“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 #5 include the following: Ohio Farm to School, Horticulture, Fruit Production, Vegetable Production, and Urban Agriculture.
| WEEK #5 | April 20-24 | |
| Monday | Bracket: Ohio Farm to School | |
| 9:00 a.m. | How to Start Farm to School Heather Neikirk, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Stark County Tim McDermott, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County Tony Staubach, Barbara Burns, Food Service Director |
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| Noon | How Producers Can Start Selling Food to Schools | Join |
| 3:00 p.m. | How Producers and Food-Related Businesses can Start Farm to School Efforts Ethan Holmes, Holmes Mouthwatering Applesauce Steve Baker, Spice Field Kitchen |
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| Tuesday | Bracket: Horticulture | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Awesome Annuals Pam Bennett, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Clark County |
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| Noon | Pesticide Safety Mimi Rose, Pesticide Safety Education Program Director, OSU Extension |
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| 3:00 p.m. | BYGLive Ornamental Horticulture Updates Joe Boggs, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Hamilton County Jim Chatfield, Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Wednesday, April 22 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon | Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Thursday, April 23 | Bracket: Vegetable Production | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Utilizing OSU Diagnostic Services for Specialty Crops Melanie Ivey, Assistant Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Plant Pathology Gary Pierzynski, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, CFAES Francesca Rotondo, Research Associate 2-B/H (Miller Lab) , OSU CFAES |
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| Noon | High Tunnel Management and Production Matt Kleinhenz, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Vegetable Insect, Disease & Weed Update Doug Doohan, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science Sally Miller, Distinguished Professor, OSU CFAES Vegetable Pathology, Diagnostics, International Development Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| Friday | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Marketing Strategies for Urban Farmers 2020 Eric Barrett, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Mahoning County Kristen Eisenhauer, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Mahoning County |
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| Noon | Resiliency for Urban Farmers 2020 Jacqueline Kowalski, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Summit County Tim McDermott, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County Suzanne Mills-Wasniak, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Montgomery County |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Stay Legal: Sales Laws and Social Distancing Mike Hogan, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County |
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