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News and Notes: July 31, 2026

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Leadership Notes

  1. Note from David Civittolo

    With the Ohio State Fair underway, camp season winding down and back-to-school season almost here, summer sure has gone quickly.

College Connections

  1. External Funding Procedures

    Securing external funding is an important part of advancing Ohio State University Extension’s research, outreach and educational mission.

  2. Tools for Supporting New Farmers

    Extension educators and service providers who support beginning and young farmers are encouraged to attend two upcoming webinars that will focus on topics of particular importance to these audiences and the unique challenges they face.

Community Connections

  1. Ohio State Fair 50 Year Club Celebration – Aug. 4

    The Ohio State Fair 50 Year Club Celebration will be on Aug. 4 in the Ohio Showcase Building (a new structure south of the Celeste Center). Anyone who attended the Ohio State Fair 50+ years ago is welcome to participate in this annual event.

Programming Perspectives

  1. Housing Counseling Education – Ongoing

    Interested in offering housing counseling education in your county? Extension has 11 county-based, HUD-certified housing professionals serving communities throughout the state.

  2. Woodland Pollinators Workshop – Aug. 14

    There will be a Woodland Pollinators workshop on Aug. 14 at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp. This A Day in the Woods program will introduce participants to the world of woodland pollinators and the vital role they plan in maintaining healthy forest ecosystems.

  3. Pollinators, Pests and Produce Field Night – Aug. 19

    There will be a Pollinators, Pests and Produce Field Night on Aug. 19 (5:30-8 p.m.) at South Centers. The evening of learning will include research plot tours, updates from Extension specialists and hands-on learning.

  4. Ag Lender Seminars – Save the Dates

    The Ohio Ag Lender Seminars will be Oct. 20-22 at various locations throughout the state. This year, the in-person keynote speaker at all three sessions will be Dr. Gary Schnitkey, professor of farm management and soybean industry chair in agricultural strategy, at the University of Illinois.

Operations/Business of Extension

  1. Extension's Web Reimagination Update Reminders

    The CFAES Marketing and Communications team is leading the work on Extension’s web reimagination project.

Celebrating Colleagues

  1. NACAA Award Winners

    The National Association of County Agricultural Agents hosted its annual conference earlier this month. Congratulations to the following faculty and staff who were recognized for their work as Extension professionals.

  2. Be a Sustainability Hero! Earns National Peer Review Status

    The 4-H project book, Be a Sustainability Hero!, has passed National 4-H peer review. This means the project was blind peer reviewed by an independent team of 4-H educators from across the country.

  3. Paul L. Wright Chair in Agricultural Law Installation

    Peggy Kirk Hall was recently appointed the Paul L. Wright Chair in Agricultural Law in the Department of Extension, effective March 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2031.

Professional Development Opportunities

  1. OSU Leadership Center Workshops

    The OSU Leadership Center has multiple professional development workshops planned this summer and fall. Some topics include how to lead multiple generations, communication and conflict management, applying your personality type to build skills and more.

Health and Wellness

  1. Relax, Recover, Restore: Three Rs that Matter for Well-being

    The Live Healthy Live Well team recently shared some practices on how to relax, recover and restore in the busyness of life. Relaxing involves giving oneself permission to pause. Recovering involves refilling what’s been depleted. And restoring encourages one to build a healthier way forward.

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