osborn, Director of Market Development, and Jessy Woodworth, Manager of Communicaitons, share the news about an award-winning Ohio company who found a way to use corn in producing industrial chemicals. It sounds complex, because it is, but we have a...

Being a member of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association has some immeasureable benefits. But you've heard all of those before.  Here are some of the little known pros of being a member of the OCWGA. Visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org to read all 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...

Did you know that there is an exclusive program for Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association members? If you're interested in leveling up your advocacy, leadership, and networking skills, this episode is for you. But if you hate Ohio ag and want it to fail, skip this one. Find more information about the program and to apply, please visit: https://ohiocornandwheat.org/2024emergingleader/ About Ohio Co...

If you are a college student, going to be a student, starting trade school, getting your CDL, going to grad school, or anything like that, you need to apply for the Ohio Corn & Wheat Scholarship. A short and sweet episode today takes you through the OCW scholarship program, and gives you a few real-life examples of what you can do with it. Marlene Eick, Director of Marketing & Communications, is y...

This episode of Kernels is a good reminder that we support corn in all forms. Including the animals who eat that corn. Karyn Foreman, a grower from Goshen, Ohio and a Corn Marketing Program Board of Directors member, joins us on this episode of Kernels to talk about her recent trade mission in Japan and South Korea! She went with the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and a small group o...

It was brought to our attention that there may be a few questions you may have about Ohio Corn & Wheat. Have no fear! We are at your service. This week on Kernels, Luke and Producer Jessy go through a few listener-submitted questions and satisfy your curiosity. What is OCW doing with soil health and sustainability? What are our checkoff programs working on? What is a Call To Action and what do the...

In November 2018, California voters passed Proposition 12 which imposes strict requirements on farmers to provide more space for egg laying hens, breeding sows, and calves raised for veal. Why do corn growers care? The obvious answer is the changes we could see in U.S. pork production, which could change the demand for U.S. corn, but the deeper issue is one of state regulations and interstate comm...

Bottom line up front: Luke's prediction was wrong. Spoiler alert: The thing we thought would happen, didn't happen. Marlene and Luke chat pre-September 30 about what a government shutdown might mean and how we really got here. Marlene Eick is the Director of Marketing & Communications and Luke Crumley is Director of Public Policy and Sustainabilty at Ohio Corn & Wheat. Kernels is a production of O...

Welcome to the wasteland that is the facebook comment section. Ohio Corn & Wheat got some questions on social media channels recently, and we need our resident gearhead and mechanic to answer them. See what Ohio Corn & Wheat has been doing to promote Unleaded 88 (and corn demand) here:  https://ohiocornandwheat.org/savewith88/ Marlene Eick is the Director of Marketing & Communications, Brad Moffit...

We want your farm to be set up for success from the earliest possible moment. Step 1 is to get your team around you. Step 2 is to know what happens next. Melanie Strait-Bok, Senior Vice President of Agricultural Lending in Ohio at Farm Credit Mid-America, joins us for this episode to talk about getting into farming on the right foot. Growing Forward is a program through Farm Credit with new farmer...

The quote of this episode is, "There is a real threat here of losing access to chemistries if the government does not get it together." Colleen Willard, the Director, Public Policy, Production and Sustainability at the National Corn Growers Association, joins us to talk about pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Endangered Species Act, and legislation surrounding the science. Basic...

On this special drop in episode you will get to know Mackenzie Hoog - Ohio Corn & Wheat's new intern! Mackenzie is from Farmersville, Ohio and is studying Agricultural Communication at The Ohio State University. Listen in to hear her goals for the internship and a niche challenge to growers.  Luke Crumley is the Director of Public Policy & Sustainability and Jessy Woodworth is the Manager of Commu...

Everyone has heard about the push from the White House for more electric vehicles on the road. But what does that exactly mean? Ohio Corn & Wheat Executive Director, Tadd Nicholson is o this episode of Kernels to review the potential implications of this idea of all Americans switching to electric vehicles, and what reality looks like. Listen in to hear our growers' take and what we are doing abou...

Dr. Jay Martin is a Professor of Ecological Engineering in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at Ohio State and is the Project Director for the Pilot Watershed project in the Shallow Run Basin. He joined Kernels host Luke Crumley on this episode of Kernels to talk about this new project. Spoiler alert: Growers in the project area can earn incentives, bring funds to their...

First of all, congratulations to Jed Bower on being re-elected to the National Corn Growers Association Board of Directors! We brought Jed on this week to talk about advocacy, what NCGA does for members, and how the National Corn Board operates. Marlene Eick is the Director of Marketing and Communication at Ohio Corn & Wheat, and Luke Crumley is the Director of Public Policy and Sustainability. Ke...

We hope you had a safe and successful wheat harvest! Ohio Corn & Wheat has several national partners. One of them is the U.S. Wheat Associates, a group who promotes international trade of wheat grains. Wendy is on this week's episode to go into details on why and how we invest in trade. Marlene Eick is the Director of Marketing and Communication at Ohio Corn & Wheat, and Wendy Osborn is the Direct...