Community Development

Its Chick Season!! Backyard Poultry Certification Course Information

Backyard Poultry Certificate Course $25

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. 

This self-paced course is expected to take 2-3 hours to complete and includes the following 6 modules:

  • Getting Started
  • Brooding, Basic Husbandry & Nutrition
  • Housing
  • Egg Production
  • Maximizing Health
  • Biosecurity

Click Here to Enroll

Summer Programs for Highschool Students – OSU The College of Arts & Sciences

Upcoming summer programs for high school students

High school camp about philosophy and artificial intelligence

The first session of the Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp for high school students will focus on Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence in summer 2024. We explore questions like: Can computer systems be intelligent or conscious? How can AI perpetuate bias and other forms of injustice? Does the potential for super-intelligent AI systems pose an existential threat to humanity? First session runs June 10-14. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

https://philosophy.osu.edu/pact 

 

Immersive experience in art education

This program offers high school students in grades 9-11 who are starting to think of where they’d like to go to college an opportunity to have a first glance at what it means to be in art education at Ohio State. This day-long program on June 10 offers opportunities for meaningful and insightful engagement with art education faculty, students and curriculum. The high school juniors who attend will also have a chance to learn about admissions, financial aid, scholarships, study abroad opportunities and other resources that are available at the university. Applications are due on May 10.

https://aaep.osu.edu/events/immersive-experience-art-education

Arts and Sciences Summer Exploration Program

This program offers middle and high school students one-week intensive enrichment courses intended to introduce them to new areas of study or allow them to engage in content they may already have an interest in. Teaching is active, hands-on and encourages participants to engage with the instructional team and their fellow participants. These courses are not for grade or credit and are designed for self-motivated learners. Applications are due on May 1.

https://artsandsciences.osu.edu/arts-and-sciences-summer-exploration-program

Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS)

The Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS) is a one- or two-week online summer program for high school students organized by the Department of Linguistics. SLIYS introduces students with an interest in foreign languages to the scientific study of language. Participants will explore how language works on many levels, as well as gain insight into the ways in which individual languages are similar to and different from each other. Applications are due on May 8.

https://linguistics.osu.edu/undergrad/sliys

Humanities & Cognitive Sciences Summer Institute

The annual Humanities and Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute is a week-long summer camp from July 22-26 that provides a critical thinking forum for high school students to explore the big questions at the intersection of the humanities and cognitive sciences. High school scholars will spend the mornings with world-renowned professors in lectures and afternoons in group discussions and hands-on activities. They’ll get a glimpse of what it’s like to be a university student while cultivating their passions and building a community of like-minded peers. Applications are due on May 31.

https://cog.osu.edu/programs/humcog

Young Writers Workshop

This is a week-long summer program from July 14-19 for high school students in Columbus City Schools, charter schools in the city of Columbus, and (this year, and possibly beyond) students in public schools across Ohio. Students live on campus and attend daily workshops and courses taught by Ohio State Department of English creative writing faculty, alumni of our graduate MFA program, and current MFA students. There are also readings, sessions with visiting writers in various fields, and other events, including an open mic reading of the participants’ own work, and (of course!) time for their own writing every day. Applications are due on May 1.

https://english.osu.edu/grad/mfa/young-writers-workshop

Cooking Matters- Free Cooking Classes

May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, Final Class TBD

TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Place:

Greenfield Area

Christian Center

912 N 5th St.,

Greenfield, Ohio 45123

 

Cooking Classes

You prepare new recipes each week, sample what is prepared, healthy food tips for you and your family, Take home groceries to practice with your family. Classes are provided at no cost, but please plan to attend all 6 sessions. Advice on making healthy choices on a limited budget.

For additional information on classes or to register contact the OSU Extension Highland County, 937-393-1918.

Contact:

Morgan Campbell, Campbell.2382@osu.edu OR Leeann McKamey, McKamey.6@osu.edu

Southern Ohio Beef Cow/Calf Workshop- Optimizing Herd Reproduction & Genetics – 03/01/2024

ADAMS COUNTY OSU EXTENSION PRESENTS

SOUTHERN OHIO BEEF COW/CALF WORKSHOP-OPTIMIZING HERD REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

WHEN: MARCH 1ST, 2024

TIME: 9AM-2:30PM

WHERE:

RAINES FARMS & GREENHOUSES

2667 NICHOLS RIDGE RD.

SEAMAN, OHIO 45679