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Counties celebrate National Agriculture Week
Our Ohio has listed county Farmer’s Share Breakfasts and other events under the events section of the Our Ohio Web site, and has created a banner on the home page to direct people to a listing of the events. A two-page ad in the March issue of Ohio Magazine also promotes farmer’s share events. Auglaize County’s event was March 11. Following are the counties that are hosting events the rest of the month:

March 16
Ross County
Ross County Service Center, 475 Western Ave. Chillicothe
For $1 per person, breakfast will consist of pancakes, ham, sausage, fruit and beverage. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information, call 740-474-6284.

March 18
Union County
Marysville High School cafeteria
Local FFA members and Union County Farm Bureau volunteers will be preparing and serving breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Cost is 50 cents per person. For more information, call 937-642-4005.

Delaware County
Dempsey Middle School, Delaware
The community is invited to help Delaware County Farm Bureau kick-off National Ag Week. Breakfast will be served for 50 cents per person from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Call 740-363-1613 for more information.

March 21
Fayette County
Fayette County Extension Office, Washington Court House
7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Omelets will be "made to order" by farmers, Farm Bureau board, and other noted county celebrities from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Guest speaker will be State Sen. John Carey. Cost is 50 cents. For more information, call 937-382-4407.

Williams County
Bryan High School
Ohio Heartland Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Eggs, sausage, pancakes and fruit will be served for $4 per person. For more information, call 419-445-0723.

March 22
Clinton County
Wilmington Presbyterian Church, Wilmington
Egg casserole, fruit cups, muffins, orange juice and coffee will be served from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sheriff Ralph Fizer will be the guest speaker. Cost is 50 cents. For more information, call 937-382-4407.

March 23
Fulton County
First Christian Church, Wauseon
Farmer's Share Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. Pork, beef, chicken sandwiches, fruit salad, rolls and dessert will be served for $1.25 per person. For more information, call 419-445-0723.

Hancock County
The Lodge at Riverbend, Findlay
Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. Hancock County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event, sponsored by Hancock County Farm Bureau. Advance ticket purchase is required. For more information, call 419-422-3313

March 25
Marion County
Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School, Marion
The county will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, milk, juice and coffee from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Cost is 50 cents per person. For more information, call 740-383-2158.

Morrow County
Cardington High School
A 50-cent donation pays the farmer’s share of a breakfast casserole, pancakes, milk, juice and coffee breakfast. Morrow County will be serving breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information call 740-383-2158.

WHOK radio promotion
Our Ohio engaged in a two-week radio campaign with WHOK 95.5 FM. Our Ohio ran 100, 30-second commercials and held the "What’s Cooking in Ohio" contest. Listeners were encouraged to visit OurOhio.org to find Ohio agricultural products that were included in a recipe that they submitted to K-95. Once they submitted their best "Ohio recipe" they became eligible to win one of four Our Ohio prize packs and were registered for a grand prize drawing of a two-night stay at the Inn at Cedar Falls.

The commercials promoted the Our Ohio television show and Web site. Early results showed traffic to the Web site doubled during the promotion.