Believe it or not; agriculture's use of phosphorus is headline news!

Ohio State University Extension's soil fertility expert Dr. Robert Mullen plans to explain the science behind the attachment of P to soil particles at the January 10 West Ohio Agronomy Day.

Believe it or not; agriculture's use of phosphorus is headline news! Ohio State University Extension's soil fertility expert Dr. Robert Mullen plans to explain the science behind the attachment of P to soil particles at the January 10 West Ohio Agronomy Day. Plan to attend the program at St. Michael's Hall in Ft. Loramie to also benefit from Purdue's corn specialist Dr. Bob Nielsen's advice on hybrid selection and plant pathologist Dr. Kiersten Wise's crop disease control strategies with seed treatments and fungicides. OSU's Dr. Ron Hammond will address insect issues with corn, soybeans, wheat and alfalfa and Mullen plans to share comments on best investment of your fertilizer dollars. A variety of other topics are included.

Doors open at 8am for the day session and 5pm for the evening session, particularly important if you want to catch the 8:30am and 5:30pm grain marketing sessions.

The base registration fee includes food, handouts and a copy of an Extension publication such as the 2011 Weed Control Guide for Ohio and Indiana, the Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide or the new Purdue Forage Field Guide. For additional cost, private and commercial pesticide applicators earn recertification credits and Certified Crop Advisors can obtain up to 5 ½ CEU's.

The pre registration base fee is only $10 if received by January 6. For more information or to register, log on to http://shelby.osu.edu/topics/agriculture-and-natural-resources/ and scroll down to the Agronomy Day brochure, call 937.498.7239 or email bender.5@cfaes.osu.edu.

For a complete listing of other Agronomy programs go to http://agcrops.osu.edu/calendar

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