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Ohio Farming

The US Department of Agriculture says that farm profits nationwide will drop for a second straight year and are projected to be about half what they were in 2013. What does that mean for Ohio farms and for the one in 7 people who are employed in agriculture and food production? We'll discuss that with farmers on Wednesday's show, and talk about how agri-tourism is helping some farms stay in the green.

Steve Maurer, State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency 

Lisa Schacht, Schacht Family Farm/Women Farm 

Jacqueline Kowalski, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, OSU Cuyahoga County Extension

Robin Stone, Extension Educator, 4-H, OSU Cuyahoga County Extension

Bill Patterson, Patterson's Fruit Farm

Jim Vickers, Editor, Ohio Magazine