You’ll notice fields as well as factories within the Toledo Region. This area is a forward-thinking agricultural powerhouse, providing the nation and the world with an array of value-added food and agricultural products in addition to the crops it grows.
- Agriculture employs one of out seven Ohioans.
- There are approximately $1.2 billion worth of Ohio agriculture-related economic development projects in various stages.
- Ohio is recognized as a national leader in food processing.
- Ohio is the third largest producer of tomatoes in the United States.
- The world’s largest ketchup processing plant, H.J. Heinz Company, is located in Fremont Ohio.
- In 2011, Wood County was Ohio’s #1 producer of wheat and soybeans, and #2 producer of corn for a total crop value of $193 million.
- The Andersons has the 7th largest privately-owned railcar fleet in the U.S.
- Through funding from the Agricultural Research Service and USDA, the University of Toledo is working on a number of advanced projects to support the local greenhouse industry.
Center for Innovative Food Technology
Northwest Ohio Green Products Center
Agricultural Incubator Foundation
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Ohio State University Extension
Ohio Wines
