Ohio has experienced a recovery in hog numbers over the past five years. This has stimulated discussion of how Ohio will fare in upcoming decades with regard to its hog industry and how the state’s livestock landscape will continue to evolve. In this issue I’d like to take a look at this recent increase in hog inventories, document where in Ohio the growth has been taking place over the past few years, analyze how Ohio’s production has shifted over the past few decades, and analyze if recent trends in geographical concentration are sustainable over the next decade. Full text availalbe here:
http://ohioagmanager.osu.edu/resources/Hog_patterns_2006.pdf