Pesticide recertification, crop virtual workshop offered

Pesticide recertification programs and Commercial CCH will be offered at a Ripley County Cover Crop/No-Till virtual workshop Tuesday, March 30, beginning at 9 a.m.

Topics to be covered include:

9 to 9:15 a.m. — David Osborne, Purdue Extension, state pesticide update.

9:15 to 9:45 a.m. — Joel Wahlman, SEPAC manager, managing cover crops on the farm.

9:45 to 10:15 a.m. — Dr. Shalamar Armstrong, associate professor of agronomy, soil and fertility management in cover crop systems.

15-minute break.

10:30 to 11 a.m. — Alex Helms, potassium fertility.

11 to 11:30 a.m. — Eileen Kladivko, professor of agronomy, tile drainage impacts on cash crops and cover crops and a 35-year summary.

Applicators wishing to receive recertification credit must send name, email address, $10 (make checks payable to Ripley County Extension) and their PA number to: Purdue Extension, 525 W. Beech St., Osgood, IN 47037.

Meeting connection information will be sent once this is received.

Two CCH’s for categories 1, 14 and RT will be earned.

For more information, call 1-812-689-6511.