Register for the Southern Ohio Farm Show

Wednesday, April 29th at 10 am

The Southern Ohio Farm Show

Conducted by the Brown, Clermont, and Highland Counties Extension Offices

This episode will feature a market update, weather forecast, and each episode will include a feature topic. The first episode will cover soil sampling procedures and testing.

Register for the program.

Call in option, contact the Extension Office near you: Brown at 937-378-6716; Clermont at 513-732-7070 or Highland County at 937-393-1918

The program will also be aired on Facebook, YouTube, the Hillsboro local access channel, and the Greenfield local access channel (Spectrum channel 1021). We are checking on Clermont and Brown access channels.

The Southern Ohio Farm Show is Coming to a Screen Near You

Tune in next Wednesday, April 29th at 10am to view The Southern Ohio Farm Show, a new program offered by the OSU Extension offices from Brown, Clermont, and Highland Counties. The program will include a market update, weather forecast, and each episode will include a feature topic. The first episode will cover soil sampling procedures and testing.

The Southern Ohio Farm Show will be broadcasted through Zoom. Visit our website, clermont.osu.edu, later this week, for registration link. Through Zoom, you will be able to view the program on your computer, smartphone, or listen to it on your phone with the call-in option. The program will also be aired on Facebook, YouTube, and hopefully local cable station. For more information, contact the Clermont County Extension Office at 513-732-7070.

Utilizing OSU Diagnostic Services for Specialty Crops

Do you need expert advice on diseases affecting your fruit, vegetable or ornamental/landscape plants or those of your clientele? Would you like to contribute to research on emerging critical plant pathogens? Join Dr. Melanie Lewis Ivey, Dr. Joy Pierzynski and Dr. Francesca Rotondo in an Agriculture and Natural Resources Madness Educational Tournament Webinar:

Utilizing OSU Diagnostic Services for Specialty Crops

Thursday, April 23, 2020, 9-10 am

https://go.osu.edu/agmadness

 The OSU Vegetable Disease Diagnostic Lab, Fruit Disease Diagnostic Lab, and the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic are up and running and accepting digital and physical samples (courier or mail-in).  Tune into this webinar to learn how, when and where to send samples for diagnosis and management recommendations, or to help keep Ohio growers and gardeners informed about emerging plant diseases.

Awesome Opportunity for Teens

 

Authors of the 4-H curriculum, Your Thoughts Matter: Navigating Mental Health, Jami Dellifield and Amanda Raines, are hosting a virtual SPIN Club for the project.

Sessions will be open to youth ages 13+ and will be held via ZOOM on Tuesdays from May 5 – June 9.  This opportunity is open to all teens; you don’t currently need to be enrolled in 4-H to participate.

REGISTER at http://go.osu.edu/thoughtsSPIN.

CLICK HERE to order the book. Ohio residents, use code FREE2020 for free shipping.

FLYER

Meal Planning with MyPlate MyWins

If you are like me, you stand at the pantry and refrigerator every evening trying to figure out what to feed your family for dinner.  When we do figure something out, we soon realize we are missing ingredients!

Meal planning is made easy when we use these MyPlate MyWins tips.  Using these simple tips will help us plan a healthy meal for our family and help us stick to a healthy eating style!  For more information on healthy meal planning for your family, check out the website www.choosemyplate.gov

USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

Virtual – SW Ohio Perennial School

Join us for the last session of the Virtual SW Ohio Perennial School on Friday, April 24th at 11am. Feel free to join the talk and please share with your community. Registration is required and connection email will be sent the morning of the event.

Joe Boggs, OSU Extension, Hamilton County:  Connect the Dots: Plant Diversity, Pollinators, and Pest Management
Protecting plant pollinators is commonly viewed as only an insecticide use issue. But how does the abundance of flowering plants translate into a decreased number of plant pests? How do pollinators themselves play a critical role in the reduced the need for insecticides? This presentation reveals the multi-layered connections between pollen and nectar and a parade of unsung insect heroes that keep pests in check.

Are you a local food producer?

Are you a local food producer? We are in the process of compiling a list of local food producers in the surrounding counties and want to include you! Use this link to be added to the list. 

If you are searching for places to purchase local foods, be on the lookout for our updated list coming soon!

WONDERING HOW YOU CAN GET A 4-H PROJECT BOOK?

Project Book Codes

While county offices are closed and local distribution of project books is on hold, choose one of these ways to get a project book:

  • Download one for free. A special collection of project books is available for free on the Perfect Stay-at-Home Projects web page. Click on the book you want, and when the file opens on your screen, save or print it from there. Horseless Horse and Science Fun with Physics are being added soon! (For accessible formats of these publications, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility.)
  • Buy one online. If you would like to buy a print copy of a Perfect Stay-at-Home project or any other project book, you can order directly from extensionpubs.osu.edu with one of these special discounts for Ohio residents: FREE2020 (for free shipping) OR 20IN2020 (20% off the entire order). Use the coupon that works best for you. Orders can be shipped directly to a person’s home as long as it is an Ohio address. Please review your order carefully. No returns are accepted. There is no restriction on the number of times a coupon can be used. See printable ordering instructions HERE.
  • Make your own. If you would rather not purchase a book in this way, self-determined projects are an excellent choice for self-motivated members eager to get started by creating their own projects. Although self-determined projects may be better suited for older 4-H members, they are available for any member and are often based on idea starters already available online. Many of the idea starters are great stay-at-home projects too, for example, Music, Bats, String Art, Climate Change, American Sign Language, etc. Our extraordinary educators are even preparing one called My Stay-at-Home Summer! (For project judging, self-determined projects are judged in self-determined categories.)

Virtual Trick Dog Testing and State 4-H Dog Bowl Reschedule

Dog jumping over hurdle

Attention Dog Exhibitors, are you looking for something fun to do at home?  AKC Trick Dog Titles are now being earned virtually!  It is fun and easy to participate!

AKC is offering virtual trick dog testing for 4-H members. This is a great opportunity for 4-H’ers and their dogs to work as a team learning and showcasing their tricks. Below are links to the letter, flyer, and CP/PAL information. This is also posted at www.go.osu.edu/resourcesdogs.

Also, the State 4-H Dog Bowl Contest, originally to be held June 20, is rescheduled for Saturday, October 17, at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. Team entries must be postmarked by Thursday, September 17. This information, as well as the rules and team entry form, have been updated at www.go.osu.edu/calendardogs.