Rodent & Wildlife Management on the Farm
Event Details
Date
March 23, 2022
Time
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
Zoom Webinar
Host
CCE Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture ProgramAaron Gabriel
518-380-1496
email Aaron Gabriel
It is time to out-smart the critters!
Dr. Paul Curtis, Cornell University, Natural Resources & Environment - Learn the behavior and control of deer, groundhogs, raccoons, turkey, geese, and crows. Dr. Curtis will cover problems in the field, in crop storages, and around barns and facilities.
"If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." - Sun Tzu
Dr. Matt Frye, NYS IPM Specialist - Learn the behavior of different rodent species; how to inspect and evaluate a rodent problem; types of traps and how to use them; short & long-term reductions strategies.
There is more to reducing rodents than a piece of cheese and a snap-trap!
Registration fees: $10 per person for residents of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Washington Counties, $15 per person for all other areas.
Two pesticide applicator credits are available in categories 1A, 1B, 21, 22, 23, 23, 25, and 31.
Register at https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=156 by 5:00 pm, March 22, 2022.
If you need assistance with registration, please contact (518)765-3518/cce-caahp@cornell.edu.
For program questions contact, Aaron Gabriel, adg12@cornell.edu/518-380-1496.
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