Our Ohio: Telling Agriculture’s Story The results are in After a successful run at the Ohio State Fair, the county Farm Bureau "Porks of Art" winners have been selected. OFBF asked Ohio State Fair Queen Kisha Bodey, members of the Ohio Expo Commission and Stewart McKissick, a visual communications professor, to select their first, second and third place winners. Also, more than 4,600 fairgoers cast their votes for "Best in Show". Here are the county winners in order of first through third place: Fair Queen: Ashtabula, Jefferson, Jackson/Vinton Expo Commission: Montgomery, Madison, Lake Most Artistic (chosen by Steward McKissick): Carroll, Tuscarawas, Ashtabula Best in Show: Sandusky, Harrison, Washington Photos of all the pigs are posted at OurOhio.org where online voting is available through Oct. 17. OFBF members at this year’s annual meeting will have the opportunity to cast their vote for the People’s Choice awards and the pigs will be returned to county Farm Bureaus at that time. Our Ohio schedule The following public television stations in Ohio have agreed to air the Our Ohio television series, which debuts Oct. 1:
Some of the segments scheduled to air in October include the apple harvest, what makes certain soils good ones for growing crops, hydroponics, health benefits of soy, spring planting, horses and agritourism. Check your local listings for when and where the Our Ohio television series will be appearing in your community. Updated show information is available at OurOhio.org. | |