Coming up on Thursday April 4th, from 9:30am – 3:30pm is the Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference. Throughout the course of the day attendees will participate in 6 different sessions all focused on assisting women in agriculture. The Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference will take place at Bell Manor – 739 Musgrove Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 and does cost $50 to attend. Registration is required and can be completed by going to go.osu.edu/womeninagconf.

*See the flyer below for full conference details.

Register for the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School

OWENSVILLE, Ohio (March 21, 2024) ― Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will host the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School on April 11 at 9 a.m. at the Clermont County Fairground’s 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust Street, Owensville, OH.

The event will feature educational presentations with a tradeshow staffed by regional vendors and gardening organizations.

Topics this year will focus on local horticulture concerns and upcoming events. “Wildlife and your Landscape” Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension Wildlife Specialist, “Boxwoods and their Issues” Joe Boggs, OSU Extension Hamilton County, “Cicadas and your landscape” Curtis Young, OSU Extension Van Wert County, “Benefits of natives and trees for pollinators” Carrie Brown, OSU Extension Fairfield County, and a fifth topic to be determined.

Visit go.osu.edu/swoperennial24 to download a registration form. Registration is due on or before April 1, 2024. Registration includes the program, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, handouts, and door prize tickets. For additional inquiries, contact Meghan at 513-732-7070.

Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU. The office merges the needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Community Development. Call 513-732-7070 for more information.

There’s still time to register for the Agricultural and Fertilizer 3 Hour Certification Training on Friday, March 29, 2024

This meeting will fulfill the three-hour requirement for applicators who need the agricultural fertilizer applictor certification. By taking this training, you will not need to take the ODA test.

Who should attend the training? Fertilizer certification is required if you apply fertilizer (other than manure) to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. If you hire a co-op or other custom applicator to make your fertilizer applications, you do not need the certification. This training is for private and commercial applicators.

What will be covered? Best management practices will be the basis of the agricultural fertilizer certification training with a focus on fertilizer applications that have the appropriate rate, timing, placement and source.

Location: OSU Extension Brown County, 325 W State Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121

Contact: Trevor Corboy, Agriculture and Natural Resources & Community Development Educator, corboy.3@osu.edu, 937-378-6716.

Cost: $30 payable to OSU Extension

Co-hosted by OSU Extension in Brown, Clermont, Highland and Adams Counties

Calling all Cloverbuds! Join us for the first Cloverbud Super Saturday of the year. Participants will get to design bubble blowers, debate which bubble solution is best, and then put them to the test. This event is FREE for all Cloverbud age youth. (Age 5-7 as of January 1, 2024) Registration is required due to limited space and can be completed by going to: go.osu.edu/cloverbudbubbles

Questions can be directed ot Amanda Perkins at perkins.715@osu.edu or by calling OSU Extension Brown County at 937-378-6716.

For more information, visit brown.osu.edu.

See the flyer below for full details!

Join OSU Extension Brown County on Friday March 29, 2024, from 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. to become certified to apply fertilizer. Producers that attend this meeting will fulfill the three-hour requirement for applicators who need the agricultural fertilizer applicator certification. Producers that attend this training will NOT need to take the ODA test.

Who should attend? Fertilizer certification is required if you apply fertilizer (other than manure) to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. If you hire a co-op or other custom applicator to make your fertilizer applications, you do not need the certification. This training is for private and commercial applicators. 

What will be covered? Best management practices will be the basis of the agricultural fertilizer certification training with a focus on fetilizer applications that have the appropriate rate, timing, placement and source.

Producers wishing to attend can fill out and mail in the registration form (below) and $30 fee to OSU Extension Brown County 325 W. State St. Bldg B., Georgetown, OH 45121.
*See the flyer below for full training class details.

Register for the 30^th Southwest Ohio Perennial School

OWENSVILLE, Ohio (March 21, 2024) ― Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will host the 30^th Southwest Ohio Perennial School on April 11 at 9 a.m. at the Clermont County Fairground’s 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust Street, Owensville, OH.

The event will feature educational presentations with a tradeshow staffed by regional vendors and gardening organizations.

Topics this year will focus on local horticulture concerns and upcoming events. “Wildlife and your Landscape” Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension Wildlife Specialist, “Boxwoods and their Issues” Joe Boggs, OSU Extension Hamilton County, “Cicadas and your landscape” Curtis Young, OSU Extension Van Wert County, “Benefits of natives and trees for pollinators” Carrie Brown, OSU Extension Fairfield County, and a fifth topic to be determined.

Visit https://go.osu.edu/swohperennial24 to download a registration form. Registration is due on or before April 1, 2024. Registration includes the program, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, handouts, and door prize tickets. For additional inquiries, contact Meghan at 513-732-7070.

Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU. The office merges the needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Community Development. Call 513-732-7070 for more information.

Join us on Thursday, March 14, 2024, for a two-part, online workshop to learn proper pruning techniques to improve production and quality in your fruit tree and small fruit plantings. You will be online with Ohio State University experts, who will give live presentations and conduct a live Q&A.

Register for FREE today by clicking here.

See the flyer below for full event details.

Join our team! We are hiring a SNAP-Ed Program Assistant. The application for this position is now open and can be completed by going to go.osu.edu/brownsnap. See the flyer below for full position details. Contact OSU Extension Brown County with any questions by calling 937-378-6716.

On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at St. George Church (501 E. State St., Georgetown, OH 45121) is Local Food Seminar #15.

During this seminar there will be keynote speakers, snacks, breakout sessions, gift basket drawings, local producer displays and food related groups. This event is co-sponsored by Catholic Rural Life, OSU Extension Brown County, Adams Brown Diabetes Education Coalition, Adams Brown Community Action Partnership, Brown County Food Council and Adams County Food Council. See the flyer below for the full agenda of speakers and topics.