All About Agriculture in Wood County
2006
Number of Farms - 1,040
Average Farm Size - 292 Acres
Total Land in Farms - 304,000 Acres
Commercial Grain Storage Capacity - 13,610,000 Bushels
Livestock |
Number |
Rank By Sales |
U.S. Rank |
All Cattle & Calves |
5500 |
- |
76 |
Milk Cows |
1100 |
- |
53 |
All Hogs & Pigs |
- |
- |
- |
All Sheep & Lambs |
- |
- |
- |
2006 Crops
|
Acres Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
Rank |
Corn for Grain, Bu. |
85,000 |
157.40 |
13,382,100 |
6 |
Soybeans, Bu. |
136,700 |
45 |
6,157,100 |
5 |
Wheat, Bu. |
57,300 |
72.3 |
4,141,000 |
1 |
All Hay, Ton |
5300 |
3.98 |
21,100 |
65 |
Tomatoes, Ton |
730 |
21.59 |
15,760 |
4 |
Wood County Crop Yields (bu/acre)
YEAR |
CORN |
SOYBEANS |
WHEAT |
1997 |
145.9 |
45.9 |
70.3 |
1998 |
156.7 |
49.2 |
67.1 |
1999 |
142.7 |
40.4 |
74.2 |
2000 |
141.0 |
39.7 |
79.1 |
2001 |
119.0 |
30.0 |
73.3 |
2002 |
90.3 |
34.5 |
68.8 |
2003 |
180.3 |
40.1 |
76.1 |
2004 |
164.1 |
46.4 |
72.4 |
2005 |
171.8 |
46.1 |
78.1 |
2006 |
157.4 |
45 |
72.3 |
10 Yr. Avg. |
146.92 |
41.73 |
73.17 |
ALL ABOUT AG IN WOOD COUNTY
NASS-Ohio Reports & Statistics
SPECIAL EVENTS
2007 FARM FOCUS FIELD DAY
PESTICIDE RECORDKEEPING
Downloadable Pesticide Spray Record PDF FILE
Downloadable Pesticide Field Scouting Records
Downloadable Excel Pesticide Spray Record Sheet
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CONNECTIONS TO OSU NEWSLETTERS
The following are some agricultural and natural resource newsletters you may find helpful. When you are on-line, just point and click on the newsletter you want to visit.
C.O.R.N. Crop Observation and Recommendation Network (published weekly)
VegNet (published weekly during the season)
Buckeye Yard & Garden Newsletter (published weekly during the season)
Ohio Grape Newsletter (published monthly)
Ohio Fruit ICM Newsletter (published weekly during season)
Ohio Beef Cattle Newsletter (published monthly)
Ohio Beef Cattle Newsletter Archives
Buckeye Dairy News (published bi-monthly)
Livestock Outlook (published monthly)
Meat Goat Newsletter (published quarterly)
Grain Marketing Outlook Newsletter (published monthly)
Sustainable Ag Newsletter (published quarterly)
Ohio Ag Manager Newsletter (published monthly)
Amazing Graze Newsletter (published bi-monthly)
Ohio Info Bee Newsletter (published quarterly)
The Latest Dirt (Wood Co. MG newsletter)
Veterinary Preventive Medicine Newsletter
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