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Ohio
Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels
honored three historic farm families from
the New Vienna area who have
maintained long-standing friendships and helped spread the word
about
the Ohio’s Historic Family Farms program. Pictured (left to right):
Director Daniels, Becky
Strafford, Craig Strafford, Kathy Levo, John
Levo, Bob Carey and Lanasue Carey
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Historic Farm
Families honored on National Agriculture Day
Ohio Agriculture Director Visits Highland County to Pay Tribute to
Area’s Oldest Family Farms
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (March 15, 2016) – Ohio Department of Agriculture
Director David T. Daniels today honored the area’s oldest historic farm
families from Clinton, Fayette, Highland, and Ross counties at a
ceremony at Creekview Barn in Leesburg. The event fell on National
Agriculture Day, a day of honoring the importance of agriculture in our
everyday lives.
“Food and agriculture is Ohio’s number one industry and is the basis
for virtually everything in our lives. It meets our basic needs, it
provides a market for food processing and manufacturing industries, it
supports local industries and businesses,” said Daniels. “I’m glad to
spend National Agriculture Day with these historic farm families
because everything that agriculture provides us today started with
them.”
During the ceremony, Daniels honored the Levo, Carey, and Strafford
families with resolutions from Governor Kasich and Lt. Governor Mary
Taylor for their outreach in educating local farm families about Ohio's
Historic Family Farms program.
“These three families are out there talking with area people who might
not otherwise learn about this historic program,” said Daniels. “But
the bigger picture is, their efforts help keep agriculture at the
forefront, which keeps our communities strong, our state strong and our
nation strong.”
Daniels also announced the addition of the Ohio Sesquicentennial Farm
designation to the program. Ohio’s Historic Family Farms Program now
has three levels of recognition: century, sesquicentennial and
bicentennial.
Ohio’s Historic Family Farms program, which was originally named Ohio’s
Century Farm program, began in 1993 with only a few hundred farms.
Today there are nearly 1,300 registered farms across the state, with at
least one registered in each of Ohio’s 88 counties.
This is one of many events Daniels will participate in during Ohio
Agriculture Week, March 14-18, to honor local farmers and
agribusinesses and the tremendous economic impact they have on the
state. Ohio Agriculture Week is celebrated each March to help educate
Ohioans about the importance of the state’s $105 billion food and
agriculture industry, on our dinner plates and beyond.
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