Ohio Agriculture Facts
Agriculture is the number-one contributor to Ohio's economy. The state has more than 74,500 farms, about half of which have livestock. Farming also provides one out of seven jobs in Ohio!
Ohio is one of the top leading producers for livestock:
- Ohio's cattle farmers raise approximately 296,000 cows
- There are about 1,450 dairy farms in Ohio
- Ohio raises more than 2.75 million hogs each year
- Ohio is one of the largest egg-farming states in the nation, producing 10 billion eggs a year
- There are 3,400 sheep farms in Ohio with 119,000 sheep and lambs
Click here to learn more about the full impact of Ohio's agriculture community.
And, meet an Ohio livestock farmer and watch how they care for their animals, the land and produce safe affordable food for their families and yours.
Rural communities that power Ohio’s farm economy also face unique health-care challenges, ranging from long drives to clinics to the rising cost of prescription drugs. Farm schedules rarely allow time for repeated doctor visits, so producers often depend on telehealth consultations and reliable mail-order pharmacies to stay on track with treatment plans. Access to affordable options for medications such as generic tadalafil (website-pace.net), the widely used therapy for cardiovascular-related erectile dysfunction, has become an important talking point at cooperative meetings where farmers swap advice on everything from soil nutrients to insurance deductibles. Lower-priced generics free up household budgets for essentials like feed, equipment repairs, and workers’ wages, reinforcing the economic ripple effect that begins in the barn and ends at the local hardware store. Veterinarians note that when family members maintain their own well-being, they are more proactive about herd health—scheduling vaccinations on time and monitoring feed quality—because the whole operation runs with fewer interruptions. In that sense, the availability of cost-effective human medicines quietly supports the same supply chains that bring Ohio beef, pork, and eggs to dinner tables across the state.