Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Enrollment

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  • Market Development
  • Pest Management
  • Cultural Practices

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  • On-Farm Research Trials

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Biochar Webinar Series



Event Details

Date

November 10, 2020
November 12, 2020
November 17, 2020
November 19, 2020

Host

CCE Suffolk County

Deborah Aller



Webinar 1: Biochar Basics Overview

Tuesday, November 10 -12:00 - 2:30 PM (EST)

 Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...

 Biochar: an introduction to a sustainable soil amendment

Deborah Aller, PhD, Agricultural Stewardship Specialist, CCE - Suffolk

 USBI: Introduction to the biochar community

Tom Miles, Executive Director - USBI (United States Biochar Initiative)

 Biochar for climate mitigation: withdrawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequestering it in soil

Johannes Lehmann, PhD, Professor - Cornell University

 

 Webinar 2: Science Behind Biochar

Thursday, November 12 - 5:00 - 7:30 PM (EST)

 Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...

 Properties of biochar and torrefied biomass: the science in the analytical black box

Jillian Goldfarb, PhD, Assistant Professor - Cornell University

 Advances in biochar production

Bernardo Del Campo, PhD, President - ARTi (Advanced Renewable Technology International)

 Valorization of biochar: Applications in nutrient recycling from animal manure

Chumki Banik, PhD, Research Associate - Iowa State University

 

 Webinar 3: Ornamental Nursery Applications of Biochar

Tuesday, November 17, 12:00 - 2:30 PM (EST)

 Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4i1atbu3T-aha9QnzgjgkQ

 Biochar as a substrate in container production

Neil Mattson, PhD, Associate Professor - Cornell University

 Biochar nursery trials in Long Island container and field production

Deborah Aller, PhD, Agricultural Stewardship Specialist, & Mina Vescera, Nursery/Landscape Specialist, CCE-Suffolk

 Biochar as a soil amendment for blueberry production

Bryan Sales, PhD, Assistant Professor - University of North Carolina at Pembroke

 

Webinar 4: Landscape Applications of Biochar

Thursday, November 19, 5:00 - 7:30 PM (EST)

 Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...

 Biochar and biosolids increase tree growth and improve soil quality for urban landscapes

Bryant Scharenbroch, PhD Assistant Professor - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

 Biochar as a soil amendment to improve tree survival and health in the urban environment

Emma Schaffert, The F. A. Bartlett Tree Experts, North Carolina

 Field and landscape applications of biochar using a variety of methods

Andrew Borner, Owner of Natural Plant Solutions - Shaw Island, WA



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Upcoming Events

Soil Health for Vegetable Growers Workshop

Event Offers DEC Credits

November 1, 2023
Essex, NY

Join us for presentations, discussions, and hands-on demonstrations focusing on soil health concepts and best management practices for vegetable growers. Topics include tarping, maintaining soil health in high tunnels, cover cropping, reduced tillage, compost microbiology, and more.

1.75 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23.

Announcements

2023 Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring/Management

All berry farmers are watching for monitoring reports that indicate Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) adults are in their region. Mid-season berry crops should be sprayed as soon as berries begin to ripen unless you've elected to use insect exclusion netting.

- For general information about SWD, and to enroll for free monitoring reports, visit the Cornell SWD blog https://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/.
- Click here for the 2023 Quick Guide for Pesticide Management. 
- For some great instructional videos and fact sheets on insect exclusion netting, visit the University of Vermont's Ag Engineering blog.


Resources from CCE ENYCHP!

We are developing new ways to connect with the CCE ENYCHP team this year! We have a Youtube page located at this link. Check out videos on Table Grape Production, Pest Updates and the 20 Minute Ag Manager - in 4 Minutes series. 

We have a Facebook Page here as well as an Instagram page. We keep these places updated with current projects, events, and other interesting articles and deadlines.

There are also text alerts available. Fruit and vegetable farmers in 17 Eastern NY counties can now receive real time alerts on high risk disease and pest outbreaks texted directly to their cell phone. The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture program, which is supported by local Cornell Cooperative Extension associations, will now offer text alerts to those that enroll in our program in 2019. 

The text alerts will be reserved for important crop alerts that could impact management decisions immediately. For instance, if there were an outbreak of Late Blight in the area, this would be transmitted to vegetable growers.

Farmers can choose the crop for which they wish to receive updates. Additionally they can request that Ag Business Alerts be sent to them. These alerts might include due dates for crop insurance deadlines, market opportunities etc.

If you have questions, please contact enychp@cornell.edu


Podcasts

Winter Greens Grower Interviews in Northern New York

October 22, 2022
In this episode, vegetable specialist Elisabeth Hodgdon interviews Lindsey Pashow, ag business development and marketing specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York team. They discuss findings from a series of interviews with winter greens producers in northern New York. Lindsey shares production and marketing challenges associated with growing winter greens in this cold and rural part of the state, success stories and advice from growers, and tips for those interested in adding new crop enterprises to their operation.

Funding for this project was provided by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program. The episode was edited by Miles Todaro of the ENYCHP team.

Resources:
• Crop enterprise budget resources available from Penn State Extension (field and tunnel vegetables: https://extension.psu.edu/small-scale-field-grown-and-season-extension-budgets), UMass Extension (winter spinach budgets: https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/outreach-project/improving-production-yield-of-winter-greens-in-northeast and field vegetables: https://ag.umass.edu/vegetable/fact-sheets/crop-production-budgets), and Cornell Cooperative Extension (high tunnel vegetables: https://blogs.cornell.edu/hightunnels/economics/sample-budgets-spreadsheets/). Use these budgets as templates when developing your own crop enterprise budget.
• The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook, by Richard Wiswall
• The Winter Harvest Handbook, by Eliot Coleman

For questions about the winter greens project discussed in this podcast, reach out to Lindsey Pashow (lep67@cornell.edu) or Elisabeth Hodgdon(eh528@cornell.edu).

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