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2017 Soybean
College Offered in Darke County
Sam Custer, OSU Extension, Darke County
OSU Extension, Darke County will be hosting the 2017 Soybean College on
Tuesday, February 7. This will be a rare opportunity where The
Ohio State University will have all of its state specialists working
with soybeans at one meeting focusing on soybean production. This
workshop will feature Dr. Laura Lindsey, Soybean/Wheat Extension
Specialist; Dr. Kelley Tilmon, Field Crop Extension Entomologist; Dr.
Mark Loux, Research and Extension Weed Science; Greg Labarge, Agronomic
Systems Field Specialist; Dr. John Fulton, Precision Agriculture
Engineer; and Dr. Anne Dorrance, Field Crop Extension Pathologist.
It will be held at the Andersons Marathon Ethanol, 5728 Sebring Warner
Road, Greenville, Ohio. The meeting will run 8 am until 4 pm with a
continental breakfast and lunch provided.
Workshop sponsors include the Ohio Soybean Council, Seed Consultants,
Crop Production Services and Otte Ag.
What we’ll cover:
• Market Outlook –Chad Strobel, The Anderson’s
• Can You Budget a Profitable Soybean Crop – Sam Custer
• Agronomic Practices that Optimize Profitability in Soybean
Production-Perception vs. Reality – Dr. Laura Lindsey
• Waterhemp and other Resistant Weeds in Darke County – Mark Loux
• Nutrient Management for Soybeans and How do Cover Crops Fit in
all of this? – Greg LaBarge
• Darke County On-Farm Research Results - Sam Custer
• Insect Pressure on Today’s Genetics and Future Control – Dr.
Kelley Tilmon
• Diseases We See and Predict to Deal With in the Future – Dr.
Anne Dorrance
• Decision Making with High Resolution Crop Imagery – Dr. John
Fulton
In addition to the great presentations throughout the day, participants
will receive a soybean college notebook. The notebook will
include the notes from all presentations from the day and the following
publications: Control of Insect Pests of Field Crops; Corn,
Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide; and Profitable Soybean Disease
Management in Ohio.
PRE-REGISTRATION AND PRE-PAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. $50 per
person. Registration deadline is February 1, 2017.
Registration includes breakfast, lunch and materials. Make checks
payable to Ohio State University Extension.
A registration flyer can be downloaded at
www.go.osu.edu/2017darkesoybeancollege.
For more information about the meeting, contact Custer at
custer.2@osu.edu or 937.548.5215.
For more detailed information, visit the Darke County OSU Extension web
site at www.darke.osu.edu, the OSU Extension Darke County Facebook page.
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