Portage County Lamb 4-H Members, we have some exciting things to share!

Lamb Clinic Flyer 

Portage County Sheep Committee Housing Form

$25 per lesson and they usually last an hour. I’m adding a fri. class at 4 or 5 and mon class. I’m in Atwater but I’ll go to your location if there is 4 to 5 students.

Thanks to Tim McDermott, Ohio 4-H is pleased to offer Backyard Poultry Biosecurity

• With concerns are around HPAI and poultry rising, especially as we approach fair season, good biosecurity practices are very important! Learn about health risk and biosecurity practices specific to poultry projects with Dr. Tim McDermott! Youth and adults are welcome to join us on April 5^th from 5:30-7:00pm on Zoom (Zoom link and details below).

Join Zoom Meeting

https://osu.zoom.us/j/97510455262?pwd=K0tmUjM3eDF6S25RNXlMNTBzR2pkUT09

Meeting ID: 975 1045 5262

Password: 730686

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+16468769923,,97510455262#,,,,0#,,730686# US (New York)

Check out the flyer and more information below!

NASA Glenn Office of STEM Engagement eBlast – 2022 Spring&Summer Edition

Ohio Farm Bureau’s signature ag literacy and workforce development program, ExploreAg, offers free week- and day-long immersion programs for high school students. In ExploreAg, teens learn about agriculture and related STEM fields from industry experts, scientists, and educators. Participants visit producers like Smuckers, manufacturers like John Deere, and

research laboratories at OSU; develop their leadership and collaboration skills; and prepare for college and career.

ExploreAg 2022 Weeklong Camps:

• OSU Columbus Campus – June 19-24
• ATI – June 26 – July 1
• University of Findlay – July 10-15

ExploreAg 2022 Weekend Camps:

• Central State University – July 22-24
• OSU Columbus campus – July 29-31
• Hocking College – Aug. 4-7

Apply by April 8, 2022. The 2022 ExploreAg flyer is available here.

2022 State 4H Animal Sciences Calendar

• Livestock: https://ohio4h.org/livestock
  • Dairy: https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/dairy
  • Poultry: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/poultry
    • Also, OPA has some great resources: https://www.ohiopoultry.org/Backyard-Flocks/index.cfm
  • Livestock Judging: https://ohio4h.org/livestock/ohio-4-h-livestock-judging-team

• Horses: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/horse

• Companion Animals: https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/companion-animals
  • Dog: https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/dog
  • 4-H PetPals: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/ohio-4-h-petpals
  • Rabbits: https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/rabbit

• Meat Science: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/ohio-4-h-meats-judging

• Ohio 4-H Skillathons: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/ohio-4-h-skillathons

Other good information on livestock can be found on the extension team pages:

• OSU Beef Team: https://u.osu.edu/beefteam/
• OSU Small Ruminant Team (Sheep/Goats): https://u.osu.edu/sheep/
• OSU Dairy Team: https://dairy.osu.edu/
• OSU Swine Team: https://porkinfo.osu.edu/
• OSU Poultry Team: https://u.osu.edu/poultry/

Flyer 2022 Virtual Career Night