There are a couple more Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification and FertCert classes being held during February: Union County will be holding their sessions on Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Union County Services Center in Marysville. Pesticide applicator recert is from 1 to 4 p.m.; FertCert from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Miami County will be holding its program on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Edison State Community College in Piqua, Theatre Room. FertCert will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. with the Pesticide training from 6 to 9:15 p.m. You can get more information and register at pested.osu.edu, under “Private Applicator/Recertification.”
Auglaize and Shelby Counties will be holding a couple of three-hour Fertilizer Certification classes on Tuesday, March 22. These are designed for those who do not already hold a Pesticide Applicator’s License, but anyone is welcome to attend.
This program will be held at the Palazzo, South Main Street, Botkins. One class will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. and the other from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. There will be a supper available from 5 to 6 p.m. for those either coming or going! Bambauer Fertilizer and Seed is sponsoring this event, so there is no cost. We do need your reservations by March 15. You can RSVP to Jeff Stachler at [email protected] or to me at [email protected].
“Growing Women in Agriculture, An Empowerment Celebration,” Thursday, March 17, St. Michael’s Hall in Fort Loramie, 6-9p. Cost is $20 per adult, $10 for High-Schoolers; registrations due March 4. Fliers at Shelby.osu.edu.
Auglaize and Mercer Counties have teamed up to present a Weed Management Update. This program will talk about Herbicide Modes of Action, Weed Identification, and How to Use the OSU Weed Control Guide. The cost is $15 and includes a copy of that 2016 Weed Control Guide.
There are four separate opportunities to participate in this program: Monday, Feb. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be held in Mercer County at the Central Services Building; Auglaize County will have two different sessions on Monday, March 7, at the County Administration Building – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and again from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The final offering will be on Tuesday, March 8, at the Coldwater High School Ag Room, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Register for your choice of session by February 22nd by contacting either Denny Riethman (419.586.2179; [email protected]) or Jeff Stachler (419-739-6850; [email protected]).
The Shelby County Dairy Banquet will be on Thursday, March 10, at the Palazzo in Botkins, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The price for the dinner is $10. Send your reservations to President Greg Borchers at [email protected] or 937-596-6772 by March 1.
Our Agricultural Economists at The Ohio State University want to know how much is being paid for farm work completed by others, often referred to as “custom farm work” or “custom work.” To that end, the 2016 Ohio Farm Custom Rate Survey is now available. The survey is targeted at both those who hire custom farm work and those who perform the work.
The data gathered through this custom rate survey is published by OSU Extension. This information has proved very useful over the years as a starting point as custom farming providers and customers negotiate an agreeable custom farming rate.
In order to have that good starting point, we need your assistance in securing up-to-date information about farm custom work rates, machinery and building rental rates, and hired labor costs in Ohio. We want information on actual rates, either what you paid to hire custom work or what you charged if you perform custom work, even if you know only a few rates. The survey can be completed online at: aede.osu.edu/customrate2016. The deadline is March 31. Thank you!
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