Posted 9/17/2010 22:27 (#1363665 - in reply to #1362295) Subject: One primary reason and lots of subsidiary reasons...
Central Ohio
...IMHO.
Primary reason: Ag produces one of the very few tangible goods that is an absolute necessity regardless of the financial climate. And a corollary: they can't outsource our means of production (land) and leave the head office here.
Other reasons: you fill in the blanks to your hearts delight.