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News and Notes: November 8, 2024

OUR VISION: Ohioans have the knowledge and resources they need to actively engage in creating conditions in which they thrive.  

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Leadership Notes

  1. While many programs and workshops are winding down for the year, this is an extraordinarily busy time of year for others. It’s Income Tax School time for the Farm Office team, and many of you are working out details for winter conferences, pesticide recertification trainings, Dining with Diabetes workshops, and Master Gardener Volunteer training programs.

College Connections

  1. To celebrate the importance of soil health during the inaugural Ohio Soil Health Week, the School of Environment and Natural Resources will host a special Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast event on Nov. 12 (7:15 to 11a.m.).

  2. Declining grain and oilseed prices will be just one of the important issues impacting Ohio farmers, producers, and agribusiness professionals discussed at the 2024 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference on Nov. 19 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.

  3. The CFAES Faculty Advisory Council, Staff Advisory Council and Dean Kress will host this year’s annual holiday open houses on Dec. 6 (Secrest Welcome Center – Wooster Campus) and Dec. 9 (Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center – Columbus).

  4. Save Jan. 9-10 for the 2025 Ohio State Organic Grains Conference. Plan on joining grain production experts for this two-day workshop that focuses on agronomic and farm management sessions for commercial organic grain growers in the Eastern Corn Belt. The conference will be in Sandusky. Learn more and register here.

Community Connections

  1. Join Ohio community leaders and planners for the Ohio Community Wildlife Cooperative Conference on Nov. 13 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4- H Center in Columbus. This annual conference focuses on the role of local government in managing human-wildlife conflict.

Programming Perspectives

  1. The Small Farms Team will host a virtual meeting on Nov. 19 (9:30 a.m.) to discuss winter colleges, the Small Farm Conference, and its meeting schedule for 2025.

  2. Join Extension professionals and industry partners for Ohio Maple Days, Dec. 6 and 7 in Ashland.

Award Opportunities/Reminders

  1. The nomination period for the Marilyn R. Spiegel Excellence in Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Award is now open.

Operations/Business of Extension

  1. The Ohio State Office of Advancement Gift Processing has notified the Ohio 4-H Foundation that it is still receiving several checks sent to the old lockbox.

Celebrating Colleagues

  1. Haley Shoemaker was recently featured as the Office of Outreach and Engagement’s Community Connector for the month of October.

Professional Development Opportunities

  1. Career Development in Extension will be the focus of a series of virtual professional development workshops this fall. Below are the dates, times, and topics for each workshop: 

    Nov. 20 (noon-1 p.m.): Motivated to learn about non-mandatory promotion requests for the Department of Extension faculty? 

    Dec. 6 (1-2 p.m.): How can connections and preparation simplify the process of securing grants and funding? 

  2. Understanding the Stress and Stigma within the Field of Agriculture and Rural America is an upcoming professional development opportunity for Extension professionals.

  3. There will be a Pesticide In-Service on Dec. 17-18 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  1. The final talk in the 2024 CFAES DEI speaker series will take place on Nov. 21 (noon to 1:15 p.m.).

  2. CFAES is committed to ensuring that all its research and related educational programming are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. The next diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-focused workshops in CFAES include: 

    Nov. 19 (2-4 p.m.): Gender Demystified: Creating Inclusive Spaces for People of All Genders 

Extension Annual Conference

  1. Registration is now open for the 2024 Extension Conference. Plan now to join your Extension colleagues from across the state for this two-day event. All of the details – including guest speakers, dates, time, location – are outlined on the conference's official website

Health and Wellness

  1. Open Enrollment for 2025 benefits is open now through Nov. 15. Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity for eligible employees to evaluate benefit options and make elections for the coming year.

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