The 2013 Western Pa. Crops Day event will be held Feb. 26 at the Atrium in Prospect. This event will feature Penn State University specialists William Curran, Greg Roth and John Tooker.

Topics to be covered include weed control strategies in forages, management tactics for improving soybean yields and corn trait selection to improve insect control.

An overview of the 2012 grain crops and insect pests will also be presented.

A total of two core and five category 01 credits will be offered for pesticide license recertification, and the meeting will also offer 2.0 Pest Management and 1.5 Crop Management Continuing Education Units for certified crop advisers.

The vendor show will begin at 9 a.m., and the program will conclude by 3:30 p.m.

Registration is requested and cost is $10 per person for registrations received by Feb. 19. Late registrations, after Feb. 19, will be accepted at a cost of $15 per person. Registration includes beverages, refreshments and lunch.

For additional program information, contact Alicia Spangler, extension educator for field and forage crops, at 724-548-3447.

For a copy of the program brochure, contact the Penn State Extension office in Butler County at 724-287-4761, Ext. 222.

This material is submitted by Donna Zang, extension director, and the staff of the Penn State Extension office at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center complex.