Soil

Corn Research Highlights from 2024 with Dr. Osler Ortez, Friday, March 21

| Clifton Martin

Do you plant corn or are you interested in planting corn?  The final installment of Pizza, Pop, and Profits for 2025 will be Friday March 21st at 12:00Pm in person and 12:30 PM on ZOOM.  Dr. Osler Ortez, Assistant Professor for Corn and Emerging Crops will be our guest.  Join us to hear updates from Dr. Ortez from 2024 Corn research from OSU.

This is a hybrid program available in person or online through Zoom.  Our onsite location will be 225 Underwood Street, Zanesville.

This program is jointly sponsored by the Muskingum County OSU Extension Office and the Soil and Water Conservation District Office.  Find registration and more information here: https://www.muskingumswcd.org/Events/Pizza-Pop-Profits/

High Tunnel School March 14

| Clifton Martin

Join us for an exciting new endeavor, the Tri-State High Tunnel School, focused on high tunnel production, featuring information to benefit commercial growers, beginning farmers, and educators, among others.  Muskingum County and Licking County are partnering to host this event at the Licking County Extension Office, 771 East Main Street, Newark OH 43055.  Registration starts at 8:45 AM on March 14 and the cost is $25.  RSVP by March 12.

Program topics include: fruit production, exclusion techniques for insects, water management, soil management, environmental management, high tunnel site tour

Direct Link to Register for the Newark, OH host site

Main information page for the high tunnel school program

Program Flyer with Agenda (Newark, OH)

The tri-state high tunnel school is hosted by Extension programs of Michigan State University, Purdue University, and The Ohio State University.

Nutrient Management After a Drought February 21

| Clifton Martin

The next lunch and learn “Pizza, Pop, and Profit” session is upcoming on Friday, February 21 at noon.  We will host Manbir Rakkar, Assistant Professor of Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management at The Ohio State University, to speak on agronomic management considerations.  2024 was a tough year with most of Ohio experiencing drought conditions at some point during the year.  Some producers harvested less grain and forage than they fertilized for.  Will that fertility be available for the 2025 crop?  What do drought conditions do to fertilizer and nutrient availability?  With high fertilizer prices can we cut back on applications in 2025?  These are a few of the questions we will be discussing at our next episode of Pizza, Pop, and Profits on February 21st.

This is a hybrid program available in person or online through Zoom.  Our onsite location will be 225 Underwood Street, Zanesville.

This program is jointly sponsored by the Muskingum County OSU Extension Office and the Soil and Water Conservation District Office.  Find registration and more information here: https://www.muskingumswcd.org/Events/Pizza-Pop-Profits/

Additionally, the final session of this series on March 21 will host Dr. Osler Ortez, Assistant Professor in Corn and Emerging Crop Production Systems at The Ohio State University, to discuss corn research highlights from 2024.

 

 

Agricultural Fertilizer FIRST-TIME Certification Webinar

| Clifton Martin

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.

More information and a link to register can be found here.

“Pizza, Pop, and Profits” Lunch and Learn Series Starts January 17

| Clifton Martin

The Pizza, Pop, and Profits Lunch and Learn Series continues in 2025 with our first event on January 17.  Mike Estadt, OSU Extension Pickaway County will join us to share a program on carbon markets and current industry updates for the farm and landowner.  Mr. Estadt has been following the carbon market headlines and trends for several years and presenting around Ohio in an effort to keep Ohio agriculture informed on potential trends and impacts related to carbon credit programs and carbon sequestration.  There are many constantly changing factors in the carbon marketplace and we will discuss the changes, opportunities, and pitfalls for agribusinesses.  Come at 12:00 noon for lunch with our speaker to start at 12:30 pm.

This program is jointly sponsored by the Muskingum County OSU Extension Office and the Soil and Water Conservation District Office.  Find registration and more information here: https://www.muskingumswcd.org/Events/Pizza-Pop-Profits/

Obtaining Agricultural Fertilizer Certification Online Training (new certifications)

| Clifton Martin

March 28, 2024 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Registration Deadline: One Week Prior to the Event
Cost: $35

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. Following the completion of this course, we will collect your information to be transferred to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. If you currently hold a pesticide license, your license information will then be updated to include fertilizer certification. If you do not hold a pesticide license, you will be sent an invoice to collect your certification fee. Once the fee is received by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, you will receive your fertilizer certification.

Link to program information and registration.

Corn, Soybean, Soil Health, Grain Storage Economics meeting in Licking County March 6

| https://u.osu.edu/lcagnews/2024/01/19/corn-soybean-soil-health-grain-storage-economics-meeting-in-licking-county/

What crop has the smallest yield penalty for delayed planting? Can you adjust your management practices to mitigate losses due to late planting? How are diseases affected by planting date?

Have you been following the “Battle for the Belt” through this last crop season? We are bringing this discussion to Licking County on March 6th.  The morning sessions are a statewide program offered in 3 locations and we have added lunch and afternoon sessions that address concerns in our part of the state.

This will take place at OSU Newark / COTC.

Cost is $10 and includes a meal.

Call the office 740-670-5315 to register.

Speakers include:

Laura Lindsey  – OSU Professor Soybean and Small Grain Production

Osler Ortez – OSU Assistant Professor – Corn & Emerging Crops

Horacio Lopez-Nicora – OSU Assistant Professor Soybean Pathology and Nematology

Eric Richer – Assistant Professor Field Specialist, Farm Management, OSU Extension “Good Questions to Ask when Investing in On-Farm Storage”

Jim Ippolito – The Rattan Lal Endowed Professor of Soil Health and Soil Fertility, Ohio State  speaking on “Soil Health Perspectives from the New Guy”

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Muskingum and Coshocton Agronomy Dinner January 22

| Clifton Martin

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.

REGISTER ONLINE AT THIS LINK

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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

Lunch and Learn Series, starts January 19

| Clifton Martin

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:

 

Pesticide Applicator Exam Training January 18, 2024

| Clifton Martin

A pesticide applicator exam training session will be offered on January 18, 2023, 6:00 PM, at the Rural Services Building. In order to obtain a Private Pesticide Applicator License, individuals must pass the exam which is administered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  Those who wish to use Restricted Use Products (ODA List) must acquire an applicators license to purchase and apply product. This training is intended to provide an overview of the concepts presented in the exam as preparation.  To register for this training session please email martin.2422@osu.edu or call 740-454-0144.

 

Following this training session, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will be present at the Rural Services Building to administer the exam on:

January 25, 20234, 10:00 AM

(Exam registration at the ODA Website)

Or, call ODA at 614-728-6270 for more exam information