This 3-hour training is for individuals who are obtaining their Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification for the first time (not recertification). Agricultural Fertilizer Certification is required for applications to more than 50 acres of crops grown for sale in Ohio. It is not required for lawn and landscape fertilizer applications. This training will be held online as a webinar.
soil test
Soil Testing Program
Autumn is one of the better times to collect a soil sample and get it sent to the lab. The Extension Office is just one of many resources to help get this done. We have soil test kits ready at the office available for $12 which will covers your lab fee.
Stop by to pick up test kits between 8:00am and 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Resources to help include:
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Interpreting a Soil Test Report
Fertility Management of Meadows
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio
Lunch and Learn Series, starts January 19
Join us for lunch on January 19 at the Rural Services Building, 12:00 PM, to discuss soil tests and liming for crop management. Pizza and Pop are provided. We will host Greg LaBarge, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems, as our guest speaker.
This is the first of a series of three lunch meetings focused on agronomic production:
Master Gardener Volunteer Class Applications Due December 15
Zanesville, OH–OSU Extension Muskingum County will offer a Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class in 2024. The basic premise of the Master Gardener Volunteer program is to provide training in horticulture to interested volunteers in exchange for 50 hours of horticulture service back to the community. Training will begin on February 15, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm with conventional classroom instruction. Program cost is $125. Applications will be available online at muskingum.osu.edu/mgv or at the Muskingum County Extension Office, 225 Underwood St, Zanesville. Applications are due Dec 15.
Muskingum and Coshocton Agronomy Dinner January 22
OSU Extension Muskingum and Coshocton County will host an Agronomy Dinner on Monday, January 22, 2024. Join us for a fine meal at Friendly Hills Camp and Conference Center for agronomic updates for the 2024 cropping year. Guest Stephanie Karhoff, Agronomic Systems Fields Specialist, will discuss field crop agronomic challenges for the upcoming field season and Bruce Clevenger, Farm Management Specialist, will provide a budgeting and marketing outlook for 2024. Pre-registration is required and can be made online at go.osu.edu/2024dinner or by RSVP to the OSU Extension Muskingum County Extension Office, 225 Underwood St, Zanesville, OH. Event cost is $20 per person. Doors open at 5:30 PM with opening remarks at 5:50pm and dinner will be served at 6:00PM. The host facility for this event is Friendly Hills Camp and Conference Center, 5880 Friendly Hills Road, Zanesville, OH. Contact Clifton Martin, OSU Extension Muskingum County, at 740-454-0144 or Chris Allen, OSU Extension Coshocton County, 740-622-2265. Certified Crop Advisor CEU’s will be available.
Monday, January 22, 2024
5:30 PM
Friendly Hills Camp and Conference Center
5880 Friendly Hills Road, Zanesville, OH
$20 per person
RSVP by January 17, 2024
Guest Speakers:
Stephanie Karhoff
Stephanie is an Agronomic Field Systems Specialist with Ohio State Extension and will speak on Field Crop Agronomy Challenges in 2024.
Bruce Clevenger
Bruce is Farm Management Specialist with OSU Extension and will speak about Field Crop Budgeting and Marketing Outlooks for 2024.
Agenda:
5:30 PM Registration
5:50 PM Welcome and Announcements
6:00 PM Dinner (buffet)
6:30 PM Guest Speakers
8:15 PM Wrap up & Adjourn
Menu:
Chicken, pork, potatoes, green beans, salad
Contact information:
Clifton Martin, Extension Educator, Muskingum County
martin.2422@osu.edu
740-454-0144
Chris Allen, Extension Educator, Coshocton County
allen.236@osu.edu
740-622-2265
New Master Gardener Volunteer Class Starts February 15
Zanesville, OH–OSU Extension Muskingum County will offer a Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class in 2024. The basic premise of the Master Gardener Volunteer program is to provide training in horticulture to interested volunteers in exchange for 50 hours of horticulture service back to the community. Training will begin on February 15, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm with conventional classroom instruction. Program cost is $125. Applications will be available online at muskingum.osu.edu/mgv or at the Muskingum County Extension Office, 225 Underwood St, Zanesville. Applications are due Dec 15.
You may download an application here.
It’s a great time to take a soil test…
Autumn is one of the better times to collect a soil sample and get it sent to the lab. The Extension Office is just one of many resources to help get this done. We have soil test kits ready at the office available for $9.
We loan soil core probes for a $10 deposit, returned on receipt of the tool back to the office.
Resources to help include:
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Interpreting a Soil Test Report
Fertility Management of Meadows
Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens
Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio
Using the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator
Throughout this winter meeting season, fertilizer has been a hot topic. Generally, the discussion has been around nitrogen price and availability. Most of us have little to no influence on price or availability, but as a farmer, you decide your corn (and wheat) nitrogen rates, assuming you can get the nitrogen product you want. Your corn nitrogen rate could likely cost $100 per acre more in 2022 as compared to the year prior and nitrogen will probably surpass seed as the most expensive variable cost per acre this year.
Read more from this article from the C.O.R.N newsletter at this link
Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training and Testing Option
Fertilizer applicator certification began in 2014. The agricultural fertilizer applicator certificate is required by the Ohio Department of Agriculture when you apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres of agricultural production. Agricultural production is defined as grain, forage, and other cash crops grown primarily for sale. Both horticultural and agronomic crops are included under this law. There is no distinction between commercial and private fertilizer applicators: both certify or recertify in an identical way…Read the full article here.
Virtual Training Option
A virtual training is scheduled for March 31, 2022, from 9-12:15. Information and registration on the webinar is at https://nutrienteducation.osu.edu/OnlineFertCert
Testing Option
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