Two Upcoming Events For Local Farmers

Before harvest season hits, it is important to remember to get your Private Pesticide Applicators Recertification Education Hours. Private Applicators have to attend three Recertification Programs every five years. Applicators can only attend two in one calendar year to count towards keeping their applicator’s license.

Montgomery County PARP

After the Hoosier Heartland State Bank’s Ag Expo, there will be a 2-hour PARP recertification program.

1:30-3:30 p.m. at Hoosier Heartland State Bank Success Center

163 US-231 Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Topics Include: Weed Management, Record Keeping, and Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Please email [email protected] to RSVP. Registration Fees are covered by the Indiana Soy Bean Alliance. The Indiana Soy Bean Alliance will also have chemical resistant gloves for all those registered for the PARP. Open to all Private Applicators, NO Commercial Applicator Credits will be offered. Please arrive by 1:15 p.m. for check in and prompt start time.

Purdue Digital Ag Showcase

Join Purdue experts for the Digital Ag Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Beck Agricultural Center in West Lafayette, Ind. In cooperation with Area 9 Extension educators, the field day focuses on practical applications of data-driven agriculture.

Participants will learn about cutting-edge research related to digital agriculture, see demonstrations featuring practical applications and tools that can be used on their farming operations and tour campus research facilities focused on digital agriculture.

Topics to be covered include:

· Using drones (UAVs) in row crops, including low-input, high-efficiency scouting

· Demonstrations of Purdue’s field phenotyping capabilities

· Improved management approaches for soybean and corn

· Introduction of GROW, a new web app for corn producers to monitor the physiological state of their corn fields

· Replacing the “dashboard notebook” with digital field records

· Real-time weed identification using unmanned aerial systems

· Connecting on-farm sensors through low cost, low energy systems

· Eco-intensification using recycled drainage water from wetlands

Participants can also choose to take campus tours to visit Purdue faculty in their research spaces, including the Agricultural & Biological Engineering Building, Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences and the Ag Alumni Phenotyping Facility.

For those interested in Private Pesticide Applicator (PARP) and Commercial Applicator Credits, Purdue Extension specialists will offer a one-hour workshop providing information on anhydrous ammonia safety. CAT 1, 11, 14, RT and PARP credits will be awarded for attendance of this program.

Registration is requested by September 1 as lunch will be provided. Register at purdue.ag/digitalagshowcase

Beck Agricultural Center is located at the Agronomy Center for Research and Education, 4550 US-52, West Lafayette, Ind.

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 25: Clean Sweep @ Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Ind.

Aug. 25: Montgomery County PARP 1:30 – 3:30 @ HHSB Success Center in Crawfordsville, Ind.

Sept. 7: 2 – 7 p.m. Beef and Forage Field Day @ SIPAC in Dubois, Ind.

Sept. 8: Digital Ag Showcase 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. @ Purdue ACRE in West Lafayette, Ind.

Sept. 9: Central Indiana Field Day & PARP 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. @ Fishers’ Farm in Shelbyville, Ind.

Oct. 8: Southern Indiana Fencing School @SIPAC in Dubois, Ind.

For more information about these events please contact Tricia Herr (765) 364-6363.

Tricia Herr is the Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator for the Montgomery County Purdue Extension Office. She can be reached at [email protected] .