Crop Diversity to Improve Your Bottom Line (Starts January 14)

This series will look at practices and considerations to successfully incorporate alternative grain crops into your rotation to diversify your operation. Thursdays, January 14 – March 4, 9:00am-10:30am. Register: http://go.osu.edu/cropdiversity

  • January 14 – Specialty Small Grains, Winter Malting Barley (Greg McGlinch), White Wheat (Dennis Pennington), Wet Wrapped Oats (Al Gahler), Triticale (Jason Hartschuh)
  • February 4 – Seed Production, Corn and Soybean Seed Production (Fred Pond), Cover Crop Seed Production
  • March 4 – Non-GMO Crop Production, Best Practices for High Yielding Non-GMO Soybean Production (Laura Lindsey), Weed Control (Mark Loux), Insect Management: The Forgotten Corn Pests (Chris DiFonzo)

Link to Additional Programs From the Agronomic Crops Network

OARDC Small Grains Field Day June 14

Press Release for the OARDC Small Grains Field Day:

Small Grains Field Day

            The OARDC Schaffter Farm located at 3240 Oil City Rd., Wooster, will be the host location for a Small Grains Field Day scheduled for Tuesday, June 14.  The day begins with registration and sign-in at 9:30 am and the program starts at 10:00am.  The day will conclude around 3:00 pm.   In addition to looking at how small grains are used as a grain crop the field day will also provide information and demonstrations about small grains as cover crops, alternative forages and how they fit into row cropping systems.  Presenters include OARDC Researchers, The Agriculture Research Service Wheat Quality Lab, OSU Extension specialists and OSU Extension educators.  Private pesticide applicator and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) credits will be offered to field day participants.

Topics that will be covered at the Small Grains Field Day include:

  • Malting Barley: Opportunities and Possibilities for Ohio
  • Small Grains as Cover Crops and Alternative Forages
  • Small Grain Crimping and Soybean Seeding Demonstration
  • Modified Relay Intercropping of Soybeans into Wheat Demonstration
  • Wheat Production Agronomics
  • Wheat and Barley Disease ID and Management
  • Wheat Breeding and Evaluation Update

 

Pre-registration is requested.  The cost is $25/person if registered by June 3.  Late registration after June 3 is $35/person.  Registration includes handout materials, lunch and refreshments.  Registration forms and checks (Made payable to Ohio State University Extension) should be sent to the Wayne County Extension office at 428 West Liberty Street, Wooster OH  44691.  An informational flyer and field day registration form is available on-line at: http://go.osu.edu/smallgrainsfieldday

 

The Small Grains Field Day is sponsored by the following organizations:

  • Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)
  • Ohio State University ATI
  • Ohio State University Extension
  • Ohio Certified Seed Association\
  • Ohio Corn & Wheat
  • Ohio Soybean Council

For more information contact the Wayne County Extension office at 330-264-8722.