Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist

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The Ohio State University departments of Animal Sciences and Extension are pleased to announce the dates of the 2024 Fall Statewide Ohio Sheep Shearing School to be held on September 20-21, 2024 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Dave Cable Farm in Hebron, Ohio (10491 Canal Rd., Hebron, OH 43025).

During this two day schooling event, attendees will be given the opportunity to learn how to properly shear a sheep using the Australian shearing method. Those in attendance will be taught by veteran shearers as they walk through each step and demonstrate how to properly position the sheep and shearing hand piece in the correct location. Attendees will also learn Continue reading 2024 Statewide Sheep Shearing School Announced – Sept. 20-21 →

Jacci Smith, OSU Extension Educator ANR/4-H, Delaware County

Your small ruminant RECORD-KEEPING is valuable, tell us about your management practices.

Please take this quick survey to let us know your level of record-keeping in your operation- even if you don’t keep any records!

https://go.osu.edu/recordkeeping

Pressley Buurma, OSU Extension Educator ANR, Seneca County
Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist

The Ohio State University Extension Small Ruminant Team is hosting a 6-part All About Goats! spring webinar series. This webinar series is geared towards answering producers burning questions concerning their own herd and help new producers start their herds. Whether you are thinking about raising Dairy or Meat goats- this webinar is for you! All youth livestock exhibitors are encouraged to attend. Registration is required and can be completed by visiting go.osu.edu/allaboutgoats

Julie Wayman, OSU Extension Community Development Educator, Ashtabula County

2024 Small Farms Conference Brochure 

Ohio State Extension announced plans to host a Small Farm Conference in Senecaville, Ohio on April 6, 2024. The theme for this year’s Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference is “Sowing Seeds for Success.”

Conference session topics are geared to beginning and small farm owners as well as to farms looking to diversify their operation. There will be five different conference tracks including: Horticulture and Produce Production, Business Management, Livestock, Natural Resources and new this year The Farm Kitchen.

Some conference topic highlights include: Raising Meat Rabbits, Making Goat Milk Soap, Timber Harvesting and Marketing, Basics of Growing PawPaw’s, Food Preservation Basics, Herb Vinegars, Organic Pest Management, Growing Produce with Hydroponics, Starting and Setting up a business, Solar and Wind Leasing.

Anyone interested in Continue reading OSU Extension to host Ohio Small Farm Conference: April 6, 2024 →