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Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.
Lawmakers cut funding for the H2Ohio Program by nearly 40 percent this summer, frustrating farmers and experts whose work relies on its grants.
By Michael Riojas
This summer, mere months after Ohio’s eighth wettest spring came its driest August on record and with it, a critical moment for both soybeans and corn. The drought hit hardest in the state’s northwest, where the bulk of its farms are.