ONGA Fall Meeting
Saturday, September 6, 2025
The Fall Meeting of the ONGA will be on
Saturday September 6, 2025 12:00 noon and will be held at
John and Kay Kelsey's farm in "Almost Heaven" (almost Ohio). Festivities will begin at 11:00.
Featured Demonstration: The Kelseys have two hazelnut orchards started
in 2011 and 2014,
which include about 50 EFB resistant cultivars. The nuts will be ordered to drop on Sept
6,
to demonstrate the harvesting equipment. There is also a black walnut planting started
in 1995,
planned for timber, but includes a scattering of about 40 thin-shell cultivars.
There is also an area using conifer shading to produce veneer quality black walnut - a
must see!
Directions:
19540 Kanawha Valley Road
Southside, VW 25187
38.760433, -81.996739
Cross the West Virginia River (aka the Ohio River) using the US 35 bridge near Gallipolis, OH.
Stay on US 35 south for 10 miles and exit left at mile 26. There is a small sign that says "Beech Hill" and "Southside".
Continue south on Rte. 817 (aka. Kanawha Valley Road) for about a half mile.
Start slowing down at green house, and turn in at the cement driveway, both on the right.
Half way up the driveway, turn right under the big maple and park by the barn.
Click here for a map and more information on the Fall meeting.
ONGA Booth at the Farm Science Review
September 16-18, 2025
It's a three-day outdoor agricultural trade show
featuring a little bit of something for everyone. There
are commercial exhibits for everything from tractors to
financial services. Educational displays offer new
ideas and new answers to old problems. And there's
always an expert or two or three around from Ohio State
University, government agencies and private
industry.
ONGA has a nut tree planting at the Farm Science Review
and sets up a tent each year to educate and demostrate
nut tree cultavation.
To volunteer, contact Ray Rusmisel at
rrusmisel@hotmail.com or 740-967-0461.
Volunteers get free parking and admission to
the FSR.
Farm Science Review Website
ONGA Spring Meeting & Scion Swap
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - 12 Noon
Click here for Spring Meeting Info!
Kingwood Center
900 Park Avenue West
Mansfield, Ohio
NAPGA/OPGA
Pawpaw Field Day and Grafting Workshop
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 8:00am - 4:00 PM
The workshop will be in Wooster Ohio at OPGA/NAPGA member farm. Learn innovated and proven ways to improve your pawpaw planting. Demonstrations on plantings, caring, spraying your trees and transplanting. The Grafting part of workshop will be 3 hour class and 1 hour grafting in duration. More information will follow in the near future. napga.opga@gmail.com
ONGA Annual Judging Contest
To be determined at the Spring meeting
July xx, 2025
Due to the Agriculture and Horticulture building being rebuilt, we are unable to judge nut
entries
at the State Fair. We anticiapate the building being completed in 2026. We will continue
this
year
like we did last year and have a seperate meeting in July for the entries to be
judged.
So, be sure to bring your entries to the Spring meeting or get them to Vicki Rusmisel or
Joe Hietter befor July.
In the News: The Cullman family farm was highlighted in an issue of Our Ohio magazine.
Our Ohio Magazine
Going Nuts: Nuts-a-plenty in central Ohio
2025 Joint Conference of the Northern Nut Growers Association and the Chestnut Growers of America
August 3 - August 6, 2025
2025 Joint Conference of the Northern Nut Growers Association
and the Chestnut Growers of America will
will be held Sunday, August 3 - Wednesday, August 6 in Lansing, Michigan