Month: April 2025

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Days

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Calling all teen 4-H members! Join us for a day of service and socializing in one of the TWO LOCATIONS across the state with your fellow older 4-H members on June 25 or 26th! We’ll be helping out at a park clean up in the morning, then having a picnic and outdoor games together after the work is done. Register by June 16th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial. Cost is only $10 which covers all activities, a SWAG item, and lunch, thanks to the Ohio 4-H Foundation!

More information:

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social
What: TWO days of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members! Service activities include a park clean up with a picnic and outdoor games after the work is done.
Who: Any 13-18 year old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2025)
When & Where: Wednesday, June 25 or Thursday, June 26, 9:30am-3:00pm.

  • June 25 – Southern Ohio, Rocky Fork State Park (Highland County)
  • June 26 – Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cuyahoga/Summit County)

Cost: $10 per day. This price includes picnic lunch, service and social supplies and activities. Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 16 at go.osu.edu/TLC10.

2025 Canine Royalty Application is Now Available

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Applications for the 2025 Canine King/Queen and Puppy Prince/Princess are due on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Applications must be mailed or emailed to Deb Dunlap, 484 Courtney Dr., Newark, OH 43055 or 4paws4h21@gmail.com. Judging will take place on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at the Licking County Extension Office with the crowning taking place during the Licking County Dog Fun Show on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Ye Old Mill in Utica. Please review the full list of guidelines and complete the application HERE.

Equine Excellence Expo

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We are excited to invite you to an educational event hosted by Ohio State Extension and ATI’s Equine Program. The event will take place on May 10, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM at the Ohio State ATI Equine Center, located at 3339 Apple Creek Road, Apple Creek, Ohio 44606.

Join us for a fun, free day filled with engaging sessions tailored to equine enthusiasts. You will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of sessions, each led by knowledgeable speakers.

Sessions include:

  • Bring your own samples: Fecal egg counts – Dr. Steffanie Burk, Otterbein University
  • Risk management & thermal imaging – Kayla Jones, Ohio Farm Bureau
  • Evaluating hay for horses – Dr. Sara Mastellar, Ohio State ATI
  • Weight carrying capacity of horses – Dr. Karen Wimbush, Ohio State ATI
  • Biosecurity for horses – Dr. Lizz Share, The Ohio State University Departments of Animal Sciences and Extension
  • Horse travel tips, trailering safety, and pre-checks info – Janessa Hill, The Ohio State University Ag and Natural Resources Educator

If you plan to bring equine fecal samples to conduct fecal egg counts, please email Janessa Hill at hill.1357@osu.edu, so that we can plan to have enough supplies. Event updates will be posted on the Facebook event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1261710948835907). For any questions or further information, please feel free to contact Janessa Hill at hill.1357@osu.edu or Dr. Sara Mastellar at mastellar.1@osu.edu.

About the Ohio State ATI Equine Center:

The Ohio State ATI Equine Center is part of The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute’s 1,725 acre working farm located in Apple Creek, Ohio. The Center supports coursework and learning opportunities for Ohio State ATI students on the Wooster, OH campus pursuing degrees in equine, animal science, and related fields.

For more info:

• For more information on happenings at the Ohio State ATI Equine Center follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ATIEquineCenter/.

• For more information from Holmes County Extension check out their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/OSUEXTHolmes.

We look forward to your participation and hope to see you there!

4-H Camp Ohio Online Camp Store!

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4-H Camp Ohio has a limited time, online camp store! Grab all your camp essentials — from classic t-shirts to cozy PJ’s — and show off your camp spirit in style.

Order now: https://jupiter.areswear.com/store/…

Everything is made to order and shipped directly to your home. But hurry — the store is only open for 7 days! Each purchase supports camp and helps you rock the coolest camp gear of the season.

Don’t miss out — let’s make 2025 our most stylish summer yet!

Beef Youth Days

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In partnership with The Ohio State University Extension Beef Team, and 4-H Youth Development, the Ohio Beef Youth Council is offering two informational clinics. This is a great learning opportunity for beef project members and their families!

  • Saturday, May 17, 2025 at The Ohio State University (2029 Fyffe Rd, Columbus, OH 43210) Register HERE for the May 17th program.
  • Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Ohio State ATI (1325 Dover Rd, Wooster, OH 44691) Register HERE for the May 31st program.

Cost to attend is $25 per person.

REMINDER: 2025 Cloverbud Day Camp Registrations Due!

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Cloverbud Day Camp will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 4-H Camp Ohio. Our timeline for drop off and pick up are still being finalized, but expect the day to run approximately from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Registration will be completed online. You will have the option to pay by credit card after completing the registration, or by mailing/dropping off a check or cash to the Extension Office. You will also be directed to complete the camp health history form online after you complete the registration portion. Please ensure that you have time to complete each step by the deadline of May 2, 2025. All three portions (registration | payment | health history) must be completed by the deadline in order for your child to attend Cloverbud Day Camp.

Cloverbud Day Camp is open to both enrolled and non-enrolled youth. We are happy to invite youth who will be age/grade eligible to be Cloverbuds next year (enrolling in Kindergarten this fall) up through their final year of Cloverbuds.

Things to note…

  • Registration for Cloverbud Day Camp is now live! You will be able to find the registration link on the Camp Opportunities Page under the Cloverbud Day Camp heading or by visiting http://go.osu.edu/4HCloverbudCamp.
  • Once you complete the registration, if you select to pay by credit card, you should be automatically directed to the NelNet payment portal. The information from the registration should automatically fill into the payment portal. PLEASE NOTE: If you billing address for your credit card is different than the address you entered for the registration, please be sure to update the address before submitting your payment.
  • If you select to pay by check/cash, that payment is due within one week after you have submitted the registration. If we do not receive your payment in that time frame, we reserve the right to cancel your registration to allow another member to register in the case that camp fills to capacity.
  • Once you’ve completed the registration, you should automatically receive an email within a few minutes of submission. If you do not, please check your junk/spam folder as often these emails can be flagged as spam by your email server. If you cannot find it there, please reach out to Adrienne at anderson.1410@osu.edu as it is likely you incorrectly input your email address.
  • The link to complete the Health History Form will be in the email you receive at the completion of the registration. Again, if you do not automatically receive your email and it is not in you junk/spam folder, please contact Adrienne.
  • Details about drop off, pick up, things to pack, etc. will be emailed out to the email used in the registration form about one week before camp.

REMINDER: 2025 Market Lamb Pre-Registration Form and Market Lamb Tagging

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Hartford Independent Fair

2025 Market Lamb Pre-Registration Form

Due Thursday, May 15, 2025 (NOON)

Complete one registration form PER animal: https://go.osu.edu/HartfordMarketLAMB2025

In addition to completing this form, all market lambs (NOT Lamb Pool) must come to tagging on Saturday, May 17, 2025 . NO EXCEPTIONS.

2025 Tagging will take place:
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Sheriff’s Office / West Side of Track, Fairgrounds
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$3.00 per Market Lamb

May tag up to 6 lambs. Scrapies tags required. All male lambs are to be properly castrated prior to May 17, 2025.

NOTE: LAMB POOL lambs do NOT participate in the tagging on May 17, as they will be tagged during Lamb Pool selection on May 4, 2025 at Claylick Run Farm.

REMINDER: 2025 Market Goat Pre-Registration and Market Goat Tagging

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Hartford Independent Fair

2025 Market Goat Pre-Registration Form

Due Thursday, May 15, 2025 (NOON)

Complete one registration form PER animal: https://go.osu.edu/HartfordMarketGOAT2025

In addition to completing this form, all market goats must come to tagging on Saturday, May 17, 2025 . NO EXCEPTIONS.

2025 Tagging will take place:
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Goat Barn
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
$2.00 per Market Goat

May tag up to 6 animals. Scrapies tags required. All male goats are to be properly castrated prior to May 17, 2025.

LAST CHANCE: Checking Project Enrollment and Making Project Changes

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We encourage you to check your enrollment in 4-HOnline to make sure that your club(s) and project(s) are correct. To check your enrollment, first log into http://oh.4honline.com and click “View” next to the member’s name. Then, click “Enrollment” along the left-hand side of the page. There are several things that you will want to check on this page…

  • Check to ensure you are enrolled in the correct club(s).
  • Check to ensure your projects are correct.
  • If you are in more than one club… please check to ensure that each project is entered under the correct club.

If corrections need made, please reach out to Adrienne (anderson.1410@osu.edu) and include the member’s name and what needs corrected. No changes will be made after April 30, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE: One of the sections under your enrollment lists training you have completed. Quality Assurance is listed under that heading but it does not list the date it was completed. LAST YEAR’S QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING WILL SHOW UP UNDER THAT LIST AS A COMPLETED TRAINING. Please do not assume that means you have completed QA for this year. We have not entered any member’s QA training for this year into the system yet so the training you will see reflects the past trainings. If you are enrolled in a livestock project, please be sure you are either planning to attend a Licking County QA training, have attended/plan to attend a training given at a local clinic or statewide event, or have/plan to complete the online YQCA training before June 1st. You can check this by clicking on the “Training” tab along the left side of the page, a 2025 QA training will have a 2024-2025 date.