Friday, August 15th, 2008
Photo by Nancy Allen/The Daily Standard

Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Robert Boggs, right, talks with Bob Pohlman, a supervisor with the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District on Thursday at the Mercer County Fair. Boggs is making the rounds of many county fairs in the state talking with ag officials.

Related online story:
The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) said the state should continue to pursue ethanol as an alternative energy source despite continued high grain costs crushing many livestock producers. [More]
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