Event Details
Date
January 9, 2019
Time
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Location
Ontario Produce Auction
4860 Yautzy Rd
Stanley, NY 14561
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureJudson Reid
585-313-8912
email Judson Reid
Ontario Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting
January 9, 2019
This meeting is our annual winter educational event for Ontario Produce Auction growers. This year we focus on disease management in high tunnel tomatoes, vine crops and greenhouse flowers. Grower and buyer panels will be presented as well irrigation and plastic mulch.
DEC pesticide applicator recertification credits have been requested.
Tentative Agenda:
9:30am Coffee and Registration
10:00 Introduction -- Jonas Burkholder, Ontario Produce Auction board of directors
10:15 High Tunnel Tomato Pest and Disease Management -- Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension
10:45 Auction Overview and Grower Viewpoint -- panel
11:15 Vine Crops for Auction -- Ontario Produce Auction farmer
11:45 Lunch, provided by Ontario Produce Auction
12:45pm Seed, products and Varieties -- Harris Seed Rep
1:00 Greenhouse Flowers and Spring Transplants-Disease Management -- Brian Eshenuar, NYS IPM Ornamentals
1:45 Irrigation of Vegetable Crops on Plastic Mulch -- Ontario Produce Auction farmer
2:00 Buyer Panel and Q&A
2:30 Adjourn
Attendees will present an ID and record their certification ID number, print name and sign the Recertification Training Roster. The roster will be secured by a Cornell Vegetable Program representative and only the attendees who sit for the entire course will be awarded a certificate.
For more information, contact Judson Reid.
