Ohio Department of Agriculture celebrates National Agriculture Month

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture celebrated National Agriculture Month on Friday with a Supermarket Showdown.

Local leaders raced through the aisles of the Kroger in Plain City. They had a limited amount of time to fill their shopping carts with "Ohio Proud" products that are at least 50% raised, grown, or processed in the state.

"Ohio Proud" has nearly 400 partners across the state, representing a diverse agricultural landscape that makes up Ohio's number one industry.

Leaders said the fun competition was centered around promoting the importance of buying local.

"Agriculture in our great state of Ohio is our number one industry," ODA Director Brian Baldridge said. "$124 billion industry food and agriculture, so it's our ability to lift that up and talk about how important it is to support our local farmers here in our local communities."

Items were weighed in at the end to determine who gathered the most. All of the food collected by shoppers will be donated to the Plain City Food Pantry.