Field Days

Stockmanship & Stewardship Workshop

Stockmanship and Stewardship is a unique two-day educational experience featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance educational sessions, facility design sessions to best run your operation and industry updates you won’t find anywhere else. Learn from stockmanship experts Curt Pate and Ron Gill and get BQA certified!

Why should you attend a Stockmanship & Stewardship Event?

  • Get BQA Certified
  • Network with fellow producers
  • Education for you and your operation
  • Learn grazing and fencing techniques
  • Partake in hands-on demonstrations from stockmanship experts
  • Receive education on how to make the most of YOUR cattle facility

The location for the program is:

OARDC Eastern Agricultural Research Station, : 16870 TR 126 Caldwell, OH 43724

https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/eastern-agricultural-research-station

The program begins a 3 PM Sept. 29 and ends at 3 PM on the 30th

You register for the program and view the agenda at this location.

https://www.stockmanshipandstewardship.org/events/caldwell-oh

Full Registration (Includes all events and meals!) – $75

One Day Registration for Friday or Saturday – $40

The Rancher Resilience Grant is designed to support cattle producer attendance at impactful education events. It is made possible by a partnership between the National Cattlemen’s Foundation and Cargill Protein, and is administered by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

https://www.ncba.org/producers/rancher-resilience-grant

If you have any questions, you can Contact:  Steve Boyles (boyles.4@osu.edu, 614-292-7669) or Garth Ruff (ruff.72@osu.edu , 740-651-7140

West Central Ohio Hay Day

Please join Ohio State University Extension and Channell Equipment on July 6th for the West Central Ohio Hay Day. The day will begin at 10am with talks from Extension personnel on various aspects of growing, making, storing, and feeding quality hay. Insurance representatives will also be speaking on some new offerings available to hay and forage producers. Lunch will be provided by Fresh Harvest food truck and will be free for those registered by July 1 thanks to the support of our sponsors. The afternoon will be filled with equipment demonstrations from Krone and H&S company representatives. There will also be door prizes provided by generous donations from area vendors for those that register by July 1st.

DATE: July 6th, 2023
TIME: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 338 W Dallas Rd, Urbana, OH 43078 and follow the signs
COST: FREE! But you must register below by July 1 for free lunch
To register visit https://go.osu.edu/hayday2023

2022 Ohio Maple Day

We are fast approaching the date for the 2022 Ohio Maple Day event.  Join us on Dec. 10th at Ashland University’s John C. Meyer Convocation Center for a jam-packed program on all things maple.  Updates on red maple research from both Ohio State’s Gabe Karns and the University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple Research Center’s Abby van den Berg.  Add to this other talks on reverse osmosis, marketing, and insects impacting maple trees.

A maple-themed lunch and a vendor room that features a variety of maple equipment dealers, consulting foresters, and other associated equipment help round out the day.  There are also SAF continuing education credits available for the program.

You can register here

We hope to see you there!

Invasive Plants: ID, Removal and What’s Next

Want to know more about the identification and removal of invasive plants?  Join us on October 26th to work on your id skills and learn more about removal.  We will also tackle some of the questions about ‘after the invasives are gone.

Registration is open here.  We hope to see you there.  Register early – space is limited.

2022 Small Farm Ruminant Production Field Day

Have a small herd of beef cattle, goats, or a flock of sheep? Are you a new or beginning ruminant livestock producer? If yes to either of these questions, this program is for you!

Join OSU Extension educators and state specialists for an all-day workshop covering topics every ruminant livestock producer needs to know from grazing and nutrition, livestock marketing, facilities, and housing. This event is slated to be held on Saturday, October 8th from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the OSU ATI Beef Center located at 2736 S. Apple Creek Road, Apple Creek, Ohio 44606. After lunch, those who have an interest in sheep or goats will depart to the Small Ruminant Research Unit located on Fredericksburg Road (5651 Fredericksburg Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691), while those focused on beef cattle will remain at the ATI Beef Center.

Afternoon training sessions will be species-specific that include hands-on training in animal care and handling, basic animal health, livestock evaluation, and much more.

Cost: $30 per person lunch Included.
Limited to first 40  Registrations.
Register at https://go.osu.edu/smallfarmruminantfieldday

Agenda

  • 9:00 Registration Opens
  • 9:30 Welcome and Introductions
  • 9:45 Morning Discussions:
    • Nutrition and Forages
    • Housing, ventilation, manure management
    • Livestock marketing
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:15 Hands-on
    • Efficiency (tools, equipment, and facilities)
    • Record keeping
    • Birthing supplies and simulators
    • Sheep – demo shearing, drench gun, trimming feet, FAMACHA
    • Beef – calving simulator, calf processing, BCS, cattle evaluation

For more information, please contact Morrow County OSU Extension Educator, Carri Jagger at jagger.6@osu.edu or Garth Ruff at ruff.72@osu.edu

We look forward to seeing you at the event!