On May 17, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 109 into law, providing the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) $4.7 million in grant funding to distribute evenly to all 94 county and independent agricultural societies.

As a result, ODA will allocate $50,000 to each agricultural society to be used on operating expenses, projects, or any other items related directly to the fair.

“Ohio’s fairs not…