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Geared towards youth participants taking poultry projects but anyone is welcome!

Webinar links and details below:

Wednesday, April 26th: Poultry Health
https://osu.zoom.us/j/98164067948?pwd=OWdqQ2dhTk95MDdwNzBZOW51Mzhjdz09(Password: 682120)
Protecting animal health at home and at the fair, common disease ID, and more!
Thursday, May 4th: Poultry Nutrition
https://osu.zoom.us/j/92999680333?pwd=b2dyK0h3S1ljK2RkQlFHWmlaM1FzZz09(Password: 870670)
Nutrition best practices, how nutrition impacts meat quality
Monday, May 15th:Poultry Handling and Welfare
https://osu.zoom.us/j/97491993463?pwd=bWVLNTZ5MVRDaUZDTCtZN1lzdzJUUT09(Password: 231076)
Animal handling and welfare at home and at the fair, impact of handling and stress on meat quality

Youth Poultry Project Webinar 2023

• Ohio Youth Livestock Beef Webinars that happened in December but were unable to join (or would like to use them as resources), links can be found here: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/beef-cattle .

• Ohio Youth Livestock Small Ruminant (Sheep/Goat) Webinars that happened in February but were unable to join (or would like to use them as resources), links can be found here: https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/small-ruminant-sheepgoat

Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Leader Training will be held on Sunday, April 23, from 1:00pm – 7:00pm at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. Registrations are due by Monday April 17. The registration fee is $45.00 for adults and $35.00 for youth (13+). Registration is online only and can be found at https://go.osu.edu/4-hpetpals2023.

Please note that this training is later in the 4-H year than we would like. It is the first training offered since 2020 and it took a little more to organize than originally thought. The goal was a quality training so please bear with us until we get back on a more regular schedule. This training will be offered every February in the future.

What is 4-H PetPALS?

4-H PetPALS is an intergeneration leader-directed project connecting youth and their pets with senior adults and other people in various types of health care facilities, hospices, as well as youth in school programs, libraries, etc. 4-H members learn to select, socialize and train appropriate pets to participate as youth pet teams in animal-assisted activities.

To be a 4-H member enrolled in 4-H PetPALS, there must be a trained adult Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer giving leadership to this project. This can be in a separate 4-H PetPALS club or within an existing 4-H Club.

The training on April 23 will give volunteers the information needed to become 4-H PetPALS advisors. Older youth (13+) are also welcome to attend the training. They will engage in activities to help the adult advisors teach their members.

Information about 4-H PetPALS can be found at https://ohio4h.org/animalsciences/ohio-4-h-petpals.

Please have interested volunteers contact Renee Clark clark.471@osu.edu or Sara Deakin deakin.5@osu.edu if they have questions.

Camp Canopy is a week-long resident camp where campers experience the outdoors through hands-on classes and activities on forestry, wildlife, and the natural world.

Learn more and register at our website: campcanopy.com.

To register for Beginning Level Textile and Clothing April 18, 2023, from 7-8 PM online training complete the online survey by April 13 at 4:30 PM at
https://go.osu.edu/beginninglevelsewing2023

To register for Intermediate Level Textile and Clothing April 27, 2023, 7-8 PM online training complete online survey by April 24 at 4:30 PM at
https://go.osu.edu/intermediatelevelsewing2023

To register for Advanced Level Textile and Clothing May 4, 2023, 7-8 PM online training complete online survey by April 28 at 4:30 PM at
https://go.osu.edu/advancedlevelsewing2023

Grab your team and complete your QA for the year. Teams range from 2-6 members of any age. Start your race any time between 10 and 2. A map will be providedand you will travel from stop to stop completing activities and answering questions. The prize for race completion is a 2023 QA certificate for each of your team members. Teams that complete will be entered for other prizes. The deadline to register your team is May 12, 2023. This event is open to all counties.

DATE:
May 20, 2023
TIME:
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Camp Whitewood
7983 S. WiswellRd.
Windsor, Ohio 44099
Registration:
go.osu.edu/23qaraceatcamp

2023 Amazing Race to QA Flyer

September 21st – September 24th, 2023 – Washington D.C

The 4-H Urban Immersion Project (UIP) is an Ohio 4-H initiative that combines cross-cultural learning, teamwork and service learning in the urban environment of Washington, DC.  This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UIP Experience!

4-H teens ages 15-18 and still in High School are eligible for this 4-day service-learning experience that will build skills and abilities to prepare youth for success in a diverse workplace as well as build cultural understanding of those who are different.  This experience will not be about shopping or sightseeing, although we will visit some monuments and historic sites. The cost of the experience is $180.  Limited scholarship funds are also available.  All teen applicants will be contacted to complete an additional phone interview before selection.

Who:                         Teens ages 15-18 (by the date of the trip – still in High School)  –  Space is limited.

Where:                      Washington, DC     (Washington Seminar Center –             201 4th St. SE, Washington, DC)                      

When:                       Thursday (6am), September 21st – Sunday, September 24th, 2023

Application:             https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:6fe9638f-9d08-330c-844b-8a66900ed822 (go.osu.edu/uip23)   

Cost:                          $180             (check payable to Warren County Extension)

                                                            (Includes most meals, program fees, overnight lodging and transportation)

4-H members, volunteers and OSU Extension staff joined Portage County Commissioners on Thursday, March 2nd to present our County 4-H Program and for the Commissioners to Proclaim “Ohio 4-H Week”!

We want to thank our County Commissioners for their constant support of our Extension Office and 4-H Program in Portage County! We also want to thank our Portage County Rangers 4-H Club for presenting about their experiences with our shootings sports program.

Pictured left to right include (Back row): Angie Arnold – Ag & Natural Resources Educator, Hannah Kennedy – OSU Extension Intern, Kim Hoffman – 4-H Volunteer, Cliff Hoffman – 4-H Member & Jr Leader Instructor, Jeff Hoffman – 4-H Member & Jr Leader Instructor, Brenna Sampson – 4-H Member, Belinda Sasala – 4-H Volunteer, Shooting Sports Coordinator, and Head Advisor, Vi Barker – 4-H Volunteer, (front row): Tony Badalamenti – Commissioner, Ashley Hughey – 4-H Educator, Jesseca Housel – 4-H Educator, Sabrina Christian-Bennet – Commissioner, Mike Tinlin – Commissioner.

Want to Attend Camp? Not sure if you can afford it? Apply for our Campership!

We will be giving a limited amount of $100 camperships to active Portage County 4-H members. Fill out the form completely and return to the Extension Office or email to housel.15@osu.edu by June 6^th, 2023.

Campership Application 2023 PDF

Campership Application 2023 WORD

Sowing Seeds for Success

March 11, 2023 to be held at The Ohio State University Mansfield

Registration Information here: https://go.osu.edu/2023osusmallfarmconf