OSU Extension state specialists will spend the day on Thursday, Feb. 21, to share information with farmers in a small group hands-on workshop being held at the OSU Extension office, 1021 W Lima St.,  Kenton. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 3:30 p.m. This soybean workshop is open to soybean producers from across Ohio.

Topics and presenters for the day-long event include: 

• Soybean Production Management Strategies by Dr. Laura Lindsey, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist; 

• Soybean Weed Management Update by Dr. Mark Loux, Extension Weed Specialist; 

• Soybean Disease Management by Dr. Anne Dorrance, Field Crop Extension Pathologist; 

• Breaking yield barriers through soybean breeding and variety trial programs by Dr. Leah McHale, Soybean Breeding and Genetics Specialist; 

• Soybean Insect Management by Dr. Kelley Tilmon, Field Crop Extension Entomologist; 

• Soybean Fertility Update by Dr. Steve Culman, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist.

The registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. 14 and is limited to 25 people. Can call the Hardin County OSU Extension office at 419-674-2297 to sign-up. There is a class fee of $35 per person to participate. Contact Mark Badertscher at [email protected] for more information.