MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The 2018 Central Ohio Agronomy School will be held on Monday evenings, beginning on Feb. 5 and through March 5 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the conference room of the Ag Services Building, 1025 Harcourt Road, Mt. Vernon, Ohio 43050.
This five-week program will provide the attendees with the most comprehensive, up-to-date crop production and agricultural technology information available today. This school is designed with everyone in mind; part-time or full-time producer, beginner or CCA agronomist.
Within each subject area we will teach the basic concepts and progress to the most advanced agronomic principles.
Topics include:
Feb. 5 — Dr. Robert Mullen, Agrium-Potash Corp.; Fertilizer Outlook for 2018, The Phosphorus Situation in Ohio, Sulfur — Fact or Fiction
Feb. 12 — Frank Gibbs, USDA NRCS Soil Scientist (Retired); Building Soil Health — What are the Benefits?
Aaron Wilson, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center; Ohio Changing Weather Patterns, 2018 Weather Outlook.
Feb. 19 — Matt Bennett, Precision Planting; Farming by the Foot, not the Field
Mike Hannewald, Beck’s; Multi Hybrid Planting
Feb. 26 — Dr. Mark Loux, OSU Extension; Weed control update for 2016, Palmer Amaranth — We Have It, How Do We Control It?, Palmer, Waterhemp and Pigweed Identification With Real Plants
March 5 — Peggy Hall, OSU Agricultural Law; Legal Issues Facing Agriculture
Barry Ward, OSU Extension; Farm Economics Outlook for 2018
March 12 — Weather Make Up Date
This school will provide:
12.5 continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors, N.M. 2.0, P.D. 2.5, P.M. 4.0, C.M. 3.0, S&W 1.0.
4.5 hours of Commercial Pesticide Credits, Core — 1.5 Hours, 2C — 2.5 Hours, 2A — .5 Hours.
4.5 hours of Private Pesticide Recertification Credits, Core — 1.5 Hours, Category 1 — 2.0 Hours, Category 2 — .5 Hours 2, Category 6 — .5 Hours
Registration costs vary due to CUE credits and pesticide applicator credits.
This program is sponsored by The Ohio State University Extension, Advantage Ag & Equipment, AgInfoTech, B&B Farm Service, Beck’s, Central Ohio Farmers CO-OP, Channel, Cubbage Electric, Farmcredit, First-Knox National Bank, Ohio Soybean Council and Seed Consultants.
For more information, contact the OSU Extension Office in Knox County at 740-397-0401. The following links will provide more information for this program — http://u.osu.edu/knoxcountyag/ or https://knox.osu.edu/.
— OSU Extension, Knox County