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2024 Fall Weeds University

Ohio State’s Weeds University Program – Regional Locations

 

By Sarah Noggle, OSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources, Extension Educator, Paulding County, Alyssa Essman, Weed Science Extension Specialist

 

October 14, 2024: Statewide -- OSU Extension invites crop producers, CCAs, and agribusinesses to attend a regional at the Fall 2024 Ohio State Weeds University on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The program will take place at six locations across the state. Locations include Darke, Highland, Sandusky, Licking, Paulding, and Mahoning counties. This program is designed to keep agronomic crop producers on the cutting edge of weed control for their operations. Topics addressed will include preharvest weeds survey results, drone applications of herbicides, burcucumber control, new herbicides, and new technology in weed science. Hands-on exercises such as weed ID with live plants will also be part of the program and tailored to local needs. This is an in-person event with a portion of the presentations being broadcast virtually at each regional location.

 

Featured presentations and speakers include:

  • Drone Applications – Dr. Steve Li, Associate Professor & Weed Science Extension Specialist, Auburn University. Dr. Li’s research evaluates weed control and herbicide usage in agronomic and emerging crops, as well as herbicide drift and off-target injury. His research program is also a nationwide leader in evaluating drones for agricultural applications.
  • Burcucumber Control – Dwight Lingenfelter, Weed Science Extension Associate, Penn State University. Mr. Lingenfelter works in Extension and applied weed science research at Penn State, including the herbicide evaluation program. He has conducted some of the most comprehensive research on the management of burcucumber, a species that is now a reemerging threat to crop production in Ohio.
  • Ohio Agronomic Weeds Update – Dr. Alyssa Essman, Assistant Professor & Weed Science Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University. Dr. Essman provides leadership for an applied research and extension program for integrated weed management in agronomic crops. This talk will cover new herbicide products and EPA/ESA regulations for the coming growing season.
  • New Technology in Weed Science – Dr. Eugene Law, Assistant Professor, Weed Ecology, The Ohio State University. Dr. Law’s research program is focused in the areas of weed science and ecology, and precision technology for novel integrated weed management. This talk will cover new and emerging technology options for weed management and their relative efficacy.

 

The registration fee per person is $40 and is due by November 14, 2024. This fee includes course materials and speaker Q&A sessions. On-site walk-ins are not available for this event and each site is limited to a maximum of 30 people. Commercial, Private Pesticide, and Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) credits will be available. For a link to the county registrations, go to http://go.osu.edu./24FallWeedsUniv. For additional information on the event, contact the educator in the county in which you are attending:  

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    Attention all youth livestock exhibitors. It is time to begin planning which quality assurance training to attend. Quality Assurance is a mandatory annual training required by all youth livetock exhibitors. See the flyer below for full details of training dates and times. 

     

  2. OSU Brown County Closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th.

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  4. Climate Smart: Farming with Weather Extremes

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  7. 2023 Beginner & Small Farm College

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  8. Fall Fun Cloverbud Super Saturday

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    If your animal project is listed below, fill out the electronic Brown County DUNF before Friday, September 22nd at 4:00 pm.

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    ATTN: Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitors - Beef, Swine, Horses, Goats, Sheep, & Small Animals – including market/breeding/fancy for all species.

    The Brown County Junior Fair uses Fair Entry to help facilitate and run the junior fair shows and sales. To be eligible to exhibit you are required to log in to Fair Entry and designate which animals you intend to bring and what classes you will be exhibiting.

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