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The Ohio Department of Agriculture along with Ohio Farm Bureau, and Ohio’s Commodity groups had another successful year with their Ag is Cool program for students. The program is one that kids of all ages can experience by participating in a scavenger hunt throughout...

Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with OHIO PROUD! July is National Ice Cream Month, this celebration was established in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, and the third Sunday of the month is National Ice Cream Day which, is on July 20th this year. Reagan recognized...

Where can you find fresh and tasty fruits and vegetables? Farmer’s markets of course! It is that time of year again! Markets are a great way to support local families with their growing businesses and to connect with others in the community who support Ohio...

It is hard to believe that there are officially only two weeks left in 2013. Ohio Proud wants to look back at another wonderful year by highlighitng thirteen great memories that took place in 2013. 1. Ohio Power Show: Ohio Proud partners attended and exhibited their...

Ready or not, the holiday season has arrived! As you begin your shopping, we hope you will consider buying local this year by purchasing an Ohio Proud gift basket. What better way to celebrate than to give a gift that supports local businesses in your community, while...

The 2013 Ohio State Fair took place over a beautiful 12 days from July 24th to August 4th! History was made at this year’s state fair with an estimated  903,824 guests breaking the attendance record! The “Ag is Cool” program hosted an exciting and educational...

This August marks the 20th Anniversary of Ohio Proud! To celebrate we have came up with different activites that will showcase Ohio Proud and all of it’s partners. The one main activity that we are doing is making a tour video. For this video we will be visiting 20...

The Ohio State Fair will take place this year from July 24th to August 4th at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio! The Ohio Department of Agriculture partnered with Ohio Farm Bureau and the commodity groups are hard at work planning out the agricultural...

The Ohio Food Forum took place on May 2nd at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio. 37 local companies exhibitied their products at the event while 20 local buyers were in attendance. Companies displayed their products at the 4-H Center in a...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture is hosting an exciting new intership program this summer! Selected interns from across the state have been chosen to work with different divisions of the agency. This week marked the orientation process for the interns and the first...