Ohio State - Champaign County Extension

10/14/2026

🌳 It's time for the annual Master Gardeners event, Make It Take It! This popular event is now open for registrations and is bound to fill to capacity, so get signed up now to guarantee your seat!
Find the full flyer details on our website, or included in the comments.
🍂 Cost is $35.00 with a space limitation of 40 entries. The deadline to register is November 18. All materials to make your holiday display are included with the price. Registration will direct you to an online payment portal, where your payment can be accepted via debit or credit card. Register at go.osu.edu/makeit
🎍 We hope to see you there!

10/13/2026

Information sharing for our friends at Champaign County Chamber of Commerce! In partnership with the Ohio Farm Bureau and Local Ag Council, come out for a good meal in support of our county. There are multiple levels of support and seating options available. The Chamber's post has all of the registration details along with their flyer, so be sure not to miss out on this fun event October 22, hosted at the Champaign Aviation Museum!

🌾 Reservations are now open for the Champaign County Chamber Annual Dinner!

Join us on Thursday, October 22 for Champaign County Grows: Rooted Here. Growing Together. This year’s Annual Dinner celebrates the people, businesses, and farms that help Champaign County grow, in partnership with the Champaign County Farm Bureau and local Ag Council.

🎟️ Dinner reservations and sponsorship opportunities are available now and all are welcome to attend! You do not need to be a Chamber or Farm Bureau member to join us.

💻 Register online:
https://www.champaignohio.com/annual-dinner-online-registration.html

📝 Or download and print the registration form:
https://www.champaignohio.com/uploads/1/5/1/6/151630092/2026_annual_dinner_registration_final.pdf

📬 Invitations are also on their way to Chamber and Farm Bureau members, so keep an eye on your mailbox!

We look forward to celebrating with you at the Champaign Aviation Museum! 🌱🚜

10/05/2026

Yay! It’s officially Crunch Week! The countdown is on at Graham Local Schools elementary for the Great Apple Crunch. This year, OSU Champaign County Extension is excited to help host the event, bringing together 750 students for this fun celebration of local food and agriculture.

We can’t wait to spend time with the entire elementary school as we take our official crunch on October 9! To learn more about the Great Apple Crunch, visit https://farmtoschool.osu.edu/apple-crunch/

If you are interested in participating in a "crunch" contact our office at 937-484-1526

09/22/2026

Looking to learn more on pruning techniques, practices, and tools? Join the Champaign County Champaign County Ohio Master Gardener Volunteers and the Urbana Shade Tree Commission to hear more at the Greenwood Arboretum on October 11!

09/11/2026

Get your tickets early from our office! We have them for sale, for just $10 each, and will sell them until the day before the event. Our team looks forward to seeing you at the Review!

09/02/2026

Our local partner Champaign County Farm Bureau has organized an informational series on landowner rights. Dale Arnold is the Director of Energy, Utility, and Local Government Policy. This event is open to everyone, no member required.

Please join us for an informational session and Q&A with Ohio Farm Bureau's Dale Arnold regarding landowner rights. These meetings are free to attend, but donations for our grassroots advocacy efforts from non-members are welcome and will count towards membership costs if you decide to join. Please feel free to contact the office directly if you have any questions. We hope to see you there! Thank you to the Clark and Miami County Farm Bureaus for co-sponsoring the evening session in Champaign County.

08/13/2026

**UPDATE: ALL THURSDAY SESSIONS CANCELED. SEE YOU ALL FRIDAY MORNING FOR GOAT AND POULTRY CARE.

NOTICE: The Thursday 10am session has been canceled! We will be playing the Local Ag Council movie instead. Featuring some great producers from our county!

For now, we are still planning to have the 2pm session with Dr. Alyssa Essman. Have questions about w**d management in your grain/forage production? Pop by the 4-H Activities Building to meet the State Specialist!

08/12/2026

Storms are not stopping this show ⛈️🌪
The Ag Innovation Series is back on track! Join us at the Champaign County Fairgrounds this week for more incredible speakers.

Starting tomorrow morning, come see a cooking demo (with food tastings) with our own Sofia Carter.

Then, join us for the soybean-based technology demonstrations from the Ohio Soybean Association Manager of Policy and Demand, Kiley Holbrook. See how your Soy Checkoff works for you.

All participants of the Ag Innovation talks earn vouchers for a free Rotary Dairy Bar milkshake. Just showing up supports the biggest Rotary fundraiser of the year, earning money for our local college scholarship program.

Talks are 10am, 12pm, and 2pm at the 4H Activities Building. Hope to see you all there!

08/11/2026

Interested, or already participating, in conservation farming practices? Join us for a discussion with From the Ground Up at the Champaign County Fair. Located in the 4-H Activities Building. Local producers share their stories with us tomorrow afternoon at 2pm!

08/11/2026

Join us tomorrow morning for a visit from Dr. Jason Hartschuh. Have dairy questions? Forage? Precision Livestock? Come have your questions answered and collect CLM credits. We will be in the 4-H Activities Building next to the Grand Stands. And bring a friend!