Precision Planting in Wauseon:
Farmers and crop consultants interested in seeing the newest planter technology or precision technology that can be retrofitted on existing planters are encouraged to attend the Aug 6th Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day at Fulton Co Fairgrounds in Wauseon.
The day will focus exclusively on planters including seed, steel and related technology. In the morning, producers will hear sessions on precision planter agronomics, all the newest planter technology, data management and a precision planter panel. In the afternoon, Case IH, Horsch, John Deere and Kinze planters will provide live demonstrations in a nearby wheat stubble field (conditions permitting).
Event runs from 8:15 am to 3:30 pm and is free to the public but registration to richer.5@osu.edu or 419-337-9210 is needed for accurate lunch count. See www.fulton.osu.edu for flyer and more details.
Manure Science Review in Bucyrus:
The annual Manure Science Review, featuring new and better ways to manage livestock manure and wastewater, takes place at the Hord Livestock farm south of Bucyrus on Tuesday, August 6th. The site is wheat stubble field about a quarter mile west of intersection of State Route 98 and State Route 294.
Morning educational presentations start at 8:50am and include:
The field demonstrations are from 1-3 p.m. and will feature mortality composting, edge-of-field bioreactors, cover crops for Ohio’s soils, optical nitrogen detection, the new Subsurfer Applicator for injecting poultry manure, applicators for liquid manure injection, rapid transfer of liquid manure, side-dressing with liquid manure and the Nutrient Boom for applying liquid manure to standing crops.
Registration, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch, is $30 per person by July 29 and $35 per person after July 29. To register, participants should send their name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, telephone number and payment (with checks made payable to OARDC/OSU) to Mary Wicks, OARDC/OSU, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.
For more information, contact Wicks at 330-202-3533 or wicks.14@osu.edu. An agenda and registration form may be downloaded at http://go.osu.edu/MSR2013 (pdf).
For more detailed information, visit the Darke County OSU Extension web site at www.darke.osu.edu, the OSU Extension Darke County Facebook page or contact Sam Custer, at 937.548.5215.
Farmers and crop consultants interested in seeing the newest planter technology or precision technology that can be retrofitted on existing planters are encouraged to attend the Aug 6th Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day at Fulton Co Fairgrounds in Wauseon.
The day will focus exclusively on planters including seed, steel and related technology. In the morning, producers will hear sessions on precision planter agronomics, all the newest planter technology, data management and a precision planter panel. In the afternoon, Case IH, Horsch, John Deere and Kinze planters will provide live demonstrations in a nearby wheat stubble field (conditions permitting).
Event runs from 8:15 am to 3:30 pm and is free to the public but registration to richer.5@osu.edu or 419-337-9210 is needed for accurate lunch count. See www.fulton.osu.edu for flyer and more details.
Manure Science Review in Bucyrus:
The annual Manure Science Review, featuring new and better ways to manage livestock manure and wastewater, takes place at the Hord Livestock farm south of Bucyrus on Tuesday, August 6th. The site is wheat stubble field about a quarter mile west of intersection of State Route 98 and State Route 294.
Morning educational presentations start at 8:50am and include:
- “Nutrient Management: Hord Livestock Overview,” which includes information on managing odors and nutrients and brokering liquid manure, by Pat Hord and David Neef of the host farm.
- “Benefits of the Four Rs” -- the right nutrient at the right rate, time and place by Steve Prochaska of OSU Extension.
- “Nutrient Variations in Stored Manure” and how to compensate for differences in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium by Kendall Stucky of the Crawford, Seneca, Sandusky and Wyandot soil and water conservation districts.
- “Growing the Application Window,” featuring research on using manure to side-dress corn and increase yields and manure storage capacity, by OSU Extension’s Glen Arnold.
- The “Nitrogen Potential Assessment Test,” which determines residual nitrogen available to corn during the growing season, by Tom Menke of Menke Consulting.
- “Livestock Stewardship: Telling Our Stories,” a look at ways to build public trust on nutrient management and water quality issues, by David White of the Ohio Livestock Coalition.
The field demonstrations are from 1-3 p.m. and will feature mortality composting, edge-of-field bioreactors, cover crops for Ohio’s soils, optical nitrogen detection, the new Subsurfer Applicator for injecting poultry manure, applicators for liquid manure injection, rapid transfer of liquid manure, side-dressing with liquid manure and the Nutrient Boom for applying liquid manure to standing crops.
Registration, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch, is $30 per person by July 29 and $35 per person after July 29. To register, participants should send their name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, telephone number and payment (with checks made payable to OARDC/OSU) to Mary Wicks, OARDC/OSU, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.
For more information, contact Wicks at 330-202-3533 or wicks.14@osu.edu. An agenda and registration form may be downloaded at http://go.osu.edu/MSR2013 (pdf).
For more detailed information, visit the Darke County OSU Extension web site at www.darke.osu.edu, the OSU Extension Darke County Facebook page or contact Sam Custer, at 937.548.5215.