Good evening,
There are several events coming up in the near future that I wanted to remind you in case you are interested in attending. Tuesday, January 14 is the start of the Conservation Tillage Club breakfast meetings at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. This week’s program is on plant diseases and fungicides. Dr. Pierce Paul, OSU/OARDC Department of Plant Pathology, will be the guest speaker. He will focus on plant diseases that have caused economic damage to our crops and when it is feasible to consider treatment. Breakfast is complimentary thanks to our sponsors and will start at 7:30 am. I have attached the flyer for this breakfast series in case you missed it last week.
Later the same day will be the start of our Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Connection webinars. Corn production will be the topic of the first program, which will be held at the Extension office, 1021 W. Lima Street in Kenton. This program will begin at 7:00 pm and will feature Dr. Peter Thomison, State Specialist Corn Production, Ohio State University Extension speaking on optimizing corn yields. He will be followed by Dr. Andy Michel, State Specialist Field Crops Entomology, Ohio State University Extension and Dr. Reed Johnson, Entomologist Apiculture, The Ohio State University. They will be speaking on seed treatments in corn. Please contact the Extension office at 419-674-2297 or reply to this email if you plan to attend this evening program. I have also attached the flier for this series as well.
The Hardin County Dairy Banquet will be Saturday, February 15 at noon. This event will be held at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. Tickets are available from any Dairy Service Unit Director or by contacting the Extension Office. See the attached news release for further details. The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association Directors will be meeting Tuesday, January 14 at 7:30 pm at the Ag Credit building. They will be planning their annual banquet which is scheduled for March 1. The Hardin County Fairboard will have their annual Sale Committee meeting Wednesday, January 15 at the fair office. It will begin at 7:00 pm and be followed by Livestock Committee meetings at 7:30 pm.
One last thing. I would like to apologize to anyone who may have received many copies of last week’s Hardin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Update. It seems as though this may have happened to some people with Yahoo email addresses. I have had two different people tell me that this happened. As usual, I have attached some articles that you may find useful.
Mark
Northwest Ohio Agriculture and Natural Resources Newsletter – New in 2014 – the Maumee Valley EERA and Erie Basin EERA are being pulled together to become a new Extension “region” – Thus the newsletter is expanding to include the counties of the Erie Basin (north central OH). Program information for Hardin Co. is also being included. If you are interested in accessing information for all of these programs in Northwest Ohio, go to http://hancock.osu.edu/topics/special-projects/maumee-valley-eera-archive/anr-newsletter/ANRnews. Here you will find events related to Agronomy, Composting and Manure Management, Extension Teams, Farm Business, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Miscellaneous Ag, Natural Resources, Pesticide Applicator Training and Testing. A printed version of this newsletter was mailed out to 500 Hardin County Agriculture and Natural Resources contacts.
Wyandot Agronomy Day – January 23, 2014 at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. This event will be held in the Masters Building on the fairgrounds located at 10171 State Route 53, Upper Sandusky. The program begins at 8:30 am and ends at 3:00 pm. Several speakers are planned for the day on such topics as Agronomic Crops Insects, Fumigation and Grain Storage, Precision Ag, Using Solar Power, Minimizing Drift Potential, Spotted Wing Drosophila, Soybean Weed Control, etc. For more information, see the attached document.
New and Small Farm College – Are you interested in learning how to make the most of a few acres? If so, this eight-week course is just for you! Filled with practical knowledge on a variety of topics— you won’t be disappointed! Classes meet every Monday, beginning February 10. All classes begin at 6:30 pm and end by 9:00 pm. This New and Small Farm College is being held in Piqua which is in Shelby County. If you would like to find out more about this program, go to http://pike.osu.edu/small%20farm%20college%20SHELBY%20final.pdf and view the full color brochure. The enrollment deadline is coming up on February 3.
Farmland Lease Workshop – A farm management program to be offered this winter to assist individuals in the changing agricultural industry. Ohio State University Farm Management Specialists Barry Ward and Peggy Hall will address the following topics during this three hour workshop:
- Trends in land cost and land rental rates
- Farmland leasing options: fixed and flexible cash leases
- Factors affecting leasing options and rates
- Evaluating cash rent survey data
- Legal issues in farmland leasing
- Analyzing good and bad leasing practices
- Developing a written lease for your farm
Workshop will be held February 12, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the conference room of the Hancock County Agricultural Services Building, 7868 CR 140, Findlay, OH 45840. Cost of the workshop is $15 to cover handouts and speakers. Pre-registration required by February 9 by calling the Hancock County Extension Office, 419-422-3851 or email lentz@osu.edu. Fee is payable at the door.
Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference – This annual conference will be held in Ada March 4-5, 2014 at Ohio Northern University. The website (ctc.osu.edu) is now current. You can register online, or print off a registration form. Information on room reservations is also current. Concerning the program, we are finalizing the list of topics/speakers. It is probably 90% set and more information will be posted that on the website as soon as information is finalized from those who are organizing the sessions. A flyer has been attached to this email which provides details and registration information for this event that last year attracted over 900 participants. Early bird registration ends February 21.
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