Northern Ohio Crops Day February 9th

February 9, 2012 is this year’s date for the Northern Ohio Crops Day that will be held at Ole Zim’s Wagon Shed, 1375 N. State Route 590, Gibsonburg, Ohio. Featured on this program will be: “Phosphorous and Lake Erie, What has Changed since 1995”, “Pesticide Application, Making Sure You Hit the Target”, “Problem Weeds in Row Crops & Forages”, “Using All the Tools for Growing Corn” and “Precision Agriculture”. These are topics that everyone is talking about and we have some of the top specialists presenting at this meeting.

The program has been approved for Private and Commercial pesticide recertification credits. Participants can obtain all private recertification credits, and commercial credits are 1 hour each in Core, 2A and 2C. We have also received 5 CEU’s for Certified Crop Adviser CEUs. Due to support from our Ag sponsors pesticide recertification credits for private applicators is $25.  Commercial credit will be $15 per hour.

The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. and continues until 3:00 p.m. A $10.00 donation will be accepted at the door to help with expenses that includes a copy of the 2012 Ohio & Indiana Weed Control Guide publication. 

Lunch will be provided courtesy of the Northern Ohio Crops Day Exhibitors. The program is a joint effort of Erie Basin EERA Ohio State University Extension. Please call Sandusky County office (419) 334-6340 or e-mail koenig.55@osu.edu with any questions.