The public is invited to attend the annual Northern Ohio Crops Day on Feb. 2. It will be held at Ole
Zim’s Wagon Shed, 1375 N. St. Rt. 590, Gibsonburg.
Register by Jan. 27 by calling Al Gahler at Sandusky County Extension at 419-334-6340.
Admission is $15 for lunch and $35 for pesticide recertification, payable at the door. It will be held
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fertilizer certification and certified crop adviser credits are also available.

The program is sponsored by OSU Extension and local ag retailers. The agenda is as follows:
8 a.m. — Registration & Booth Exhibits
8:30 a.m. — Farm Program Update with Mike Gastier, OSUE Huron County
8:45 a.m. — Agricultural Law, What You Need to Know with Chris Hogan, OSUE Agricultural and Resource Law
Program
9 a.m. — Forage and Livestock Pest Update with Gahler, OSUE Sandusky County
9:30 a.m. — Fruits & Vegetables Pest Update with Tim Malinich, OSUE Erie County
9:45 a.m. — Fumigation with Jason Hartschuh OSUE Crawford County
10 a.m. — Break and visit exhibits
10:15 a.m. — Soybean Slugs and other Agronomy Pests with Kelly Tilmon, OARDC Department of Entomology
11:15 a.m. — Utilizing Precision Ag; Reducing Pesticide Use with Elizabeth Hawkins, OSUE Agronomy Field
Specialist
12:15 p.m. — Lunch and visit exhibits
1 p.m. — The 4 R’s: Not Your Gut Management Program with Hawkins
1:30 p.m. — Nitrogen Management on Your Farm with Eric Richer, OSUE Fulton County
2:30 p.m. — Grain Marketing with Brad Pope, Poet Commodity Manager
3:30 p.m. — Phosphorous and Nutrient Management with Alan Sundermeier, OSUE Wood County and Brittany
Sieler, OSUE Nutrient Management Plan Writer
4 p.m. — Adjourn, extra PAT and fertilizer if needed