OSU Extension is pleased to announce the 2025 Northern Ohio Vegetable Grower Winter Meeting will take place on March 4th, 2025.This program will provide opportunities to learn from and engage with OSU Extension specialists on various topics in vegetable production. The educational sessions include topics on crop protection against vegetable pests (insects, diseases, weeds), high tunnel management, safeguarding water quality, and more. Take part in this educational opportunity to help equip you with the knowledge you need to help improve vegetable production on your farm.
AGENDA:
9:00: Welcome/Weed Control in Sweet Corn & Pumpkins
Chris Galbraith, OSU/MSU Extension
9:35: What’s New in High Tunnel Production and Potato Varieties
Matt Kleinhenz, OSU
10:20: Break
10:30: Soilborne Disease Management in Tomatoes
Andres Sanabria Velazquez, OSU
11:00: Preserving Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin
Jocelyn Ruble, OSU Extension
11:30: Cover Crops for Weed Control in Vegetables
Ram Yadav, OSU
12:00: Lunch
12:45: Pepper Insect Pest Control/IPPM in Cucurbits
Ashley Leach, OSU
1:30: Vegetable Diseases of 2024: Diagnostic Lab Recap
Francesca Rotundo, OSU
2:00: Use of Spray Drones in Vegetable Production: Challenges & Opportunities
Erdal Ozkan, OSU
2:30: Evaluations/Credits
The program will run from 9:00am-2:30pm, with check-in beginning at 8:30am. Registering online prior to the event is required to ensure there is room. The event will take place at The Neeley Center at Terra State Community College (2830 Napoleon Rd, Fremont, OH 43420).
This event is free and will include a catered lunch. This event is worth 3 ODA credits for Commercial category 2B (category 3 for Private) and 0.5 credit for Commercial category 1. Vegetable growers won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from and connect with fellow growers, extension staff, and other individuals working within the vegetable industry.
Visit the link below to register for this event:
Go.osu.edu/nwveg
Please reach out to Chris Galbraith at galbraith.108@osu.edu or 734-240-3178 with any questions.
