Fertilizer Certification Webinar

Agricultural Fertilizer FIRST-TIME Certification Webinar

 


March 26, 2025 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration Deadline: One Week Prior to the Event
Cost: $35

This 3-hour training is for individuals who are obtaining their Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification for the first time (not recertification). Agricultural Fertilizer Certification is required for applications to more than 50 acres of crops grown for sale in Ohio. It is not required for lawn and landscape fertilizer applications. This training will be held online as a webinar. Following the completion of this course, we will collect your information to be transferred to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. If you currently hold a pesticide license, your license information will then be updated to include fertilizer certification. If you do not hold a pesticide license, you will be sent an invoice to collect your certification fee. Once the fee is received by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, you will receive your fertilizer certification.

 

Agenda

 

Time

Presentation

Speaker

 

9:00

Requirement of Certified Applicators/Regulations

Jocelyn Birt

Water Quality Extension Associate

9:20

Water Quality Impacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus

Paige Garrabrant

Water Quality Extension Associate

9:55

Break

 

 

10:00

Soil Sample Collection/Soil Test Report

Amanda Douridas

Madison County ANR Educator

10:25

2020 Tri-State Recommendation Framework

Greg LaBarge

Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

10:55 

Break

 

 

11:00

Phosphorus Recommendations to Maximize

Economic Potential and Limit Edge of Field Losses

Greg LaBarge

Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

11:20

Nitrogen Recommendations to Maximize

Economic Potential and Limit Edge of Field Losses

Greg LaBarge

Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

12:15

Complete Certification Process and Adjourn

Pest Ed Staff

 

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Registration

This course will be taught as an online webinar. If you register, you will be sent a link to attend. 

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Refunds and Cancellations: There is a $25 processing charge per registrant for any cancellation, including Purchase Orders. No-shows must notify the registration company within two weeks of a missed course: reschedule for another course OR request a refund. No refunds will be issued after more than two weeks from the missed session. There is a $30 fee for returned checks.

Materials
It will be useful to purchase a copy of the fertilizer certification manual to reference during this 3-hour training. You can purchase as either a pdf download or a hard copy. That information can be found at the following link:

Purchase the Fertilizer Manual

 

Program Questions: OSU Pesticide Safety Education Program
614-292-4070
pested@osu.edu

 

 

 

These training opportunities fulfill the Ohio Department of Agriculture's requirements for obtaining the Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Certificate.