This training program provides an overview of pesticide safety information. Everyone attending the morning session will receive documentation that they have met the requirements of Trained Serviceperson training. The afternoon sessions will review Ornamental Weed Control (Category 6c). Attendees will then choose between Industrial Vegetation (Category 5) and Turf (Category 8) for the final afternoon session.

This is a poetry and music slam event where you can come present your poetry, play music or come support other ATI artists. We are encouraging all poets and musicians to come to the stage to let their voices be heard. This casual event is come as you are, no tuxedo required. There will free be snacks and drinks provided. We are now looking for poets and musician so if you would like to present please email Messam.5@buckeyemail.osu.edu.

2019 Private Applicator testing dates Location: Portage County Extension Office, 705 Oakwood Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266 Dates: January 17th, March 21st, May 16th, July 18th, September 19th, November 21st Time: Testing Begins at 10:00 a.m. To register call the Ohio Department of Agriculture at 614-728-6987 or online at http://go.osu.edu/pesticide_exams

OSU Extension in Summit and Portage Counties are teaming up to offer Annie’s Project from February 21st – March 28th, 2019. Annie’s project is a six-week program designed to address risk management education for farm women. Its objective is to educate women entrepreneurs so that they are more prepared to make farm management decisions. While a large number of farm women own and operate farms, others play a major role in the decision-making process of farm operations for farm families.

Registration is now open for the 2019 East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference. This year’s conference will be Friday, March 22 from 9:00 am – 3:45 pm. This year the event will be held at R. G. Drage Career Technical Center, 2800 Richville Drive SE, Massillon, OH 44646.

Cecilia Chagas de Freitas was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She received two of her degrees from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (B.Sc. in Agronomy and M.S in Plant Pathology). She is a Graduate Student in Dr. Chris Taylor’s laboratory. Her work focuses on Agrobacterium rhizogenes biology and control, trying to understand genes responsible for disease development and the disease management on hydroponically grown tomatoes using beneficial bacteria belonging to the genus Pseudomonas.

This program will meet the mandatory training for licensing in the Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection (Category 12) as required under the Ohio regulation. Training is conducted by the Ohio Pesticide Safety Education Program, Ohio State University Extension, and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Pesticide and Fertilizer Section.

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