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  1. Workforce Development: Apprenticeship

    https://southcenters.osu.edu/marketing/product/local-and-regional-food/collaborative-approaches-for-food-entrepreneur-developme-1

    Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor at the conclusion of the course in 2013. ... billion was estimated to be spent on food by Ohio consumers in 2011, about $26 billion (89%) of the food ... farming business: Skilled labor (Snyder & Bergefurd, 2012) Furthermore, the need for training ...

  2. Time to Comment on New Pesticide Applicator Rules Ends Nov. 23

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/time-comment-new-pesticide-applicator-rules-ends-nov-23

    Program provides training, education and outreach to pesticide applicators about the safe, effective and ... for the certification of pesticide applicators nationwide. The proposed rules, if they were to go into ... recertification training.” Other changes include: Requiring a minimum age of 18 for licensed pesticide applicators ...

  3. $5 Million Third Frontier Grant to Advance Granule Technology

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/5-million-third-frontier-grant-advance-granule-technology

    project." The broad range of targeted applications of the granule technology includes turf, nursery, ... agricultural industries.   The Andersons, Inc. will be leading an Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center project to ... develop granular material that more effectively contains, transports, and delivers fertilizer and ...

  4. Don't Pass Up Rare Opportunity to Make Fall Fertilizer Applications

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/dont-pass-rare-opportunity-make-fall-fertilizer-applications

    about two weeks early, on average, they can get quite a bit of fertilizer applications down this fall ... are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now.   "This is a rare opportunity for ... there is some field residue to a physical impediment to prevent the fertilizer from running off the ...

  5. Water: the next generation’s oil?

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/water-the-next-generation%E2%80%99s-oil

    for the recently passed SB 151 that will require fertilizer applicators to complete training and be ... fertilizer application. The four Rs refer to the right fertilizer source at the right rate at the right time ... certified in how to apply fertilizer correctly. Trainings are anticipated to begin in January 2015. He has ...

  6. For Youth in 4-H, a Deep Dive Into Science of Water

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/for-youth-in-4-h-deep-dive-science-water

    www.ohio4h.org/families/family-guide. Ohio 4-H also is developing a new water-related project called Field to Faucet, tied in to the ... LaBarge, an OSU Extension agronomy field specialist and the project’s other co-developer. “We want to ... ohio4h.org/about-us/join-4-h and in a YouTube video at go.osu.edu/Join4H.- 30- Joe Bonnell bonnell.8@osu.edu 614-292-9383 ...

  7. Researchers Exploring Ways to Convert Manure Gas into Fertilizer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/researchers-exploring-ways-convert-manure-gas-fertilizer

    April 14, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Many farmers are looking to manure application for their fertility ... have raised questions about the future availability and affordability of nitrogen fertilizer for ... needs as a way of combating high commercial fertilizer costs. Now new strides in technology may soon ...

  8. Southwestern Ohio Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Conference Is Feb. 2

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/southwestern-ohio-fruit-vegetable-and-specialty-crop-conference-is-feb-2

    Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training. How to Decide the Amount of Insecticide and Water to Use on ... Category 5, Meyer said. Fertilizer certification is required for growers who apply fertilizer to more than ... a three-hour fertilizer training class which will meet the requirements to obtain your fertilizer ...

  9. Save the Date: Farm Science Review Is Sept. 20-22

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/save-the-date-farm-science-review-is-sept-20-22

    include: Field to Faucet water and nutrient research tours. Participants can learn more about the joint ... application, planters and field drainage installation. Live streaming of an unmanned aerial system for ... producers of all sizes will be able to come and learn about new programs and ideas to improve their farming ...

  10. New OSU Extension Expert Working with Growers to Reduce Nutrient Loads

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-osu-extension-expert-working-with-growers-reduce-nutrient-loads

    Tri-State Fertility Recommendations (Ohio, Michigan and Indiana) for soybeans. “The project, which is ... team is hoping to work with about 30 growers for the project. Growers would have a large degree of ... fields less than two acres in western Ohio to rent for contracted fertility work.” Growers can determine ...

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