Learn all there is to know about the Ohio State Fair in Columbus as well as what is happening at the Land and Living Exhibit in the Nationwide Donahey Ag and Hort building.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - May 22
The question of whether the state fair would go forward was answered earlier this week when the Ohio Expositions Commission announced the fair’s cancellation: The Ohio State Fair’s management team, as well as the Ohio Expositions Commission, have been carefully…
Ty Higgins - Feb. 13
Beginning this year, there will be a different look to many pigs being shown at the Ohio State Fair and statewide county fairs due to a ban on the use of the feed additive ractopamine. Ractopamine, simply put, converts fat…
Pat Petzel - Aug. 5, 2019
The Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions livestock auction Aug. 4, 2019 showcased Ohio’s premium livestock, premier Junior Fair exhibitors and generous supporters. On the sale bill were grand champion and reserve champion market beef, market barrows and market lambs,…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 31, 2019
In addition to the new and improved Land and Living exhibit, other highlights include the signing of SB 57, the hemp bill; the announcement of the Ohio Signature Food Contest and Youth Capital Challenge winners and the Dean’s Steer Show.
Kathy Gray - July 24, 2019
Giving Ohio State fairgoers a taste of Ohio’s beef, poultry, lamb, pork, milk, wine and beer can be a daunting task. Just ask Roger High, who, once a year, coordinates the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association’s booth in the aptly named…
Amanda Bush - July 19, 2019
One of this year’s ‘must see’ attractions at the Ohio State Fair, July 24 to Aug. 4, will be the newly redesigned, highly interactive Land and Living exhibit featuring agriculture education activities the whole family can enjoy. Visitors to the…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 17, 2019
This year’s Land and Living exhibit at the Ohio State Fair will have a new look and many new experiences to connect fairgoers to Ohio agriculture. This highly interactive exhibit will be packed with agricultural education activities the whole family…
Lynn Snyder - July 10, 2019
Meghan O’Reilly, Milan Pozderac and Kameron Rinehart are editors of the July 15, 2019 Growing our Generation, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals. Hello from the 2019 Land & Living Intern Team! I’m Meghan…
Haley Wilson - Aug. 1, 2018
Each year, Ohio Farm Bureau employs 20 to 25 individuals as State Fair Ambassadors at the Land and Living Exhibit, located in the Nationwide Donahey Ag & Hort Building. These individuals are from across the state and come from a…
Haley Wilson - July 31, 2018
Carly Fitz was raised on her family’s farm in Glenford, a small town in southeastern Ohio. They have a small sheep flock, honey bees, a fruit operation and various fair projects including cattle, lambs and turkeys.