Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat

Kernels with Ohio Corn & Wheat

A podcast for conversations about Ohio's corn and wheat industries, and the work the checkoffs and growers association are doing on behalf of Ohio's growers.

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June 24, 2025 14 mins

Farmers know that pesticides are some of the most heavily regulated products in the world. We know that these products are safe and necessary for the health of our food system. We know that the suggestion of childhood illness being due to the sound science we use on our fields is ridiculous.

The MAHA Comission Report came out earlier this month and made some bold claims about pesticides and their impact on human health. On this epi...

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The Ohio Corn Checkoff is serious about finding a solution for Vomitoxin. This episode of Kernels is all about one of the most exciting outcomes from this project — an interactive weather model that growers can use to determine their fields' risk of vomitoxin infection with just a little information. 

Tadd Nicholson talks with Dr. Pierce Paul, Chair of teh Department of Plant Pathology, to go over the science behind the model and w...

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Vomitoxin is on every Ohio corn producer's mind with all this wet weather and the memories of years past. The Ohio Corn Checkoff has been funding research at Ohio State for years to fight the infection, and this episode is the first in a two-part series updating you on the status of those projects. 

C.O.R.N. Newsletter sign up: https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/corn-out 

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May is National Mental Health Month and this year we're committed to checking in on each other and ourselves. Farming is a profession filled with stressors. From the weather, production costs, politics, family life balance, and any number of further aspects, you're pulled in tons of different directions. It's important to recognize hwen you may need some help. 

Tadd Nicholson talks to Brice Acton this episode to get an on-the-groun...

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April 29, 2025 25 mins

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration has left the farme conomy with questions and uncertainty. To help shine some light on the issues of tariffs, trade, taxes, and E15 legislation is the Vice President of Public Policy at the National Corn Growers Association, Lesly McNitt. 

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As the Bird Flu is taking out flocks throughout the state and corn growers are feeling the pinch of an escalating trade war, demand for corn in the bins and about to be put in the ground is looking challenging. Tadd Nicholson, executive director of Ohio Corn & Wheat, sits down in this episode with Jim Chakeres, executive vice president of the Ohio Poultry Association. Jim has an outlook on the poultry industry that you're going to ...

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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.

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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 organiz...

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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.cata...

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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. 

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February 18, 2025 18 mins

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. 

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February 4, 2025 19 mins

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. 

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December 17, 2024 15 mins

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 

 

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December 3, 2024 24 mins

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.

 

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November 19, 2024 24 mins

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/ 

 

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November 5, 2024 16 mins

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 

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October 22, 2024 11 mins

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. 

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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 C...

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October 8, 2024 25 mins

Listen in as Tadd Nicholson talks with Brooke Appleton, Vice President of Public Policy at NCGA, and John Linder, a Morrow County

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October 1, 2024 14 mins

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. 

 

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September 24, 2024 28 mins

Tadd Nicholson and Jessy Woodworth gets controversial with Ohio corn producers Eric Tipton, F...

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September 23, 2024 17 mins

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

 

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