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By the summer of 2022, Delaware County is expected to wrap up work on the creation of its Byxbe Campus, a centralized location for a number of county departments.
Delaware County facilities director Jon Melvin described that timeline to county commissioners Jan. 14, when they authorized putting the project out for bids.
Byxbe Campus will be at 1610 state Route 521, a 63.6-acre site that formerly housed the Delaware Area Career Center North Campus.
Melvin said the campus would house offices of the county engineer, the sanitary engineer, code compliance, the regional planning commission, the county sheriff s administration, the soil and water conservation district and the Ohio State University Extension.
Commission updated on OSU Extension activities
By Eddie Mowen Jr. - cmowen@aimmediamidwest.com
EATON The Preble County Commissioners met with Christy Millhouse from Preble County’s Ohio State University Extension office via conference call on Monday, Jan. 11.
Millhouse provided newly-elected commissioners Rachael Vonderhaar and Adam Craft with an overview of what the Extension is, and what she and her staff do.
OSU Extension offices are the “outreach arms” of the university, Millhouse explained, with a presence in all 88 counties in the state. The offices have different priorities which are focused on, like health and wellness, she continued, “and environmental quality, workforce development, development of vibrant communities, rising cost of life and sustainable food systems, and those types of things.”
OSU Ext. challenge
The Ohio State University Extension is offering the “Strong @ Heart” Email Wellness Challenge Feb. 1 through March 14. This email challenge connects participants with six weeks of tips, research and resources to help lead a heart-healthy life. At the end of January, all participants will receive a welcome email. Then they will receive emails twice a week. Participants will have access to a tracking log and other resources available on the OSU ExtensionÃs Live Healthy Live Well Blog and Facebook page. To register visit go.osu.edu/LHLWMahoning. For information contact Beth Stefura OSU Extension, stefura.2@osu.edu.
By Elizabeth Hawkins and John Fulton
Now that 2020 has wrapped up, it is time to look forward and make decisions to set our farms up for success in 2021. Each year, Ohio State University Extension partners with Ohio farmers to bring local research results to you through the eFields program. The 2020 eFields Research Report highlights 218 on-farm, field scale trials conducted in 39 Ohio counties. Research topics included nutrient management, precision crop management, cover crops, and forages. Other information about crop production budgets, planting progress, and farm business analysis was also included. New in 2020 was the addition of soil health and water quality trials.
Master Gardener Volunteers from across Ohio grew nearly 80,000 pounds of produce in 2020 statewide and donated it all to 101 food pantries in cities and towns across the state.
The Master Gardener Volunteer program is a U.S.- and Canada-wide effort that in Ohio is run by Ohio State University Extension, in the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).
The produce grown included fruits, vegetables, and herbs and was equivalent to 65,200 meals, according to Pam Bennett, state master gardener volunteer program director and horticulture educator with OSU Extension.
Although Master Gardener Volunteers have grown and donated food through this program for 20 years, growers ramped up their production efforts to help deal with the growing issue of food insecurity issues faced by individuals and families in 2020 statewide, said Mike Hogan, an OSU Extension educator who facilitates the program in Franklin County.