“Agriculture and Natural Resources Madness: A Tournament of Education” features online educational opportunities Monday – Friday at 9 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m. The education tournament is free of charge, and webinar links are available at go.osu.edu/agmadness. Topics covered during week #4 include the following: Sheep Production & Management, Horticulture, Small Farms, Vegetable Production, and Farm Taxes.
| Week #4 | April 13-17 | |
| Monday | Bracket: Sheep Production & Management | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Marketing Sheep; Breeds of Sheep Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| Noon | Basic Sheep Nutrition: Nutritional Needs During Each Stage of Production Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Basic Health Management: Disease, Vaccines, Parasites Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| Tuesday | Bracket: Horticulture | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Tree ID Kathy Smith, Program Director, Forestry, OSU SENR |
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| Noon | Asian Longhorned Beetle Update Joe Boggs, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Hamilton County |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Ornament Horticulture Update Jim Chatfield, Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension Tom DeHaas, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Lake County |
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| Wednesday | Bracket: Small Farms | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Meat Goat Production Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| Noon | Pasture Pork Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Thinking About Adding a Livestock Enterprise? Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| Thursday | Bracket: Vegetable Production | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Growing Pumpkins Jim Jasinski, Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator, OSU Extension Sally Miller, Plant Pathology Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon | Small Fruit Weed, Disease & Insect Management Doug Doohan, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science Melanie Ivey, Assistant Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Plant Pathology Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Managing Sweet Corn Worms Doug Doohan, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science Jim Jasinski, Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator, OSU Extension Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| Friday | Bracket: Farm Taxes | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Issues Webinar Replay Part I with Live Q&A Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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| Noon | Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Issues Webinar Replay Part II with Live Q&A Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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| 3:00 p.m. | New Income Tax Legislation Update Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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