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The federal government hasn't declared a drought in several decades for any county in Ohio. Farmers in Ohio are seeing its impacts, as they're forced to adapt to dryer weather.

The WIC program — which can provide a grocery lifeline to women, infants and children — is dramatically underutilized. A new strategy, paired with $29 million, aims to get more people enrolled.

The map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive in a given location.

The map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive in a given location.

The Biden administration hopes changes to farming can help achieve its climate agenda. The Department of Agriculture has an additional goal: improving service to Black and other underserved farmers.

On Columbus’ far South Side, voting groups are using a drive-through food pantry to encourage voter registration. At Hosack Baptist Church, volunteers are…

The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.

The USDA has extended the summer food service program to allow schools that have been providing meals to low-income kids through the summer to continue...

The United States Department of Agriculture is asking Ohioans to send unsolicited seeds they receive in the mail to their offices in Columbus, or to the nearest OSU Extension offices.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is urging citizens not to plant unsolicited seeds they receive in the mail