Van Wert and Paulding County OSU-Extentions will host Ag Day on Feb. 27 at the OSU Van Wert County Extension meeting room on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds..
Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with speakers at 9 a.m.
Guest speakers include:
— Dr. Steven Prochaska, associate professor, OSU Extension Field Specialist explaining the “4R’s and Dissolved Reactive Phosphorous Issues”;
— Dr. Ed Lentz, Associate Professor, Crops Specialist and OSU Extension Educator on Micronutrients and Gypsum Needs and Uses”;
— Van Wert County’s own Aaron Baker, from Keister & Baker LLC, Law Office giving good tips on “Things that you should know about Taxes and Estate Planning”;
— “ Field Crops Insects: The Old, The New and the Coming,” by Dr. Curtis Young, assistant professor and Van Wert County OSU Extension Educator; and
— Dr. Bob Nielson, professor of agronomy, corn specialist, Purdue University, bringing “The Impacts of Drought on Corn and Managing Crops for Unpredictable Weather Stress.”
Continental breakfast, lunch, and meeting materials are $10 with preregistration; $20 for walk-ins. Come early and browse our sponsor booths.
Door prizes will be given at end of meeting, approximately 3:30 p.m.
Register by calling the OSU Extension Van Wert County office 419-238-1214 or the OSU Extension Paulding County office 419-399-8225 by Feb. 20.