Event Details
Date
February 21, 2014
Time
9:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CCE of Niagara County
4487 Lake Ave
Lockport, NY 14094
Cost
$20.00 CVP enrollee
(additional attendee $20.00 ea.)
$35.00 Not enrolled in CVP
(additional attendee $35.00 ea.)
Lunch is included
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureKaren Krysa
716-433-8839 ext. 221
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 17, 2014
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Niagara County Winter Meeting: Increase Productivity Through Soil Environment Management
February 21, 2014
Reduced tillage (RT) is being successfully adopted on vegetable farms in Western NY. Professor Anu Rangarajan will review RT benefits, discuss management changes related to adoption and share examples from farms using RT systems. Carol MacNeil will talk about which cover crops to use to improve crop health, and how to use them. Professor Steve Reiners will focus on improved fertility management in vine crops.
1.5 DEC credits and 3 CCA CEU (1 each CM, SW, NM) credits will be available.
Registration is $20 for CVP enrollees and $35 for non-enrollees. An excellent lunch is included in the registration fee.
Please pre-register by Monday, February 17 to be included in the lunch count.
Niagara Meeting Agenda (PDF; 70KB)
