The OSU Specialty Crops Team and Ohio Controlled Environment Agriculture Center is excited to offer a live virtual High Tunnel and Season Extension School in January and February 2021. The program will include six live sessions addressing questions raised by growers ranging in experience from beginner to advanced. Sessions are interactive, last one hour, and cover two key subjects. Registration is free and you may sign-up for as many sessions as you wish. Please see the schedule below for the dates and session topics. All sessions are virtual and will be from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET on the days listed (Tuesdays in January and February 2021).

Please follow this link for registration details: https://go.osu.edu/high-tunnel-school-21

Questions: Please contact Matt Kleinhenz (kleinhenz.1@osu.edu)

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We had a great time connecting with past Annie’s Project participants and meeting new women passionate about agriculture during our 2020 Annie’s Project Virtual Reunion. Several of the presentations from that morning were recorded and are available on YouTube at: https://go.osu.edu/2020anniesreunionplaylist.

Videos include:

Keynote: Keep Cooking, Keep Cleaning, Keep Learning, Keep Living by Emily Marrison

Livestock Marketing by Garth Ruff

Marketing Forages by Christine Gelley

Grain Market Outlook by Ben Brown

May 6, 2020 Weather Outlook by Dr. Aaron Wilson

Quick Gardening Tips by Amanda Douridas

Meal Prep by Amy Meehan

Home Food Preservation by Kate Shumaker and Melinda Hill

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

Confirmation of the coronavirus in the state of Ohio has led to public health concerns related to disease transmission. As a result, The Ohio State University has been proactively implementing protocols for ensuring the safety and health for our students and clientele.

After consultation with the college and university leadership, the 2020 East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference to be held March 19, 2020 in Massillon has been cancelled. Recognizing that our attendees are located around the state, we are following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control, Ohio Department of Health, and the university in being aggressively proactive to prevent the potential spread of communicable respiratory illness.

All registered participants and speakers have been contacted. We are working to set a date for 2021 and will let you know as soon as it is confirmed.

For more up-to-date information on the coronavirus and how to prevent its spread, please visit:

Ohio Department of Health

CDC – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Take a look at a radio broadcast about Annie’s Project with participants and their comments. Great Testimonial!

Click here to read and listen to the broadcast from WYSO radio.

Thanks to Renee Wilde, WYSO Radio Producer for the interview.

To be a part of or learn more about Annie’s Project programs in Ohio, contact Gigi Neal at neal.331@osu.edu or 513-732-7070.

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