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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 2008 |
Acres |
County Yield |
5-Year Ave (03-07) |
|
Corn |
49,100 |
121 bu/a |
138.8 |
|
Soybean |
96,800 |
31.5 bu/a |
40.0 |
|
Wheat |
31,800 |
69.0 bu/a |
61.9 |
|
All Hay |
|
Number (head) |
|
|
Beef Cattle (1/1/08) |
10,400 |
|
Milk Cows (1/1/08) |
4,100 |
|
Hogs (12/1/07) |
13,200 |
2007 Cash Receipts from Marketing of Farm Commodities
| Corn |
$19,508,000 |
Dairy & Milk |
$13,771,000 |
|
| Soybean |
$29,310,000 |
Cattle & Calves |
$3,297,000 |
|
| Wheat |
$4,352,000 |
Hogs & Pigs |
$2,953,000 |
|
| Oats & Hay |
$1,594,000 |
Poultry & other |
$252,000 |
|
| Other crops |
$1,088,000 |
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Total Crops |
$55,853,000 |
|
Total Livestock |
$20,273,000 |
County Total |
$76,126,000 |
Download an MS Excel spreadsheat containing Ag Statistics data from 1987-2008
