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News & Resources

OPA is committed to telling the stories of Ohio's egg, chicken
and turkey farmers, and sharing messages about

Videos

Meet Ohio's egg and poultry farmers, take a tour through their farms, and learn about their commitments to producing fresh eggs, providing excellent care for their flocks, protecting the environment and being active members in their local communities.

Meet Ohio egg, chicken and turkey farmers

A Closer Look: Ohio Poultry Farmers' Commitments

Ohio Egg & Soybean Farmers Work Together To Feed Ohioans

Cole Cooper video

Jordan Hertzfeld video

Lausecker video

COSI Virtural Farm Tour

Showing Market Poultry

Preparing Poultry for Show Day

Washing and Transporting Market Poultry

Learning Basic Poultry Handling Techniques

Assessing a Market Bird's Muscle Conformation

IN THE NEWS

Ohio Ag Net: Working together against HPAI

NBC: Top Story Top Moment: official deviled egg flavor for the 2025 Ohio State Fair

Weaver Eggs truck outside Greater Cleveland Food Ban

Farm and Dairy: Food bank receives egg donation as industry is scrambled by costs, markets

Fox 8: Local egg farms make big donation to Greater Cleveland Food Bank

Yahoo: Central Ohio food bank receives thousands of eggs

WLIO Lima: Cooper Farms donates 54,000 eggs to the West Ohio Food Bank

Greenville Daily Advocate: Weaver Eggs makes donation to The Foodbank

Images of Robert Metzger, Thomas Hertzfeld

Toledo Blade: NW Ohio farm donates nearly 65K eggs to food bank

Ohio Country Journal & Ohio Ag Net: Egg farms fighting hunger heading into Easter

Toledo Blade: OPA member highlights commitment to environmental stewardship.

WLIO Lima: Easter Deviled Eggs Cooking Demo

Living Dayton: Pimento Cheese Breakfast Bundt Cake Cooking Demo

Washington Post: Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they've bred too many big birds

Ohio's Country Journal: Foodbanks still in need and being supplied by Ohio farms

Meat & Poultry: Senators urged to provide aid for poultry producers

Morning Ag Clips: Wehrkamp receives USPOULTRY award

Letter to Ohio governor: Remember importance of agriculture

Ohio's Country Journal: Farmers at work keeping grocery store shelves stocked on National Agriculture Day (and every day)

Annual Report

Each year, OPA produces a robust report to capture key accomplishments within the last year on behalf of its farmer-members and Ohio's egg, chicken and turkey farming communities. These reports include overviews of legislative initiatives, poultry programs, issues management, producer and association programs, integrated and digital campaigns, blogger engagement and media relations.