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The Ohio Department of Agriculture(ODA) will be sponsoring three collection events for farmers to dispose of unwanted pesticides. This year, the collections are available in Fulton, Lake, and Greene counties on the following days and locations:
August 13 – Fulton County Extension, 8770 State Route 108, Wauseon, Ohio 43567, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
August 14 – Perry Coal and Feed (Lake County), 4204 Main Street, Perry, Ohio 44081, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
August 27 – Greene County Fairgrounds, 100 Fairground Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

The pesticide collection and disposal services are free of charge, but only farm chemicals will be accepted. Paint, antifreeze, solvents, and household or non-farm pesticides will not be accepted.

ODA sponsors the pesticide collections in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To pre-register or for more information, contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture at (614) 728-6987.

You are invited to the Molly Caren Ag Center Grain Facility for an open house to learn more about grain handling systems and safety. Technology and design will be on display July 24, 2025, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. OSU Extension and industry representatives will be on hand to discuss Millwright design and efficiencies, grain automation, harvest equipment, grain scale and software, and safety.

Two scheduled presentations offer a chance for CCA and pesticide continuing education and recertification credits.

• 1:00-1:30 PM Vomitoxin Management (Comm. 2A and Private 1, CCA IPM)
• 1:30-2:00 PM Grain Bin Fumigation (Comm. 10C and Private 6, CCA IPM)

The event is FREE, but an RSVP is required for lunch. Those who want credits will be charged $5 per session, payable on the day of the event.

To see more details and RSVP by July 18, go to go.osu.edu/GrainOpenHouse.

The Molly Caren Ag Center grain facility is located 1 mile north of the Farm Science Review at 990 St. Rt. 38 NE, London, OH 43140.

This workshop will feature presentations on best spraying practices using conventional sprayers and new sprayer technology, including spray drones and Intelligent sprayer units. The afternoon will provide field demonstrations showing adjustments to improve the effectiveness of conventional sprayers, as well as sprayer operation and calibration demonstrations. OSU, MSU, and PSU Extension Specialists and the USDA-ARS Application Technology Research Unit are developing this workshop. Registration is required. Please see the agenda for program details. Lunch and workshop materials are included with registration.

DATE: August 12, 2025

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Quarry Hill Winery & Orchard, 8403 Mason Rd #2, Berlin Heights, OH 44814

REGISTRATION COST (includes lunch and refreshments): Early Registration: $45 per person until July 1; Late Registration: $60 per person, July 2 until August 1

REGISTER at GO.OSU.EDU/SPRAY2025

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This workshop provides you with the opportunity to learn best spraying practices using conventional sprayers as well as the new technology available to growers to make the pesticide application more precise and cost-effective. For example, you will see an “intelligent sprayer” with AI application (developed here in Ohio several years ago) that detects the existence of targets to be sprayed and varies the application rate on the go depending on the canopy characteristics (size, canopy leaf density).  Another new technology gaining popularity is using drones to spray pesticides. These new technologies, as well as several types of conventional orchard/vineyard sprayers, will be demonstrated in the afternoon part of the workshop. There will be plenty of time to talk with the presenters of talks, as well as with the vendors who will bring their sprayers to the site for demonstrations.

The morning part of the workshop will be indoors with limited seating capacity. Registration will be closed once the seating capacity is reached, so please consider registering early.