Gwynne Conservation Area Events*
Tuesday, September 16
10:00 A Sweet Hobby-Making Maple Syrup
10:30 Wetlands Don’t Bite
11:00 Finding Fish in Your Stream
11:30 The Secrets of Tree ID
12:30 Pondering Your Pond’s Management
1:00 $haring the Costs of Conservation
1:30 The Tallgrass Short Course
2:30 Wildlife Food Plot Demo
Wednesday, September 17
10: A Sweet Hobby-Making Maple Syrup
10:30 Wetlands Don’t Bite
11:00 Finding Fish in Your Stream
11:30 The Secrets of Tree ID
12:30 Pondering Your Pond’s Management
1:00 $haring the Costs of Conservation
1:30 The Tallgrass Short Course
2:30 Wildlife Food Plot Demo
Thursday, September 18
10:30 Wetlands Don’t Bite
11:00 Dealing With Invasive Plants
12:30 Pondering Your Pond’s Management
1:00 $haring the Costs of Conservation
1:30 The Tallgrass Short Course
2:30 Wildlife Food Plot Demo
*Catch shuttle buses at west end of Friday Ave.
McCormick Building Events
(Near Friday Ave. and Market Street)
Tuesday, September 16
10:00 Ohio’s Scenic Byways: A Sunday Drive Any Day
10:30 Ohio’s Meat Goat Task Force: A Model For Value Added Markets
11:00 Weights Work Wonders: Special Clothing for Special Kids
11:30 Reserving Your Farm Legacy
Noon Barn Again
1:00 Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet
1:30 Dinner for Two
Wednesday, September 17
10:00 Ohio’s Scenic Byways: A Sunday Drive Any Day
10:30 You and Your Medications
11:00 Weights Work Wonders: Special Clothing for Special Kids
11:30 West Nile Virus in Ohio
Noon Barn Again
1:00 4-H Web Programs
1:30 Dinner For Two
2:00 Chill Out
Thursday, September 18
10:00 Ohio’s Scenic Byways: A Sunday Drive Any Day
10:30 The History of Ohio and its Agriculture
11:00 Agriculture for the Next 200 Years
11:30 Weights Work Wonders: Special Clothing for Special Kids
Noon Barn Again
1:00 Priorities Plus
1:30 Dinner for Two
Center for Small Farms
(Located at the corner of Corn Ave. and Beef St.)
Tuesday, September 16
9:00 Agri-tourism
10:00 Berry Production from May-October
11:00 Hydroponic Vegetable Production
Noon Herman Beck Chenowith and Pastured Poultry
1:00 ABC’s of Berry Production
2:00 Developing a Brand Name
3:00 Meat Goat Production
Wednesday, September 17
9:00 Drip Irrigation for Fruit/Vegetable Production
10:00 Soil Quality Test Kit
11:00 Freshwater Shrimp Production
Noon Extending Growing Season for Produce: Hoophouse
1:00 Cover Crops
2:00 Extending Growing Season for Produce: Hoophouse
3:00 Managed Grazing
Thursday, September 18
9:00 Selecting Alternative Enterprises for Your Farm
10:00 Trends in Niche Markets
11:00 Organic Vegetable Production
Noon Meat Goat Production
Utzinger Memorial Garden Events
(Near Friday Ave. and Market Street)
Tuesday, September 16
10:00 Gardening in Containers
11:00 Growing Grapes in the Home Garden
Noon Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
1:00 Ornamental Grasses for the Home Landscape
2:00 Growing Raspberries and Blackberries in the Home Garden
Wednesday, September 17
10:00 Dwarf Conifers in the Home Landscape
11:00 What’s Wrong with My Plant
Noon Irrigation Systems for the Home Landscape
1:00 Growing Asparagus and Rhubarb in the Home Garden
2:00 Diagnostic Walk-About
Thursday, September 18
10:00 Gardening in Containers
11:00 Ornamental Grains for the Home Garden
Noon Irrigation Systems for the Home Landscape
Trotter Field Demonstrations & Tours
(catch shuttle buses at west end of Friday Ave.)
Tuesday, September 16
10:00 Corn Harvest
1:00 Corn Harvest
1:30 Soybean Harvest
2-4:00 Guidance Systems, Auto Steering and Mobile Data Collection Systems
2:00 Manufacturer Update on Guidance Equipment
2:00 No-Till/Strip-Till Equipment
2:00 Manure Application Equipment
2:30 Tillage
Wednesday, September 17
10:00 Corn Harvest
1:00 Corn Harvest
1:30 Soybean Harvest
2-4:00 Guidance Systems, Auto Steering and Mobile Data Collection Systems
2:00 Manufacturer Update on Guidance Equipment
2:00 No-Till/Strip-Till Equipment
2:00 Manure Application Equipment
2:30 Tillage
Thursday, September 18
1:00 Corn Harvest
1:30 Soybean Harvest
2-3:30 Guidance Systems, Auto Steering and Mobile Data Collection Systems
2:00 Manufacturer Update on Guidance Equipment
2:00 No-Till/Strip-Till Equipment
2:00 Manure Application Equipment
2:30 Tillage
Question the Authorities
Tuesday, September 16
11:15 Profitability of Different Farm Enterprises
11:30 What’s Up With the Economy?
11:45 Livestock Markets
12:15 Getting & Keeping Businesses in Ohio Communities
12:30 Grain Markets
1:00 Demand for Organic Foods
1:15 QUESTION THE AUTHORITIES: THE GAME (audience competes for prizes)
1:30 China: The Sleeping Giant?
2:00 Who Made THAT Law?
2:15 New Consumers, New Food Markets
2:45 Value-Added Agriculture
Wednesday, September 17
10:00 Drainage Law…The Houses are Coming
10:15 Livestock Markets
10:45 Agricultural Contracts
11:15 Farming Together as a Family
11:30 QUESTION THE AUTHORITIES: THE GAME (audience competes for prizes)
11:45 Grain Markets
12:15 Liability for Farm Ponds and Other Attractions
12:30 Landlord-Tenant Relationships
1:00 Profitability of Different Farm Enterprises
1:15 Ohio Shrimp?
1:30 Grain Markets
2:00 Social Issues at the Rural-Urban Interface
2:30 Policy Reforms in Europe
2:45 Who Made THAT Law?
Thursday, September 18
10:00 Urbanization Trends in Ohio
10:15 Is Downtown Retail Dead?
10:45 Cooperatives for Farm Income
11:15 Profitability of Different Farm Enterprises
11:30 Grain Markets
Noon Farming Together as a Family
12:30 QUESTION THE AUTHORITIES: THE GAME (audience competes for prizes)
12:45 Selling Groceries Online
1:00 Grain Markets
Other Events
Tuesday, September 16
10-11 a.m. ‘Eat what we grow’ or ‘Grow what they’ll eat’? Panel discussion in the Tobin Building
Wednesday, September 17
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ohio State Horse Plowing Contest
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