From smith.11460 at osu.edu Wed Dec 8 12:20:10 2021 From: smith.11460 at osu.edu (Smith, Matthew A.) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 17:20:10 +0000 Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] office hours tomorrow (Dec. 9) and "fact sheet" Message-ID: All, For a "fish fact sheet", I share the New York Sea Grant's YouTube video "Great Lakes Aquaculture Day 2021: Farm Tour - Hicklings (September 2021)." Many of you in the Midwest are likely interested in their indoor production of largemouth bass and how they have their buildings set up. They discuss design, filtration, feeds, aeration, etc. Want to talk about this of anything else? Join me tomorrow (Dec. 9th) for my office hours between 11am-1pm EST. That time doesn't work for you, e-mail me and we can schedule something. ~~~~~ Matthew Smith is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Open Office Hours - Matt Smith, OSU Extension Time: Dec 9, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://osu.zoom.us/j/93847589186?pwd=c3NPQUZZcHFGVGRyOTlrN1dKc0tsQT09 Meeting ID: 938 4758 9186 Password: 11460 One tap mobile +16468769923,,93847589186#,,,,0#,,11460# US (New York) +16513728299,,93847589186#,,,,0#,,11460# US (Minnesota) Dial by your location +1 651 372 8299 US (Minnesota) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Regards, Matt [The Ohio State University] Matthew A. Smith Aquaculture Extension Specialist Madison County Extension Office College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 217 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 740.852.0975 ext 17 Office smith.11460 at osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smith.11460 at osu.edu Wed Dec 8 13:25:53 2021 From: smith.11460 at osu.edu (Smith, Matthew A.) Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:25:53 +0000 Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] ODA announces Dennis Summers as state veterinarian Message-ID: All, Please see below from ODA and Farm and Dairy. https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/ohio-department-of-ag-announces-dennis-summers-as-state-veterinarian/696140.html?fbclid=IwAR3ISaHivuqPu6a_mautvHrFx3mK5FdJWkqxoycAg1Bjzj6bYI22-jBjJEg REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio ? Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda announced Dr. Dennis Summers as Chief of the Division of Animal Health, which is charged with protecting and promoting the health of Ohio?s livestock and poultry industries, Dec. 7. In that capacity, he serves as Ohio?s State Veterinarian and oversees all operations for the division. Summers first joined the department in 2014 as a field veterinarian for the Division of Meat Inspection, then was transferred to the Division of Animal Health in the same capacity in 2015. He was appointed to the position of assistant state veterinarian in 2018 and then interim state veterinarian in 2021. Prior to his service at the department of agriculture, Summers was a private practitioner in Vermont, Ohio and Pennsylvania. His areas of practice focused on large animal medicine and surgery, mainly dairy, equine and beef, but also some small ruminants and exotics. Summers was born and raised in Muskingum County. He attended Ohio State University for his undergraduate studies, majoring in animal sciences, earning a bachelor of science degree in agriculture in 2001. He completed his doctor of veterinary medicine studies at Ohio State, earning his DVM degree in 2006. In 2019, Summers successfully passed the board-certification examinations from the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. This earned him the status of Diplomate from the college, a specialty discipline in veterinary preventive medicine. He also serves as a captain in the United States Army Reserve as an army medical officer. Summers and his wife, Angela, have three children. Dr. Kristy Shaw will serve as assistant state veterinarian. Shaw will support all functions of Ohio?s state veterinarian and maintain her role as emergency preparedness and disease programs coordinator to ensure the health and safety of Ohio?s livestock interests. Matt [The Ohio State University] Matthew A. Smith Aquaculture Extension Specialist Madison County Extension Office College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 217 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 740.852.0975 ext 17 Office smith.11460 at osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: