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Past Events

  1. Wine Cap Mushroom Production Workshop

    Oct 1, 2025, 5:30pm - 6:00pm

    Bring your work gloves and prepare for an inside look and help conduct actual research during this short 1-hour program! Learn the basics of Wine Cap Mushroom production, then join our team outdoors for a hands-on activity to build production beds. We will be testing mulches made from different species of wood including invasive trees and shrubs to learn about impacts on pests and production. Then plan to join us next spring to see the results as part of a larger field even

  2. Soil & Water Field Night

    Sep 4, 2025, 5:00pm - 8:30pm

    The Ohio State University South Centers invites farmers, researchers, students, and the public to a free field night event on Thursday, September 4. Attendees will gain evidence-based insights from an Ohio farmer, public health official, and OSU educators on soil and water research, as well as participate in hands-on activities and testing demonstrations.

  3. Pollinators, Pests and Produce

    Aug 20, 2025, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

    Join us for this no-cost field night to tour research plots and hear updates from Extension specialists and take part in hands-on exercises across 3 main education areas:  Crop Management: Research updates on watermelon, row covers, perimeter trap crop Crop Pest Scouting Clinic: ID quiz and overviews of pest scouting projects Bees and Trees: Up close look at bee tree trail, paw paws, woodland mushroom culture This event will offer up to 2.5 hours of Pesticide Recertification Credits (Ohio Commercial 2B, Horticulture)

  4. Soil Health Academy

    Jun 26, 2025, 9:00am - 12:00pm

    Live via Zoom | Recording available on demand Join us from 9 a.m.-Noon Eastern for the free Soil Health Academy. The event will be held online via Zoom and a recording will be available following the event for on-demand viewing. Hosted by experts from The Ohio State University, Tennessee State University, and the University of Vermont. Background

  5. OSU Agri-Insights & OPGMA Summer Tour

    Jun 24, 2025, 9:00am - 3:30pm

    Attend sessions to help you learn how to expand your market opportunities through working cooperatively and adding value to your produce and tour specialty crop research plots with OSU’s Specialty Crop team members who are conducting the research. Then visit Green Field Farms, a certified organic cooperative established by Amish farmers and businessmen who value sustainability, culture, and community. You will have the opportunity to hear from the farmers, learn how their cooperative functions, and learn about their fertilizer division.

  6. Co-op Law Conference: Building a Cooperative Economy Together ​

    Sep 17, 2024 through Sep 18, 2024, 12:15pm - 5:30pm

    Explore the intersection of law and cooperative development with national and regional experts! This year’s theme, “Building a Cooperative Economy Together,” will focus on cooperative solutions and challenges. If you’re interested in social enterprise, community ownership, or alternative enterprises, this conference is for you! ​ Organized by a collaborative group of developers and practitioners and open to experienced cooperators as well as those new to cooperative enterprise. ​

  7. Cucurbit Research Update and Pest Scouting Clinic

    Sep 3, 2024, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

    Join us to tour research plots and hear updates from Extension specialists on a variety of topics including pumpkin management, squash bug thresholds, the use of season-long row covers, watermelon pollination, melon variety evaluation, and more. These events will also showcase a hands-on scouting and diagnostic clinic for growers to fine-tune their pest management strategies. Light refreshments will be provided.

  8. Ohio Berry Field Night

    Aug 28, 2024, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

    Come join us for an informative field night featuring information to benefit both beginner and advanced growers, and to teach you proven techniques to maximize production and quality in your plantings and vineyards. Areas of focus during this event will include:

  9. Cucurbit Research Update and Pest Scouting Clinic

    Aug 27, 2024, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

    Join us to tour research plots and hear updates from Extension specialists on a variety of topics including pumpkin management, squash bug thresholds, the use of season-long row covers, watermelon pollination, melon variety evaluation, and more. These events will also showcase a hands-on scouting and diagnostic clinic for growers to fine-tune their pest management strategies. Light refreshments will be provided.

  10. Crop, Soil, and Water Field Night

    Jul 25, 2024, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

    This informative field night is being hosted by The Ohio State University South Centers Soil, Water, and Bioenergy program, in conjunction with the Pike Soil and Water Conservation District. Topics covered to include drone use, new fertilization programs, soil amendments and more. The information presented in this program will be made possible through research from ODA Specialty Crop Block Grant funding.

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