Ohio grows more than 200 crops. Corn and soybeans are the top crops.
One in every seven people is employed in some aspect of agriculture.
This includes farm production, wholesaling and retailing, marketing
and processing, and agribusiness.
Almost half of all land in Ohio is prime farmland (44%) – the
best in the world.
Ohio is one of only five states in the U.S. with almost half considered
prime farmland. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines prime farmland
as land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics
for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and being
available for these uses.
The average farmer feeds 129 people with better production and higher
yields because of weed control and biotechnology.
91% of farms in Ohio are family farms. In 2003, Ohio had 77,600 farms.
Ohio leads the U.S. in the production of Swiss cheese and is second
in the production of eggs, producing 7.6 billion in 2003.
Poinsettias are Ohio’s number one floriculture crop.
394 acres of farmland disappear every day in Ohio.
Soil management/conservation was developed in Ohio.
The hills of Ohio’s eastern and southern regions are blanketed
in hardwood forests. Ohio wood carries an international reputation for
its tight pattern and shape.
It's still possible to see cowboys riding on horseback driving
cattle in Eastern and Southern Ohio.
