January 4, 2014

Good afternoon,

Today we weighed-in and tagged 64 beef and dairy steers for the Hardin County Fair.  Some of these cattle were also nose printed for the Ohio State Fair.  I was thankful that the weather was not too cold and that the snow had yet to start falling.  Thanks to all the members of the Hardin County Cattle Producers and other volunteers who made the event run smoothly.

Next week I am spending three days in Columbus at OSU for training.  Two days for pesticide updates and one day for agronomy team in-service.  It is during this training that we will be given the information for pesticide recertification and also other information for conducting winter programs.  I have attached to this email a copy of the Pesticide Recertification Training news release that was sent out this week.  If you received a letter from the Ohio Department of Agriculture saying the your private applicator license is due to expire March 31, 2014, you will want to read this article.  It also has information for commercial applicators as well.

Pesticide Recertification

Last call for the Online Grain Marketing Course.  Anyone who still wants to register can do so online by noon on Monday, January 6.  See the attached flyer for more information for this course that begins January 7 and includes a grain marketing simulation.  Finally, someone has asked about small square bales of hay that might be available.  If you have some or know where some can be located, please let me know.  As always, I have included some additional articles that you may be interested in reading.

Grain Marketing Flyer

Mark

image008Farm Building Rental Survey – Each year Extension Educators in Ohio receive questions about cash rental rates for buildings used for livestock production and storage of crops and machinery.  Landowners and tenants would benefit from knowing what typical rental rates are for various structures and facilities when developing farm lease agreements.  We would like your help with a new survey being carried out by Extension farm management specialists in the north central region of the U.S.  See the attached Farm Building Rental Survey document to complete the survey.

Farm Building Rental Survey

image009Conservation Tillage Club – Breakfast meetings for the Conservation Tillage Club will begin January 14 at the Plaza Inn in Mt. Victory.  This year, Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) credits are being offered for all four meetings.  Thanks to the generous sponsors, these breakfast meetings and programs are offered at no charge.  They begin with breakfast at 7:30 am and then a speaker to follow.  These meetings are jointly planned by the Soil and Water Conservation District and OSU Extension in Hardin, Logan, and Union Counties.  See the attached flier for more information.

Conservation Tillage Club

 

image010Corn, Soybeans and Wheat Connection – These free webinars are set to begin January 14 at the Extension office, 1021 W. Lima Street in Kenton.  The first one starts at 7:00 pm and focuses on Corn Production.  ‘Optimizing Corn Yields-­‐Assessing the Contribution of Key Agronomic Management Factors’ will be the topic of the presentation.  It will be taught by Dr. Peter Thomison, State Specialist Corn Production, Ohio State University Extension. ‘Seed Treatments in Corn: Impacts on Pests and Pollinators’ will also be presented by Dr. Andy Michel, State Specialist Field Crops Entomology, Ohio State University Extension and Dr. Reed Johnson, Entomologist Apiculture, The Ohio State University.  Call the Extension office at 419-674-2297 to register and see the attached flier for more information.

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image012Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference – The Conservation Tillage Conference will have a line-up of about 60 speakers for the annual program at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio March 4-5.   The full program and registration information are on the website: ctc.osu.edu. In addition, flyers are in county Extension offices. Information has been emailed to previous attendees (or mailed to those without an email address). Crop consultants in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan will receive an email later this month listing available CEU credits. Registration is the same as last year: $65 for one day; $85 for both.

 

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Legal Concerns of Farmers – Farmers and non-farm individuals have challenges they face each year. Last fall at the Farm Science Review, the Ohio State University’s Agricultural & Resource Law booth took an informal survey on what farmers considered their biggest legal concern.  See the attached article written by Ed Lentz, OSU Extension Educator from Hancock County for the top legal concerns of farmers.

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Mark A. Badertscher

Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator

OSU Extension Hardin County

1021 W. Lima Street, Suite 103, Kenton, OH 43326

419-674-2297 Office

hardin.osu.edu

 

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