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Ohio Egg Farmer
“We are able to gather the eggs the same day they are laid... and get them to the customer within a day's time.”
BrianEgg Farmer
Name: Brian
Location: Ohio
Years farming: I was raised on a beef cattle and feed grain farm, and began farming full-time following graduation.
My family: My wife Lisa and I have been married nine years, and we have five children. Kimberly is eight, Lewis is seven, Luke is four, Lincoln is two, and Roger is 13 months.
How I came to be a farmer: I have been involved in agriculture all my life. As a youth I loved to participate in 4-H and FFA activities by exhibiting my prized beef animals or that large stalk of corn I spent all summer watering.
The best thing about being a farmer: I love being a farmer because it allows me to appreciate the life that God made. Seeing life in the eyes of the animals that we care for and in the plants that grow, from the seeds we planted. Farming also allows me to spend quality time teaching the kids responsibilities and the rewards of seeing what their work has raised.
My personal philosophy on farming: I believe farming allows you to see the full circle of life. The best reward is to know that I was able to produce food that is affordable for people to buy and also allows me to raise my family.
Egg Production in Ohio and the U.S.
- Ohio is the second largest egg producing state in the nation.
- Ohio has 30 million laying hens and 10 million pullets (hens less than one year old).
- Darke and Mercer counties in western Ohio are the top two egg-producing counties in the United States.
- There are two egg-breaking facilities in the state of Ohio. These plants convert shell eggs into liquid pasteurized eggs, dried eggs and frozen egg products that are utilized in bakeries and other food products containing eggs.
- Ohio egg farmers, in partnership with United Egg Producers, have adopted broad animal welfare guidelines, assuring customers that the environment provided to the hens is safe, humane and disease-free.
- Eggs are protein-rich, low in sodium and contain a variety of vitamins and minerals.
- Eggs contain only 75 calories and at about 12 cents each, eggs are one of the most affordable high-protein foods.
- Research shows that choline may also help prevent age-related memory decline.
- Ohio produces more than seven billion eggs annually and have an estimated retail value of nearly $600 million.
For more information about egg production in Ohio, please visit:
www.ohioeggs.com
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