The Management Continuum: Calendar-Based Management
Feb 3rd
During this session, Extension Specialist, Dr. Brady Campbell, will review sheep management and husbandry as it relates to stage of animal production. Stages of maintenance, breeding, gestation, and lambing will be discussed, and management considerations provided.

Feed My Sheep: Nutrition 101
Feb 17th
This session will be led by Extension Educator, Dr. John Yost, and Specialist Jacob Copelin. They will discuss how to read forage analysis results, how to determine the nutrient requirements for sheep of all production stages, provide an overview of potential ration ingredients, and discuss formulating a ration for your flock.

Setting Operation Goals and Marketing Accordingly
March 3rd
OSU Extension Educators Jacci Smith and Tim Barnes will help participants identify their goals for owning and raising sheep. They will offer guidance on marketing their sheep based on those goals and include information on responsible flock culling.

Flock Health “Spring”ing Forward
March 17th
Dr. Nikki Jolliff, DVM, will discuss timely spring health concerns, including coccidiosis, ringworm, pneumonia, and sore mouth. She will also offer her insights on how to build the best relationship with your veterinarian.

This is a free program offered by Ohio State University Extension.
Webinars are hosted via Zoom (7-8 p.m. EST). Register at: go.osu.edu/allaboutsheep26

Registration Open for 2026 Ohio State Organic Grains Conference
The fourth annual Ohio State Organic Grains Conference will be January 7-8, 2026, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Sandusky, Ohio. The conference offers programming for experienced organic growers, growers transitioning to or considering organic, and consultants or educators who support these growers.

Featured speakers for 2026 include Willie Hughes from W. Hughes Farm in Janesville, Wisc.; Dr. Matt Ryan from Cornell University; Dr. Aaron Wilson, Ohio State climate and agricultural weather specialist; and Nate Powell-Palm from the Organic Agronomy Training Service (OATS). The two-day event will feature additional panelists and speakers covering a wide range of agronomic and management topics related to organic grain farming.

The conference is presented by Ohio State University Extension’s Farm Office and Ohio State’s Organic Food & Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program, with input from a planning committee of land-grant staff and researchers, and organic farmers from Ohio and surrounding states.

Pre-registration is $140 per person through December 5, and $175 from December 6 through December 26. Attendees can also pay at the door, subject to an additional fee.

Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. For more information, visit go.osu.edu/OrganicGrains.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

NEW LOCATION
Ohio State University Extension
Butler County
1802 Princeton Road
Hamilton, OH

LOWER PRICE: $35 / PERSON
Pre-registration required. Limited to the first 150 registrations. No walk-ins permitted. Registration opens December 1st. Registration closes February 18th or whenever we reach 150 registrations, whichever comes first.

Click here for additional information and registration.

December 11, 2025

5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Crawford County Extension Office, 808 Whetstone Street, Bucyrus, OH 44820

Animal agriculture today faces the need to find innovative ways to handle and dispose of livestock mortality. This need has been driven by the disappearance of rendering plants, concerns over carcass burial and groundwater pollution, and the economic costs and other issues associated with incineration. Composting deceased livestock is now an option that needs to be done correctly. This free program is intended to provide livestock producers with Mortality Composting Certification.

For more information, contact Kendra Rose at rose.1919@osu.edu or call 419-562-8731

RSVP by December 4, 2025, visit go.osu.edu/crawfordmcw or call 419-562-8731

EVENT SPONSORS Walnut Grain Farm, Linn Acres Farm, and MKB Farms LTD