It has been a very bad year for Ohio’s farmers. Across the state, they were unable to plant crops on nearly 1.5 million acres this past spring due to unrelenting rainfall and flooding. The Buckeye State has also been hard-hit by the Trump administration’s trade war, with the price of soybeans—Ohio’s most financially valuable agricultural commodity—plummeting. At the same time, intensive commodity farming has taken a heavy toll on the state’s water resources. And growing just one or two crops, as many Ohio farmers do, leaves them and our food supply vulnerable in an erratic climate future. But changing the way farmers do business—starting with their soil—can help solve all these problems. And when the fourth Democratic presidential debate kicks off in Westerville, Ohio on Tuesday, it sure would be great to hear about the candidates’ plans to make healthy soil a reality. Read more >

As Presidential Candidates Prepare for Ohio Debate, Farmers Need a New Vision
October 11, 2019 12:50 PM EDT

Building the Right Project: An Engineer’s Perspective on Infrastructure Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events
May 16, 2018 3:20 PM EDT
Infrastructure Week 2018 is upon us, and it’s important that we highlight the state of our nation’s infrastructure and why it’s critical to our economy, society, security, and future. So what is the status of our infrastructure? Read more >

Farmers to Trump: Don’t Walk Away from Climate Action
April 19, 2017 3:48 PM EDT
There’s a little good news from farm country. Last week, the National Farmers Union (NFU)—a grassroots organization representing 200,000 farmers, fishers, and ranchers with affiliates in 33 states—publicly urged President Trump to keep the United States’ commitment to global climate action. Read more >
Is Soil a Secret Weapon? On Agriculture and Climate Adaptation
March 31, 2016 2:52 PM EDT
“The oldest task in human history. To live on a piece of land without spoiling it.” Read more >