This series was presented during March and April 2020 in efforts to continue OSU Extension programming during stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19.
| Week #1 (March 24-27) |
Week #2 (March 30-April 3) |
Week #3 (April 6-10) |
| WEEK #1 | March 24-27 | |
| Tuesday, March 24 | Bracket: Food Safety | Link |
| 8:00 p.m. tip-off | Producer Safety Chat with Sanja Ilic and Melanie Ivey OSU Extension Produce Safety Team |
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Wednesday, March 25 |
Bracket: Electronic Communication | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | eFields 2019 Results Elizabeth Hawkins, Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems Learn how the eFields program utilized modern technologies to help Ohio farmers learn new practices and techniques to improve farm efficiency and profitability |
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| Noon tip-off | Your Virtual Extension Office Sam Custer, Interim Assistant Director, OSU Extension Agricultural and Natural Resources OSU Extension is open and here to serve. Learn how to navigate your virtual Extension resources |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Video Production Basics Brooke Beam, Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Educator, OSU Extension Highland County With all of this family time, why not capture these moments in video? Brooke will provide a brief presentation and open the room for a question and answer session. |
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| Thursday, March 26 | Bracket: Food Safety | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Food Safety & COVID-19 for Consumers Sanja Ilic, Asst. Professor, OSU Human Sciences Admin. |
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| Noon tip-off | Producer Safety Chat Sanja Ilic and Melanie Ivey, OSU Extension Produce Safety Team Replay with live Q&A |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Food Safety & COVID-19 for Consumers (replay) Sanja Ilic, Asst. Professor, OSU Human Sciences Admin. |
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| Friday, March 27 | Bracket: Farm Health | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Stress Management Tips & Resources Farm & Rural Health Task Force |
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| Noon tip-off | Keeping Cash Flowing: Start with a Plan Dianne Shoemaker, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Dairy Production Economics |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Crops Inputs/Margins, Land Values/Rents, Tax Issues; An Outlook Discussion Barry Ward, OSU Extension Leader, Production Business Management |
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| March 30-April 3 | ||
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Monday, March 30 |
Bracket: Hemp | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Introduction & Overview of Hemp in Ohio Brad Bergefurd, State Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon tip-off | Ohio Tri-State Research Projects & Production Do's & Don'ts James Morris, Extension Educator, OSU Extension Brown County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Plasticulture, Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Brad Bergefurd, State Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Tuesday, March 31 | Bracket: Direct Marketing | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Direct Marketing Agriculture Products Christie Welch/OSU Extension Direct Marketing Team |
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| Noon tip-off | Using Online Platforms to Sell Locally Produced Foods to Consumers Christie Welch/OSU Extension Direct Marketing Team |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Drive-thru Farmers Markets Christie Welch/OSU Extension Direct Marketing Team |
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| Wednesday, April 1 | Bracket: Farm Management | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Farm Law 101: Leasing and Financing Agreements Farm Management Webinar Series Replay with Live Q&A with Peggy Hall, Esq., OSU Extension Agricultural Law Specialist |
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| Noon tip-off | Where to Start with Workers Compensation Benefits Farm Management Webinar Series Replay |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Estate Planning: What are the Tools And Options Farm Management Webinar Series Replay with Live Q&A with Peggy Hall, Esq., OSU Extension Agricultural Law Specialist |
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| Thursday, April 2 | Bracket: Forages, Pastures, and Grazing | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Basic Pasture Grazing Management Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, OSU Extension Wood County |
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| Noon tip-off | Forage Cover Crops Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | The Do's and Don'ts of Fencing and Water Systems Ted Wiseman, Agricultural & Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Perry County |
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| Friday, April 3 | Bracket: Agricultural Safety | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Noise on the Farm: The Importance of Hearing Protection Dee Jepsen, State Specialist & Lisa Pfeiffer, Education Program Manager, OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health |
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| Noon tip-off | Respiratory Hazards at the Grain Bins Dee Jepsen, State Specialist, OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Young Farm Workers: Guidelines for Hiring and Assigning Farm Chores Dee Jepsen, State Specialist & Lisa Pfeiffer, Education Program Manager, OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health |
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| Week #3 | April 6-10 | |
| Monday, April 6 | Bracket: Forestry | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Thinking about selling timber? Some things to consider… Dave Apsley, Ohio State University Extension Bob Mulligan, ODNR - Division of Forestry |
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| Noon tip-off | The Future of Oak is in Our Hands Dave Apsley, Ohio State University Extension Jamie Dahl, Central State University Extension |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Ohio's Family Forests Dave Apsley, Ohio State University Extension Jamie Dahl, Central State University Extension |
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| Tuesday, April 7 | Bracket: Horticulture | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Invasive Species Update Amy Stone, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Lucas County |
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| Noon tip-off | The Basics on Soil Testing and Plant Nutrition for the Public Ann Chanon, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Lorain County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | BYGLive! - Ornamental Horticulture Updates Carri Jagger, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Morrow County Amy Stone, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Lucas County |
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| Wednesday, April 8 | Bracket: Cover Crops | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Cover Crop Termination Options and Residual Herbicide Concerns Eric Richer, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Fulton County Jeff Stachler, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Auglaize County |
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| Noon tip-off | Cover Crops for Forage Allen Gahler, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Sandusky County Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Jason Hartschuh, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Crawford County Garth Ruff, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Henry County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Cover Crops Basics and Planting Jason Hartschuh, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Crawford County Sarah Noggle, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Paulding County Eric Richer, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Fulton County |
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| Thursday, April 9 | Bracket: Hemp | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Chemistry and Testing of CBD Hemp Craig Schluttenhofer, Ph.D., Natural Products, Central State University |
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| Noon tip-off | Insect Control for Hemp Luis Canas, OSU Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Entomology |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Growing Hemp for Fiber or Seed Craig Schluttenhofer, Ph.D., Natural Products, Central State University |
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| Friday, April 10 | Bracket: Ohio AgrAbility | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Making your Events, Festivals and Agritourism Accessible to the Public Dee Jepsen, Assoc. Professor, Director of Agricultural Safety and Health, CFAES, and Ohio AgrAbility Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator: Ohio AgrAbility and OSU Extension |
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| Noon tip-off | Assistive Technology to Keep you Farming Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator: Ohio AgrAbility and OSU Extension Rachel Jarman, Rural Rehabilitation Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility and Easter Seals Greater Cincinnati |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Farming and Gardening with Arthritis and Other Physical Limitations Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator: Ohio AgrAbility and OSU Extension |
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| Week #4 | April 13-17 | |
| Monday, April 13 | Bracket: Sheep Production & Management | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Marketing Sheep; Breeds of Sheep Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| Noon tip-off | Basic Sheep Nutrition: Nutritional Needs During Each Stage of Production Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Basic Health Management: Disease, Vaccines, Parasites Christine Gelley, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Noble County Brady Campbell, Program Coordinator, OSU Sheep Team |
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| Tuesday, April 14 | Bracket: Horticulture | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Tree ID Kathy Smith, Program Director, Forestry, OSU SENR |
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| Noon tip-off | Asian Longhorned Beetle Update Joe Boggs, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Hamilton County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Ornamental Horticulture Update Jim Chatfield, Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension Tom DeHaas, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Lake County |
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| 8:00 p.m. tip-off | Operating a U-Pick Operation with COVID-19 Sanja Ilic and Melanie Ivey, OSU Extension Produce Safety Team |
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| Wednesday, April 15 | Bracket: Small Farms | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Meat Goat Production Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| Noon tip-off | Pasture Pork Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Thinking About Adding a Livestock Enterprise? Tony Nye, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Clinton County |
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| Thursday, April 16 | Bracket: Vegetable Production | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Growing Pumpkins Jim Jasinski, Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator, OSU Extension Sally Miller, Plant Pathology Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon tip-off | Small Fruit Weed, Disease & Insect Management Doug Doohan, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science Melanie Ivey, Assistant Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Plant Pathology Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Managing Sweet Corn Worms Doug Doohan, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science Jim Jasinski, Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator, OSU Extension Celeste Welty, Associate Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| Friday, April 17 | Bracket: Farm Taxes | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Issues Webinar Replay Part I with Live Q&A Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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| Noon tip-off | Farmer and Farmland Owner Income Tax Issues Webinar Replay Part II with Live Q&A Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | New Income Tax Legislation Update Barry Ward, Director, OSU Extension Tax School Program |
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| WEEK #5 | April 20-24 | |
| Monday, April 20 | Bracket: Ohio Farm to School | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | 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 tip-off | How Producers Can Start Selling Food to Schools Christie Welch, Direct Agricultural Marketing Program Specialist, OSU Extension Dave Sokoll, Oberlin Food Hub |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | How Producers and Food Related Businesses can Start Farm to School Efforts Ethan Holmes, Founder, Holmes Made Foods LLC Steve Baker, Spice Field Kitchen |
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| Tuesday, April 21 | Bracket: Horticulture | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Awesome Annuals Pam Bennett, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Clark County |
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| Noon tip-off | Pesticide Safety Mimi Rose, Pesticide Safety Education Program Director, OSU Extension |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | 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 | Bracket: Fruit Production | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon tip-off | Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Growing Blackberries in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Thursday, April 23 | Bracket: Vegetable Production | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Utilizing OSU Diagnostic Services for Specialty Crops Melanie Ivey, Assistant Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Plant Pathology Joy Pierzynski, Director of the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic Francesca Rotondo, Research Associate 2-B/H (Miller Lab) , OSU CFAES |
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| Noon tip-off | High Tunnel Management and Production Matt Kleinhenz, Professor, OSU CFAES Department of Hort & Crop Science |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | 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, April 24 | Bracket: Urban Agriculture | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | 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 tip-off | 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. tip-off | Stay Legal: Sales Laws and Social Distancing Mike Hogan, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County |
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| WEEK #6 FINAL FOUR | April 27-31 | |
| Monday, April 27 | Bracket: The Best of the Women in Agriculture Conference | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Getting to Know Ohio Women in Agriculture Heather Neikirk, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Stark County |
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| Noon tip-off | Grab and Go Meals Kate Shumaker, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, OSU Extension Holmes County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Food Labeling and Regulations Emily Marrison, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, OSU Extension Coshocton County |
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| Tuesday, April 28 | Bracket: Horticulture | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Gardening for Pollinators Denise Ellsworth, Program Director, OSU CFAES Department of Entomology |
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| Noon tip-off | Landscape Insects - Bagworms vs. The Tent Builders Curtis Young, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension VanWert County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | BGYLive! Ornamental Horticulture Updates Jim Chatfield, Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension Eric Draper, Commercial Horticulture Specialist, OSU Extension Geauga County Joe Boggs, Horticulture Educator, OSU Extension Hamilton County Curtis Young, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension VanWert County |
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| 8:00 p.m. tip-off | Bonus Game: On the Farm Preparations for COVID-19 Dee Jepsen, State Specialist & Lisa Pfeiffer, Education Program Manager, OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health |
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| Wednesday, April 29 | Bracket: The Backyard Farm | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Growing Grapes in the Home Garden Gary Gao, Small Fruit Specialist, OSU Extension |
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| Noon tip-off | Backyard Poultry Production Tim McDermott, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Basic Care of the Farm Dog Tim McDermott, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Franklin County |
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| Thursday, April 30 | Bracket: Buzzer Beater: The Home Beekeeper | Return to Top |
| 9:00 a.m. tip-off | Honeybee Basics Amanda Bennett, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Miami County |
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| Noon tip-off | Beekeeping Equipment Basics Amanda Bennett, Agricultural and Natural Resources Educator, OSU Extension Miami County |
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| 3:00 p.m. tip-off | Tournament Wrap-up: Virtual Reality: Bringing Immersive Perspectives to Extension Education and Coaches Corner Tournament Wrap-up Cathann Kress, Dean, OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Adam Ward, Government Affairs Director, CFAES Jackie Wilkins, Interim Extension Director, OSU Extension Sam Custer, Interim Assistant Director, Agricultural and Natural Resources , OSU Extension Brooke Beam, Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Educator, OSU Extension Highland County Elizabeth Hawkins, Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems |
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