REGISTER NOW FOR THE YOUTH POULTRY CLINIC!

The Youth Poultry Clinic is open to all youth (and adults) interested in learning more about poultry.

WHEN: March 18, 2023 8:15am to 4:15pm

WHERE: OSU ATI, 1328 Dover Road Wooster, OH 44691

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

COST: $20.00 per youth and $25.00 per adult.

Everyone MUST register to eat refreshments and/or lunch, whether or not attending sessions.

Topics include: Poultry Nutrition, Broiler Evaluation, Poultry Necropsy – Comparative Anatomy, Mortality Disposal, Biosecurity/HPAI, Poultry Carcass Cut-up, Q & A Corner.

Poultry Quality Assurance will be offered after lunch for Ohio youth needing Youth Quality Assurance certification for 2023.

The registration form and information are available at: https://ohio4h.org/events/2023-ohio-youth-poultry-clinic

This year, our 4-H window decorating and promotion will take place during Ohio 4-H Week March 5-11th. Your club can participate in a few ways to get information out about our program and how to join!

1. Promote 4-H by

• decorating a business window,
• setting up a 4-H display in a school,
• promoting 4-H with posters/signs in the community,
• or promoting 4-H in your own yard!

*You must get permission from the location to set-up and you must also tear it down/clean up at the end of the week (or as long as the location allows).

2. Send a picture to the Extension office of your 4-H promotion in the County. Also include the name and location address of the business/school you are promoting by March 4^th at 11:59 pm. Email – Housel.15@osu.edu
3. Participating clubs will be able to count this in their 2024 Honor Club Application.

Applications and Recommendations can be emailed or postmarked no later than March 1, 2023 OR delivered to Randolph Fair Office by March 1st @ 3:00pm to be considered for selection.

The purpose of the Junior Fair Board is to improve and coordinate junior fair activities with the Senior Fair Board.  To promote youth and youth involvement, attitudes, and abilities; to present to the public the best Junior Fair possible; and to advance the ideas and ideals of good citizenship and sportsmanship.

Age Requirements:

A Junior Fair Board member must be at least 14 years and not over 19 years of age on January 1 of the year that they are selected to serve.

Members who reach the upper age limit, while an active member, may continue in active membership until the age of 21, as set by the Senior Fair Board

2023 JFB Application

General Membership & Information 2023

2023 JFB Recommendation Form

Take the Leap: Career Readiness Day

Saturday, April 1, 2023 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau Center, Open to ages 13 – 18. Cost is $10.

Several Teen Leadership Council members have been planning this event and are excited to facilitate this opportunity for their peers.

This day is jam-packed full of opportunities for participants with some highlights listed here:

• Learn about 4-H opportunities at the state level
• Rotate through career preparation workshops covering topics such as resume writing, interview skills, goal setting, and more
• Network with peers who are also interested in preparing for their future

Participants can register at go.osu.edu/taketheleap. Registration is due by March 15. 

Take the Leap Flyer 2023

2023 East Ohio Women in Ag Conference

2023 EO Women in Ag Conference Flyer

2023 EOWIA Youth Symposium

Ohio 4-H Conference, Saturday, March 11, 2023 Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio

Session information and registration form can be found here!

Adult Members will be paid for by the 4-H Advisory Committee and youth members will be paid for by the Youth Benefit Committee. No payment is necessary for Portage County 4-H youth and volunteers for registration.

Please turn the registration form to the Portage County Extension Office no later than February 9th. You can email the form to Jesseca at housel.15@osu.edu, mail, or drop off at the Extension Office (705 Oakwood Street, Suite 103, Ravenna, OH 44266).

Come Spend the Summer with Us!

Come experience OSU Extension behind the scenes! Learn how to build programs, and engage communities in 4-H Youth Development, Family & Consumer Sciences and Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Please have your bags dropped off to the Portage County OSU Extension Office by Wednesday, February 8th, 2023.

Our office is open Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 9am-4pm. (Additional times are available, just email Jesseca at housel.15@osu.edu to set up a drop off time outside of these hours)

Sign-up and let us know how many cards you or your club plan on creating!!

Deerfield Ag Services is accepting applications for the 2023 Fair Funding Starter Scholarship. Thirty-six junior fair participants were awarded scholarships in its inaugural year of 2022.

During the 2023 fair season, Deerfield Ag Services will once again grant funding to individual youth exhibitors at the start of their projects to offset some of the initial investments associated with fair livestock projects.

Though these scholarships will not likely offset the full cost of getting started, the company hopes to help make it more attainable for junior fair participants to take part in exhibiting the livestock of their choice. The scholarship amounts vary by project, and are as follows:

• Rabbit & Poultry – $25

• Goat and Lamb – $75

• Horse – Up to $100

• Swine – Up to $250

• Beef – Up to $350

The scholarship is eligible to students in Portage, Stark, Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties who are either  4-H and FFA participants. To sign up for the program, students must fill out a brief application below.

2023 Fair Funding Starter Scholarship Application