OSU Extension Clermont County

10/30/2026

🎃🏆 And the Winners Are... 🏆🎃

The votes have been counted, the pumpkins have been judged, and the results are in! Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and voted in our Pumpkin Decorating Challenge!

🥇 1st Place: 🌵 Cactus Pumpkin
🥈 2nd Place: 🍩 Donuts Pumpkin
🥉 3rd Place: 🌌 Starry Night Pumpkin
🎖️ Tied for 4th Place: 🏈 UK Pumpkin & 🧙 Witch Pumpkin

A huge shoutout to all of our talented staff members who created such creative, funny, and spooktacular pumpkins this year. The competition was close, and every pumpkin was a winner in our patch! 🎃✨

Thanks again to everyone who voted and helped make this challenge a smashing success.
Until next year... keep calm and carve on! 🍂👻🎃

10/28/2026

Come for the Awards, Stay for the Floats!

Cheers & (Root) Beers Family Night is Almost Here! Join us Sunday, November 1 at the Clermont County Fairgrounds Multipurpose Building as we celebrate another incredible year of Clermont County…

10/26/2026

🎃 The Pumpkins Are In... Now It's Time to Vote! 🎃

Our staff has been hard at work decorating pumpkins, and the results are gourd-geous! 😄

Now we need YOUR help to crown the Pumpkin Decorating Challenge Champion! 🏆🎨

Browse through the photos and "Like" your favorite pumpkin to cast your vote. The pumpkin with the most likes will earn bragging rights and pumpkin-decorating glory for the year!

👍One like = one vote
🎃 Vote for your favorite(s)
📅 Voting is open now through October 30th at NOON!!!!

Get ready for some creative, funny, and spooktacular designs.
May the best pumpkin win! 🍂✨

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10/26/2026

OSU 2027 Soil Health Webinars

We are excited to announce the 2027 Spring Soil Health Webinar Series! This year’s series will feature four webinars covering topics including crop diversifications, biologicals, urban soil health, emerging technologies in soil health and more. The webinars will be held from 8:00 to 9:00 AM on the following dates: January 14, 2027 (Farmers’ panel discussion) February 11, 2027 March 18, 2027…...

We are excited to announce the 2027 Spring Soil Health Webinar Series! This year’s series will feature four webinars covering topics including crop diversifications, biologicals, urban soil health,…

10/26/2026

🎃🍬 Sticker shock from candy prices? You're not imagining it! 👻

Before your Halloween budget turns into something scary, check out these tips for saving a few treats (and dollars) this spooky season! 🎃💰

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If you have looked at the cost of a bag of sweet treats for a Halloween or Harvest party recently, you are probably considering your options. Candy prices in the United States remain as one of the …

10/23/2026

What a fantastic night for the Clermont County Master Gardener Volunteers!

Our volunteers brought home multiple awards and represented Clermont County and their volunteer work with excellence. We celebrated together at a watch party filled with wonderful fall treats while recognizing these outstanding achievements:

🌿 Backyard and Garden Small Group Excellence Award - $100

🌿 Standards of Excellence Platinum Award - Plaque

🌿 Overall Outstanding Award Winner in the Backyard and Garden Category - $500

🌿 Outstanding Master Gardener Volunteer of the Year - Barbara Mustoe-Monteith
• Clock and $100 gift card

🌿 We also answered a question correctly during the event and have a prize package headed to the county!

Congratulations to all who contributed to these accomplishments. Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to serving our communities continue to make Clermont County proud. Well done, everyone! 🎉👏🌱

10/21/2026

📣 Attention Jr. Fair Board Members!

Please note that the October Jr. Fair Board meeting has been moved from October 21 to October 28 due to the National FFA Convention.

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.
We appreciate your commitment and look forward to seeing everyone on October 28! 🍀🗓️

📢 Jr. Fair Board Members: Please note that our October meeting has been moved to October 28 due to the National FFA Convention. Thanks for your flexibility, and we’ll see you then!  

10/15/2026

Junior Fair Shop & Crop Show

The Clermont County Junior Fair Board is excited to announce a new Premium Shop & Crop Show at the Clermont County Fair, providing 4-H and FFA members with another opportunity to showcase their…

10/14/2026

Rooted in 4-H, Floated in Fun! Have You Registered Yet?

  Cheers & (Root) Beers Family Night is Almost Here! 🎉 Don’t forget to register for the 2026 Clermont County 4-H End-of-the-Year Celebration, RSVP by the 18th to receive a floattasti…

10/12/2026

2027 Camp Counselor Applications Are Officially Open!

      Do you have what it takes to help create the best week of summer? We’re looking for enthusiastic, responsible, and motivated 4-H members ages 15-18 (as of January 1, 2027…