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Agriculture and Natural Resources
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I'm Bruce Clevenger and I've worked for OSU Extension, Defiance County since 1994. Defiance County has 263,168 acres with 79% (209,000 acres) used for Agriculture. Crop production is our major farm cash receipt with soybeans and corn generating 69% of the total cash receipts. I invite you to contact me with questions.
Who was the County Ag Agent in 1918, 1960, or 1990? Answer
The Ag and Food Economic Sector
#1 employeer in Defiance County and #2 contribitor to the Gross County Product. It's a $287 Million Industry.
Regional Corn Production
What is the potential corn supply in the Defiance Region for Ethonal Production? A 50-mile radius from Defiance could yield nearly 182 Million bushels annually. Click to see the details.
Agricultural Facts about Defiance County, OH
Year 2007 |
Acres Harvested |
County Yield |
|
Corn |
58,000 |
115.4 bu/a |
|
Soybean |
92,700 |
42.1 bu/a |
|
Wheat |
13,100 |
54.6 bu/a |
|
All Hay |
Number (head) |
|
|
Beef Cattle (1/1/06) |
11,200 |
|
Milk Cows (1/1/07) |
3,300 |
|
Hogs (12/1/06) |
12,500 |
2006 Cash Receipts from Marketing of Farm Commodities
| Corn |
$14,722,000 |
Dairy & Milk |
$8,073,000 |
|
| Soybean |
$21,063,000 |
Cattle & Calves |
$3,892,000 |
|
| Wheat |
$5,261,000 |
Hogs & Pigs |
$2,936,000 |
|
| Oats & Hay |
$1,190,000 |
Poultry & other |
$230,000 |
|
| Other crops |
$1,453,000 |
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Total Crops |
$43,689,000 |
|
Total Livestock |
$15,131,000 |
County Total |
$58,819,000 |
Download an MS Excel spreadsheat containing Ag Statistics data from 1987-2007
