LONG WORKSHOPS	EXHIBITS	CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
SHORT WORKSHOPS	HORSE AREA	DEMONSTRATIONS
NATURAL RESOURCES TENT		LLAMA & ALPACA AREA
	MOCK FARM ACCIDENT RESCUE

LONG WORKSHOPS:

Long workshops are approximately 90 minutes in length and are designed to help participants
learn how to develop a specific farm enterprise.
 

SHORT WORKSHOPS:

Short workshops are approximately 30 minutes in length and are designed to give participants ideas and very introductory information about a specific topic, to help participants decide if it is something that they may want to learn more about.
 
 

	Consumers National Bank Program Tent	Buckeye  Program Tent	Farm Credit Services  Program Tent
10:30	Keynote Presentation #1 - Family Friendly Farming w/ Grazing -Jim Gerrish, Brookfield, MO	Honey Production -Mike Swintosky, Carroll Co. Beekeeper	Pond Design & Construction -Owen Lenkner, USDA NRCS
11:00	Controlling Nuisance Wildlife -Harold Bailey, The Friendly Trapper	Online Marketing for Small Farms -Eric Gibson, Auburn, CA	Pond Aeration with Windmills -Ken O'Brock, O'Brock Windmills
11:30	Producing & Marketing Organic Pork -Ed Snavely, Knox County Pork Producer	Corn Mazes & Agritourism -John Ellerman, OSU Extension	Developing Water Supplies for Livestock -Owen Lenkner, USDA NRCS -Melissa Griffith, Harrison SWCD
Noon	Raising & Marketing Buffalo Meat -Nancy Kittle, Carroll Co. Farmer	Berry Production -Dr. Diane Miller, Ohio State University	Operating a Small Greenhouse -Brent Baker, Salem Fruit Growers
12:30	Keynote Presentation #2 - A Life of Self Sufficiency -Herman Beck Chenoweth, Hartshorn, MO	Popcorn Production & Marketing -Andy Kleinschmidt, OSU Extension	Grants for Starting Alternative Enterprises -Alan Sundermeier, OSU Extension
1:00	Mock Farm Accident - Straight A's Arena
2:00	Keynote Presentation #3 - Sell What You Sow -Eric Gibson, Auburn, CA	Freshwater Shrimp Production -Christina Leighfield, OSU Extension	Pond Weed Control -Bill Lynch, OSU Extension
2:30	Peach Production -Dr. Diane Miller, Ohio State University	Plant Breeding & Seed Saving -Herman Beck Chenoweth, Hartshorn, MO	Managing Your Pond for Sport Fish -Bill Lynch, OSU Extension
3:00	Controlling Nuisance Wildlife -Harold Bailey, The Friendly Trapper	Barn Restoration - How to Get Started -Jim Mehl, Steepleton Contracting	Opportunities for Aquaculture in Ohio -Christina Leighfield, OSU Extension
3:30	Meat Goat Production -Chris Cooper, Athens, OH	Improving Crop Yield, w/ Cover Crops -Alan Sundermeier, OSU Extension	Farmers Market-Style CSA's -Herman Beck Chenoweth - Hartshorn, MO
4:00	Growing Pumpkins & Fall Decorations -Tom Puch, Puch Berry Farm	Hoop Houses to Extend the Growing Season for Produce -Lucy Goodman, Boulder Belt Organics	Raising a Few Head of Sheep -Bob Givens, Carroll Co. Shepherd
4:30	Raising & Marketing Rabbits -Tuscarawas County Rabbit Breeders Assoc.	Opportunities for Organic Production of Field Crops & Vegetables -Shoshanna Inwood, Ohio State University	Keeping Young People Out of Trouble in  Rural Areas -Bob Givens

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MOCK FARM ACCIDENT RESCUE

A mock farm accident rescue demonstration will be held at the Straight A’s Arena at 1:00 p.m. The mock farm accident is designed to demonstrate farm safety and emergency response skills for both children and adults.  Local police, fire, EMT, and medical helicopter evacuation crews will respond to the mock accident.

This year’s mock farm accident rescue will be an accident involving an ATV mishap. 

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DEMONSTRATIONS
 

11:00 a.m.	Safe Tree Felling Demonstration	Straight A's Arena
11:30 a.m.	Vertical Tillage Demonstration	Equipment Demonstration Area
11:30 a.m.	Working Dog Demonstration	Straight A’s Arena
12:00 noon	Sheep Shearing Demonstration	Livestock Tent
12:00 noon	What's in My Pond? - Pond Seining Demonstration	Pond
1:00 p.m.	Mock Farm Accident Rescue	Straight A’s Arena
2:30 p.m.	Working Dog Demonstration	Straight A's Arena
3:00 p.m.	Safe Tree Felling Demonstration	Straight A's Arena
3:00 p.m.	Vertical Tillage Demonstration	Equipment Demonstration Area
3:00 p.m.	Sheep Shearing Demonstration	Livestock Tent

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PIONEER EQUIPMENT HORSE AREA

Demonstrations of various horse-drawn activities will be held throughout the day at the horse area located behind the Kids Safety Roundup Area.  Demonstrations of the following will be ongoing throughout the day in the Horse Area:

-Horseshoing
-Plowing with horses
-Hay-making with horses
-Large Bale feeding/un-rolling with horses
-Mule demonstrations
-Oxen demonstrations

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NEOLA (North East Ohio Llama Association) Llama & Alpaca Area

The NEOLA Llama and Alpaca Activity Area will feature many educational and fun learning activities on the many and varied uses of llamas and alpacas. There will be displays, individual farm exhibits, scheduled presentations, obstacle course demonstrations, and even an opportunity for the public to handle these animals in this new area at the field day.

Scheduled programs in the NEOLA Llama and Alpaca Activity Area:
 

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NATURAL RESOURCE TENT 
 

Exhibits located in the Natural Resources Tent:

-Wildlife Trapping
-ODNR Division of Wildlife
-ODNR Division of Forestry
-East Central Ohio Forestry Association
-Project Food, Land & People
-Stillwater Watershed
-Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
-Rural Action - Forestry
-ODA Gypsy Moth Control
-Carroll SWCD
-Harrison SWCD
-Jefferson SWCD
-Identifying Pond Weeds
-Species of Sportfish
-Yellow Creek Watershed
-Huff Run Watershed
-The Wilderness Center
-Carroll County Litter Prevention & Recycling
-The Friendly Trapper
-COVERTS - Wildlife Management 
-Woodland Stewards
-West Nile Virus
-Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education
-Steel Valley Loggers Chapter
-Wood IQ
-Mushroom Harvest
-Archaeology
-Solar Water Pump
-Native American Sweat Lodge
-Beekeeping
-The Friendly Trapper
-Project Learning Tree
-Project Wild

          -Watershed Golf
          -Edible Dirt!
          -Worm Alley

*Youth Fishing Contest at the Pond - 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
 

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EXHIBITS

Many exhibits will be located in various locations at the field day throughout the day. 

Exhibits located in the Exhibit  tent:

-Soil Testing
-Sustainable Agriculture
-Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association
-Innovative Farmers of Ohio
-BARN Again!
-OSU Extension Bookstore
-Freinds of Ohio Barns
-Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service
-Carroll County Bee Club
-Farm & Dairy Newspaper
-American Small Farm Magazine and Association
-Ohio Farm Bureau
-Carroll County Convention & Visitors Bureau
-Back 40 Books
-Organic Food & Farming Education and Research Program
-OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Brutus Buckeye
-Crossroads RC & D
-Buckeye Career Center Equine Program
-U.S. Food Costs
-Dairy Promotion
-Sustainable Agriculture Network
-Farm 2 Markets
-New World Publishing

-Grain Safety
-Automobile Safety
-Tractor Rollover & Farm Accident Survivors
-New Tractor Lighting Requirements

-"Ask the Master Gardener" Booth
-Food Preservation
-Food Safety
-Carroll County 4-H Program
-Wool Spinning
-Soap Making
-Aultman Trauma Center
-Sun Safety
-Amish Buggy Safety

For schedules in the PROGRESSIVE FARMER KIDS SAFETY ROUNDUP AREA and THE
CARROLLTON FARMERS EXCHANGE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY AREA, click here

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