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Darke SWCD
Soil Fertility
& Nutrient Management Workshop Series
As the farm economy becomes tighter and the environmental pressure
greater on farmers, understanding your soil fertility and nutrient
needs becomes increasingly important. The Darke Soil and Water
Conservation District (SWCD) will again be hosting the Soil Fertility
& Nutrient Management Workshop Series beginning in November.
This is a four-part workshop that begins with the basics and ends with
a farm plan for up to 50 acres on your farm. Registration is
$25.00, but space is limited. Register early to guarantee your
spot in this workshop geared toward helping farmers better understand
soil needs and efficient nutrient use.
The Darke SWCD along with its partners at Shelby SWCD, OSU Extension,
Otte Ag LLC, and Wright State-Lake Campus are excited to announce
another round of this workshop series. Your $25.00 registration
includes meals, reference materials, and two soil samples. That’s
over a $100.00 value! Thanks to our partners and other funding
sources, we are able to offer this at an affordable rate of
$25.00. The workshop series will be held at the North Star
Community Center and includes a tour of Brookside Lab in New
Bremen. Here are the important dates to remember: November
13th, December 4th, January 9th and January 22nd. All meetings,
except for the lab tour, will be held from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
The lab tour on January 9th will begin at 10:00 AM.
Each workshop will begin with a meal followed by presentations related
to environmental stewardship, basic agronomy, commercial fertilizers,
manures, nitrogen testing, Tri-State Fertility Recommendations, the
fertilizer value of manure, and development of a farm plan based on the
Tri-State Spreadsheet. Participants will be given a binder full
of reference materials, record sheets and each speaker’s
presentation. The binder is meant to be a tool and reference
guide when the workshop is complete.
If you are a Certified Livestock Manager (CLM) or a Certified Crop
Advisor (CCA), participation in this workshop will earn you credits
toward keeping your certification(s) current. Each session will
have a sign-in sheet to verify attendance and proper disbursement of
credit hours.
Registrations will be accepted until the class is full, space is
limited to 30 people. Registration isn’t complete until you have
paid the $25.00 registration fee. For more information please
visit www.darkeswcd.com or call 937.548.1715, extension 3. Make
$25.00 registration payable to Darke SWCD and mail or drop off at 1117
Southtowne Court, Greenville, Ohio 45331.
Understanding the benefits of proper nutrient management are two-fold,
lower input costs and reduced environmental impairments. These
are two goals any farmer should have because they relate to money and
protecting the land. Given recent water quality events around
Ohio and the nation, agriculture is under the microscope when it comes
to nutrient use and management. Register today for the Soil
Fertility & Nutrient Management Workshop Series to help improve
your farms bottom line and impact on the environment.
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