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April 22, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of April 22:
April
NEW: April 23: Produce Safety Training, 6-9 p.m., OSU Extension Montgomery County, 1001 South Main St., Dayton. Workshop on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms, including the use of Good Agricultural Practices. Registration $10. To register or for information: mills-wasniak.1@osu.edu, 937-224-9654 or http://producesafety.osu.edu/events.
April 24: Guided Spring Walk, 2-3:30 p.m., Secrest Arboretum, Seaman Orientation Plaza, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free. Information: cochran.7@osu.edu or 330-464-2148.
NEW: April 25: Produce Safety Training, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, 7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield. Workshop on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms, including the use of Good Agricultural Practices. Registration $10. To register or for information: 330-533-5538 or http://producesafety.osu.edu/events.
April 26: Registration deadline for Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination School in Belle Valley April 30 to May 2. Registration $80; includes all materials and lunch daily. Limited to 20 participants. Information, registration: little.16@osu.edu or 740-489-5300.
April 30-May 2: Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination School, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 Township Road 126, Belle Valley. Covers a broad range of artificial insemination topics. Registration $80; includes all materials and lunch daily. Registration deadline April 26. Limited to 20 participants. Information, registration: little.16@osu.edu or 740-489-5300.
April 30: Food and Drug Administration Produce Safety Listening Session, 1-4 p.m., Shisler Conference Center, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Opportunity to express comments, concerns about proposed new FDA produce safety rules, with officials from FDA and Ohio Department of Agriculture in attendance. Free but advance registration requested at http://bit.ly/FDAmtg.
April 30: Master Gardener Pollinator Training, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Information: ellsworth.2@osu.edu or 330-263-3723.
May
May 3: Early registration deadline for Ohio’s Non-Native Invasives workshop May 17 in Mansfield. $45. Later registration (by May 10) $55. Register online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
May 7: Climate Tools Cafe 2 Webinar, 1-3 p.m. Overview of tools available to help communities prepare for climate change. Free. Sponsored by Ohio State University’s Climate Change Outreach Team. Register at http://changingclimate.osu.edu/topics/education/. Information: jentes.1@osu.edu or 614-292-8975.
May 9: Friends of Chadwick Arboretum Pre-Sale, 5:30-8:30 p.m., auction at 6 p.m, northwest corner of Lane Avenue and Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State University, Columbus. Information: 614-688-3479.
May 10-11: Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale, Auction and Gardening Fair, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11, auction at noon both days. Northwest corner of Lane Avenue and Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State University, Columbus. Information: 614-688-3479.
May 10: Registration deadline for Ohio’s Non-Native Invasives workshop May 17 in Mansfield. Early registration $45 by May 3; later registration $55 by May 10. Register online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
May 11: 20th Annual Plant Discovery Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Secrest Arboretum, Seaman Orientation Plaza, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Plant and art sale featuring hard-to-find annuals, perennials, herbs, woody plants and art for home and garden. Free admission. Information: cochran.7@osu.edu or 330-464-2148.
NEW: May 14: Produce Safety Training, 1-4 p.m., Summerton Fire Department Building, 55717 Washington St. (SR 800), Summerton. Workshop on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms, including the use of Good Agricultural Practices. The program will be presented WITHOUT technology and will be Amish-friendly. Registration is $10. To register or for information: 740-472-0810 or http://producesafety.osu.edu/events.
NEW: May 14: Produce Safety Training, 6-9 p.m., OSU Extension Guernsey County, Guernsey County Fairgrounds, 335-B Old National Road, Old Washington. Workshop on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms, including the use of Good Agricultural Practices. Registration is $10. To register or for information: 740-472-0810 or http://producesafety.osu.edu/events.
May 16: Strawberry Plasticulture Field Night, 6-9 p.m., Ohio State University South Centers, 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon. Registration is $5. Information and registration: mcglothin.4@osu.edu or 740-289-2071, ext. 132.
May 16: Sheep School, 6:30-9 p.m., Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s Eastern Agricultural Research Station, 16870 Bond Ridge Road, Caldwell. Information and registration cost: little.16@osu.edu or 740-489-5300.
May 17: Ohio’s Non-Native Invasives, 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., Founder’s Auditorium, Ovalwood Hall, 1760 University Drive, Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus. Workshop for natural-resource professionals on non-native invasive species in Ohio ecosystems. Early registration $45 by May 3; later registration $55 by May 10. Register online at http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu. Information: ohiowoods@osu.edu or 614-688-3421.
May 23: Secrest After Hours, 5-7 p.m., Secrest Arboretum, Seaman Orientation Plaza, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Discussion of trees and shrubs followed by social time and hors d'oeuvres in nearby Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion. Free. Information: cochran.7@osu.edu or 330-464-2148.
Included in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences are the college’s academic programs, Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Stone Lab, Ohio Sea Grant Extension, and Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute.
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