Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat

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 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.

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.