Canadian smoke brings unhealthy air to Ohio farm country – Ohio Ag Net

Image: Smoke from wildland fires pours eastward over Canada and the U.S. in an image captured on the afternoon of July 14, 2026, by the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the NOAA-21 satellite. Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Lauren Dauphin. Public Domain. Article by Joel Penhorwood. Ohio’s Country Journal – July 16, 2026.

Canadian wildfire smoke is again creating air quality concerns across Ohio, with state officials urging farmers and others who work outdoors to limit strenuous activity when possible. Bob Hodanbosi, chief of the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control, said more than 800 individual wildfires were believed to be burning in Canada, with smoke moving into the northern United States. At the time of the interview, unhealthy air quality readings were being reported in areas including Toledo, Cleveland, Canton and Youngstown. […]

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