Ohio State University’s 2013 Manure Science Review, an educational program for farmers, livestock managers, certified crop advisers, professional engineers and others, is Aug. 6 in north-central Ohio.
The program features talks and field demonstrations on applying and managing manure, improving soil and crop yields, and protecting water quality.
Ohio State’s Mary Wicks, who is helping organize the event, said the highlights will include the first ever demonstration in Ohio of the new “Subsurfer” applicator, which injects poultry litter and other solid manures into the soil without disturbing ground cover.
The program also features details on the new Nitrogen Potential Assessment Test for corn, which enables more accurate nutrient application while being unaffected by soil temperature and moisture.
The speakers will be from industry, livestock groups, conservation agencies, and Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, including Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, which are the college’s outreach and research arms, respectively.
The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hord Livestock farm south of Bucyrus. The nearest street address is 1961 State Route 294, Marion. The site is about a quarter mile west of the street address on the north side of the road and will be marked with signs.
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.
Also in the Evening on August 6th Crawford County OSU Extension and Crawford County Soil and Water will also be hosting an evening Field Demonstration at 6:30 for Free. The evenings topics will include a tour and discussion of what works and does not seem to work with different cover crops. Demonstrations of different manure application technology and equipment will also do done. One other topic that will be covered is the importance of Manure spreader calibration and going beyond the 4R’S of nutrient stewardship and monitoring edge of field water quality. For more Information on the evenings events contact Jason Hartschuh the OSU Extension Program Coordinator in Crawford County at 419-562-8731.