With all of the development going on in our county, it is important to make plans for how you may transition your land to the next generation.  The information below provides details for both web based and in-person options.  The web based option starts soon and has a registration deadline of January 22, 2025.  It is 4 sessions that are 1.5 hours each.  The in person meetings will cover the same materials but be two meetings of 3 hours each.  Please note the Hartford Fairgrounds location for the session co-hosted by Knox, Delaware, and Licking County.  Our price is $25 for 2 people and $15 for each additional.  The dates will be March 13 and March 18 from 6-9 p.m.

Planning for the Future of Your Farm Workshops

Each year, OSU Extension holds “Planning for the Future of Your Farm” workshops to help families with farm transition planning.  We offer both a webinar and in person workshops at several locations across Ohio.  This farm transition workshop challenges farm families to actively plan for the future of the farm business.  Learn how to have crucial conversations about the future and strategies and tools that can help you transfer your farm’s ownership, management, and assets to the next generation. Teaching faculty for the workshop are David Marrison, OSU Extension Farm Management Field Specialist and Robert Moore, Attorney with the OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program.

Topics discussed during this series include: Continue reading Planning for the Future of Your Farm Workshop →

Do you struggle with keeping track of farm records to submit taxes as well as keep track of profitability?  Quicken^® is a low cost accounting software that has been around for a long time. It can easily be adapted to handle your farm and tax records.  Expenses and income can be placed into appropriate tax categories as they are entered making end of year summaries easy.  We are offering this class regionally and Lancaster is a short drive for such a valuable hands-on class.  The class will be limited to 10 farm businesses to provide individual attention.  Online registration with an online pay option can be accessed here: go.osu.edu/fcquicken

We are hiring two people to people to teach nutrition related classes to a wide variety of participants.

Job description:

Use standardized curriculum materials to teach food, nutrition, food resource management, and other related topics to low-income adults, youth, and/or families as part of the education branch of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in a variety of community settings. Use standardized evaluation instruments to assess program participants’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to determine educational needs and impacts. Refer program participants to appropriate assistance programs. Recruit adults for the program by collaborating with community agencies and programs, as well as using other tools of promotion. Recruit youth for the program by collaborating with schools that serve 50% or more of their students with free and reduced meals. Support target-audience and nutrition-related policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) interventions in the community. Participate in staff development and training opportunities to enhance knowledge of nutrition topics and successful methods for nutrition education. Regular travel will be required throughout the county from the county Extension office and occasionally to the state office and other regional locations around the state.

Click for the flyer with application information.  Posting for Licking County – 2

Our monthly soil health webinar series begins January 16.  See below for information.

The following link will take you to information and registration for the entire series: go.osu.edu/soilhealthweb

For a variety of reasons, there is an increase in interest in keeping backyard poultry. Backyard flocks provide the opportunity for people in rural and urban areas alike to produce tasty eggs and meat for personal and family food security. You might want egg layers. You might want to raise meat birds for a harvest in your freezer. You might even have a youth interested in raising chickens for their 4-H or FFA project, as these lower maintenance livestock can be kept in a fraction of the space for a fraction of the cost when compared to other species.

Whatever your reason for raising poultry, this course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and resources you will need to get your backyard flock off to a great start.

Click on the following link for more details. Backyard Poultry Marketing Flyer

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, has been present in Ohio since early 2022.  While not widespread, an Ohio case recently involved nearly 1 million chickens.  This webinar will provide updates on the disease as well as recommendations for biosecurity.  To access this webinar go to this flyer: Jan 15 Biosecurity Webinar Invite Final (2)

Registration is now open for our 2025 Ohio Woodland Water and Wildlife Conference.  Join us for this conference covering topics geared towards natural resource professionals and land managers.

This year the topics include:

• Rooted in Ohio: Oak Identification and Proper Site Selection
• Reintroduction of Ohio’s Fishes of Greatest Conservation Concern
• Landscape Designs for People and Wildlife

A full listing of talks is available here.  There will be continuing education credits offered for ISA, SAF and pesticide credits.

Early registration is $70 and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and materials.

Registration after 2/14 is $85.

Register here.

We hope to see you there.