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Welcome to the Ashtabula Co. Agriculture & Natural Resources Program

Last modified 2008-05-09 10:13

David Marrison


 David L. Marrison
Assistant Professor & Extension Educator
for Agriculture & Natural Resources
Email: marrison.2@osu.edu
Abbey Averill Abbey Averill 
Program Assistant, 4-H & Agriculture & Natural Resources
Email:  averill.10@cfaes.osu.edu 

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Click here to learn more about Gypsy Moth

Click here for the Ashtabula County Ag Disaster Survey

Click here to see the results of the Ohio Grape Labor Management Survey

Click here to view the Ashtabula County Hay Vendor List

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Making a Difference in Ashtabula County


Welcome to the homepage for David Marrison, the Agriculture & Natural Resource Educator for Ashtabula County.  OSU Extension has been working in Ashtabula County since 1917.  Our mission is to utilize researched based information to conduct educational activities for the agriculture community.

The diversity of agriculture in Ashtabula County is reflected in the educational programs as there are eight major Extension committees that provide direction for the Agricultural & Natural Resource Educator.  These agricultural committees are: Ashtabula County Dairy Service Unit; Extension Agronomy; Northeast Ohio Grape; Ashtabula County Cattleman’s Association; Ashtabula County Master Gardener Program/Horticulture; Milking Parlor; Ashtabula County Farmland Preservation Committee, Ashtabula County Pork Producers, and the Ashtabula County Agricultural Scholarship Committee.

County Agriculture Facts:

  • Currently 1,280 farms in the county 
  • Average size of farms is 132 acres 
  • Currently 73 Grade A dairy farms
  • 69,000 acres in farm production 
  • Ashtabula County ranks 1st in the State for grape production 
  • Ashtabula County ranks 3rd in the State for oat production 
  • Ashtabula County Ranks 8th in the State for hay production
  • Average crop yields
    • Corn-124 bu/acre 
    • Soybeans-39 bu/acre 
    • Oats-65 bu/acre 
    • Wheat-42 bu/acre
    • Hay-2.54 tons/acre 

For more information about these programs contact the Ashtabula County Extension Office at 440-576-9008