Hello,
Another week into January and we are getting spring-like temperatures. You might remember that last week I shared the Northwest Ohio Region Agriculture and Natural Resources Newsletter. This week I have attached the Top of Ohio Extension Education and Research Area Newsletter, which contains the winter programs for Hardin County and the other nine counties to our southwest that are part of this region. Monday I will be helping out teaching at a pesticide recertification and fertilizer training in one of these counties, Auglaize, as the Extension Educators work together to conduct programs in our region. This enables a large variety of events available to local farmers, including those in Hardin County. I hope you take the time to look through this newsletter for programs and events that might interest you.
This week is the second Conservation Tillage Club breakfast, starting at 7:30 am on Tuesday, January 24 at the Plaza Inn. This program will feature Dr. Jeff Stachler, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator in Auglaize County. Stachler received his Ph.D. in Weed Science and has worked out of state before coming back to Ohio to serve as a county extension educator. Stachler will address New Weed Control Options such as the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend program and other new pesticide programs to help farmers control problem weeds such as marestail, giant ragweed, waterhemp, and Palmer amaranth. His talk will discuss using fall or spring burndowns, pre-emerge, post-emerge, and use of residuals to help control problem weeds in soybeans and corn. See the attached flyer for more information about this series.
The Corn, Soybean and Wheat Connection webinars will begin Tuesday (1/24) evening at 7:00 pm. The first session on January 24 will feature Drs. John Fulton and Elizabeth Hawkins on how to efficiently utilize data from precision agriculture technology to guide farm management decisions. If you would like to view this webinar at home, you must have pre-registered one week before the session. To receive login information for future agronomy webinars, go to go.osu.edu/cswconnection2017. See the attached flyer for future webinar topics and locations. Only the January 31 webinar will be hosted by Hardin County Extension. Watch for details about how to participate in this local event coming up soon. The Tractor Safety & Machinery Operation for Youth course has been moved back one week to allow for more participation. See the attached registration flyer for details about how to register by January 25 for this course which will begin on February 8 at the Extension office.
Tractor Safety for Youth Flyer
Farmers will have the opportunity to learn about cover crops in a one day workshop at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory on Friday, February 10. This program will be held in the banquet room of the Plaza Inn, 491 S Main Street, Mount Victory, OH 43340. The workshop will begin at 8:30 am and end at 3:30 pm. The cost of the all day Cover Crops Workshop will be $25 and will include lunch, snacks, and reference materials. This workshop will review some key cover crops knowledge taught at last year’s program as well as build on that subject matter by offering advanced cover crop information and timely topics related to this conservation and cropping practice. See the attached news release and flyer to find out how to register for this workshop by February 3.
Cover Crops Workshop News Release
2017 Cover Crop Flyer Hardin County
Other upcoming events that you may be interested include On Farm Manure Research on February 1 and an Ag Outlook meeting being held February 3 in Darke County. If you are interested in attending either of these events, see the attached flyers for more details and registration information. More local events include a Soil and Water Conservation District meeting on Thursday (1/26) at SWCD office starting at 7:30 am, the New & Small Farm College on Thursday (1/26) at OSU-Lima starting at 6:00 pm, and a Pork Producers meeting on the same evening at Ag Credit, starting at 6:30 pm. As usual, I have included some articles below for your reading.
2017 On Farm Manure Research Review Flyer
Mark
Fertilizer Applicator Certification Needed by 9/30/2017 – Greg LaBarge
We are entering the last few months for fertilizer applicator certification which involves attending a training program offered by Ohio State University Extension then being issued a certification from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Through the first two years of the program 12,000 farmers and ag retailers who apply fertilizer have been certified. Some common questions are answered at http://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-1/fertilizer-applicator-certification-needed-9302017 along with a link to the upcoming schedule through April.
2016 Northwest Ohio Corn Silage Test (Web Extra) – Rich Minyo, Bill Widdicombe, Peter Thomison, Allen Geyer
In 2016, 47 corn silage hybrids representing 16 commercial brands were evaluated in a joint trial with Michigan State University (MSU). One Ohio location is combined with Michigan’s two southern (Zone 1) silage locations. The Ohio test site was located in our Northwest Region at Hoytville (Wood County). The two MSU sites were located in Branch and Lenawee counties, which are on the Ohio/Michigan state line. The test results from the three 2016 locations are treated as one region. Go to http://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-1/2016-northwest-ohio-corn-silage-test-web-extra to read more about this silage test and results.
Soybean College Offered in North Central Ohio – Mike Gastier
Join OSU Extension on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 as we present a hands-on, intensive soybean management workshop that may help Ohio growers become more profitable soybean producers. This workshop deals with all management aspects of soybean production and will feature Dr. Laura Lindsey, Soybean/Wheat Extension Specialist; Dr. Kelley Tilmon, Field Crop Extension Entomologist; Dr. Steve Culman, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, and Dr. Anne Dorrance, Field Crop Extension Pathologist. If interested in more details, go to http://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-1/soybean-college-offered-north-central-ohio.
Northern Ohio Crops Day February 2nd – Alan Sundermeier
The annual Northern Ohio Crops Day will be held on February 2, 2017 at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed, 1375 N. St. Rt. 590, Gibsonburg, Ohio. Registration is requested by January 27 by calling Al Gahler at 419-334-6340 or email at gahler.2@osu.edu. Cost is $15 for lunch and $35 if pesticide recertification credits are needed, this is payable at the door. Certified Crop Advisor CEU and Fertilizer Certification is offered. To view the agenda, go to http://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-1/northern-ohio-crops-day-february-2nd.
Revisit the 2016 Ohio Beef School Webinar Series – Stanley Smith
In case you missed one of the 2016 Ohio Beef Cattle School presentations, or would like to review one, find the recordings of each evenings’ presentations linked here at http://u.osu.edu/beef/2016/02/17/revisit-the-2016-ohio-beef-school-webinar-series/. These are the Ohio Beef Cattle School webinar programs from last year. This year’s beef school is currently going on with the next presentation at the Hardin County Extension office on February 7 at 7:00 pm.
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