Oct 19, 2026 · 19 min · 10 segments
From changing temperatures to varying rainfall across the state, Ohio farmers have experienced a wide range of weather conditions throughout the 2026 growing season. Aaron Wilson, Ohio's state…
Aaron WilsonGuest
Ryan MatthewsHost
And I know why you said, you know, you're trying to, it sounds like you're coming on your bases that I think you mentioned, you know, volatile is such, such a good word for it.
And I, you know, that, and this past year, just the past, I think four to five years, it just shows how adaptable farmers have to be when it comes to weather.
Cause it really is just that one significant event that can, can knock them out and just them understanding and, and, adapting to the timelines of weather events, whether it's a lot of moisture, whether it's warm weather, whether it's drought, cold, all of these different things.
And I think it just emphasizes the efforts and the adaptation that farmers have to be to the volatility of weather events.
Yeah, and I think, too, you know, kind of speaking to that, Ryan, if I may, you know, I think the water variability is what is really challenging us.
But, you know, last August was Ohio's driest August on record if we look at records back to 1895.
So you cannot swing more extreme from one year to the next than what we did this year in terms of our August, right? Soybeans probably a little happier with the August rain this year versus last, you know, the lack of that last year.
But, you know, thinking about those swings and, you know, how do you become more resilient to 30 inches of rain in two months? That's incredible, right? And so, you know, farmers really are on the front lines of dealing with this weather variability for sure.
And I think, and we don't need to go too deep into it, but just thinking about, you know, water quality and conservation efforts, right? You know, how, you know, Lake Erie is still at a very mild algae bloom, right? Very low level to what it should be or what people think it would be.
That's due to farmers and our partners having that resilience and knowing how to adapt and having these conservation practices in place.
And I know why you said, you know, you're trying to, it sounds like you're coming on your bases that I think you mentioned, you know, volatile is such, such a good word for it.
And I, you know, that, and this past year, just the past, I think four to five years, it just shows how adaptable farmers have to be when it comes to weather.
Cause it really is just that one significant event that can, can knock them out and just them understanding and, and, adapting to the timelines of weather events, whether it's a lot of moisture, whether it's warm weather, whether it's drought, cold, all of these different things.
And I think it just emphasizes the efforts and the adaptation that farmers have to be to the volatility of weather events.
Yeah, and I think, too, you know, kind of speaking to that, Ryan, if I may, you know, I think the water variability is what is really challenging us.
But, you know, last August was Ohio's driest August on record if we look at records back to 1895.
So you cannot swing more extreme from one year to the next than what we did this year in terms of our August, right? Soybeans probably a little happier with the August rain this year versus last, you know, the lack of that last year.
But, you know, thinking about those swings and, you know, how do you become more resilient to 30 inches of rain in two months? That's incredible, right? And so, you know, farmers really are on the front lines of dealing with this weather variability for sure.
And I think, and we don't need to go too deep into it, but just thinking about, you know, water quality and conservation efforts, right? You know, how, you know, Lake Erie is still at a very mild algae bloom, right? Very low level to what it should be or what people think it would be.
That's due to farmers and our partners having that resilience and knowing how to adapt and having these conservation practices in place.
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