From wang.900 at osu.edu Tue Oct 31 14:00:48 2023 From: wang.900 at osu.edu (Wang, Hanping) Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:00:48 +0000 Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] ABC-3 (Aquaculture/Aquaponics Boot Camp) is coming! Applications being accepted In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OSU.EDU [CFAES at Ohio State tag] Search Ohio State [cid:image002.png at 01DA08D7.B0434380] Aquaculture/Aquaponics Boot Camp 3 (ABC-3) Applications being accepted for this FREE opportunity Coming to Ohio (2024), Kentucky (2025) and West Virginia (2026) [go.osu.edu/abc3][A green sign with white text Description automatically generated] Aquaculture/Aquaponics Boot Camp 3 will train civilians to become aqua-farmers as part of a one-year tour of duty that includes classroom and field training paired with mentoring from some of the industry?s top leaders. Graduates will be armed with the knowledge and hands-on experience to successfully operate an aquaponics or aquaculture farm. Starting in 2024 in Ohio and coming to Kentucky in 2025 and West Virginia in 2026. The regiment requires recruits to: * Participate in 12 one-day training exercises held the second Saturday of each month. * Participate in 3 Aquaponics/aquaculture workshops throughout the year at various locations. * Attend the Aquaculture Bus Tour of Aquafarms. * Complete homework and study assignments online between monthly trainings. Need-to-knows * This program is FREE for accepted recruits * A minimum of 16 days out of the year commitment will be required to graduate. Most activities on Saturdays. * Our ?drill instructors? consist of College and University Educators, Government Specialists, Business Professionals, and Experienced Aqua-Producers * You will learn Aquaponics and aquaculture production, business planning, and marketing. * No two members of the same immediate family will be selected into the program at the same time. However, business partners may attend training if space is available and scheduled in advance. IMPORTANT DATES November 30, 2023: Application deadline December 15, 2023: Recruits notified of enlistment February 10, 2024: Processing Day at OSU South Centers (Command Center) 1864 Shyville Road Piketon, OH 45661 [CFAES at Ohio State logo.] Ohio State University Extension Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center cfaes.osu.edu ?2022, The Ohio State University You can manage your subscription here. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 828836 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 25590 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Presented by The Ohio State University South Centers Direct Food and Agricultural Marketing Team, Small Business Development Center, and CFAES Center for Cooperatives [CFAES at Ohio State logo.] Ohio State University Extension Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center cfaes.osu.edu (c)2022, The Ohio State University [The Ohio State University] Bridget Robertson Events Senior Coordinator The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences FAES South Centers Research and Extension 109 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, OH 45661 (614) 247-9757 Office robertson.731 at osu.edu / southcenters.osu.edu Buckeyes consider the environment before printing. [The Ohio State University] Nicole Wright Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory School of Environment and Natural Resources Heffner Building, 352 W. 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