About Agriculture and Natural Resources

Les Ober, CCA, Program Assistant, Agriculture & Natural Resources **** Webster Dictionary defines Agriculture as the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products. Geauga County agriculture is diverse, divided evenly between crop production and animal agriculture. The rolling hills of Geauga County provide the perfect environment for dairy, horse, corn, soybean, hay and maple syrup production. Although the average size of Geauga’s farms has declined over the years the number of farms has not. There are more farms in production in the county today than there were 30 years ago. The result is a vital, growing industry producing over $26,000,000.00 dollars in revenue annually. ***** Serving Geauga’s agricultural industry is The Geauga County Ohio State University Extension, providing local farmers with a direct link to the education and research resources of one of the countries premier land grant agricultural universities, The Ohio State University. The Mission of the Ohio State University Extension is to; Engage people to strengthen their lives and communities through research-based educational programming. This is accomplished by providing unbiased research backed educational programming and information from skilled professionals that know and understand the needs of Geauga Counties Farmers and the land they farm.