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Ohio State helps farmers manage impacts as drought conditions spread across Ohio

September 9, 2025

Ohio State helps farmers manage impacts as drought conditions spread across Ohio

Sunlit rows of green corn plants with dry leaves near the base.
Corn at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station, located in the D1 drought intensity area, shows visible stress, with lower leaves drying and yellowing up to the second leaf below the ear. Some ears are also smaller than usual, with more damage at the tips. Photo: Logan Minter

COLUMBUS, Ohio — While not yet reaching the severity of last year’s growing season, drought conditions are once again taking hold across Ohio, raising renewed concern among agricultural experts and farmers about the health of crops, livestock and water resources.

According to Aaron Wilson, state climatologist and field specialist with The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), parts of northwest, east central, and south central Ohio are experiencing rapid moisture loss, with declining soil moisture and stream flows following weeks of below-average rainfall.

https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-helps-farmers-manage-impacts-dro…