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The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker Published December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM EST
On a farm in rural Clark County in southwest Ohio, fallow fields stretch as far…
by: Tracy Turner Nov. 3, 2025
An Ohio Mesonet station collects real-time weather and soil data to help farmers and communities make more informed decisions. Photo by Laura Alloway.
October 22, 2025 Country Life, Crops, Top Headline
By Brianna Smith
For farmers, weather is more than just coffee shop talk; it’s often a deciding factor in…
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…
Despite last week's stretch of rainfall, most of Ohio remains in a drought.
A majority of the state remains under moderate drought conditions, with parts considered as abnormally dry, in…
Ideastream Public Media | By Shay Frank | Published September 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM EDT
Aaron Wilson, OSU Extension climate specialist, says Ohio farmers are…
Aaron Wilson says the College of Food Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has partnered with Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance through the Ag Tech Innovation Hub to create solutions…
Dry weather is once again testing Ohio agriculture
Drought conditions in Ohio continue to worsen as the state weathers a dry end to summer, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
August 2025 was one of the driest August’s on record since 1895
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…
A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the United States, according to experts.
Across Ohio, the impacts of climate change are increasingly evident. From record-breaking heat waves to catastrophic flooding and prolonged droughts, the realities of a warming climate are already…
In the latest episode of the Sound of Ideas from Ideastream Public Media, leading experts across the state, including Aaron Wilson, Ohio's State Climatologist and Ag Weather and Climate…
As Ohio enters the 2025 planting season, farmers are facing unusually wet conditions that could have a lasting impact on soil health and crop performance. According to Vinayak Shedekar, Assistant…