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Agriculture is Ohio's number one industry -- contributing $90 billion a year to Ohio'ws economy. This is something I've always Similarly, Ohio remains a manufacturing When I was electedc tothe Senate, I broughgt to Washington my concerns about the plight of manufacturing, particularlyg in regard to currencyt manipulation, intellectual property, foreignj trade and the rising costs of energy and health care. Each year in we celebrate NationalAgriculture Week, recognizing the greatr efforts and contributions of farmerws across the nation and particularlyg right here in Ohio.
This in addition to celebrating what agricultural does for us I believe we can look forward to a new and promisinygindustry -- one that synergizees our agriculture and manufacturing industries while creatinv more high-quality jobs in the process. In the past year I visitesd the and was excited to see for myself theie work on a biodigester that takeswastr products, such as food processinv leftovers and manure, and turns them into I also recently visited wherer I saw how soybeans, corn and other producta are being used in the development of ink toners, foam for car plastics and powder coatings. In fact, many people mighft be unaware that three patents have alreadyt resulted fromthis work.
The teamworok displayed by Battelle, , commodities groups and the agriculturalo community on these projects has been Whilevisiting Battelle, I met with these industry We discussed national policies and programs that couldr help provide the tools and resources necessary to advance Ohio'sz bioproducts industry in an effort to improve economic developmentr and create jobs in the It is exciting to see Ohio's two leading industries -- manufacturing and agriculture -- work together to create Ohio'ws emerging bioproducts industry.
I am convincex this collaboration, along with other exciting public-privater partnerships, will be a win-win for Ohio and help the statre become an undisputed leader in the innovationn of materials fromrenewable resources. This is not only important to oureconomic competitiveness, but also to our national security, which could be crippled by our dependencre on foreign oil. Ohio can play a critical role in reducinvg this dependence by developing and manufacturing materiald derived from renewable resources like cornand soybeans.
By distinguishinv its crops globally, our state could become a leadee in the developmentof chemicals, polymerzs and materials from renewable By building the bioproducts industry, we are protectingv 300,000 existing agriculture and polymer jobs in Ohio. We are also creatinyg thousands of jobs by giving our polymer companies the first chancew at these new materialxs and our agriculture and biorefinery industries the abilith to get the most out oftheird investments. I hope you will join me in supportinfg this new emerging market that holds great potentiaolfor Ohio. We must do everything we can to keep the jobs we have and creatremore high-quality jobs for our children and grandchildren.
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