Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Enrollment

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  • Cultural Practices

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NYS Processing Vegetable Industry Roundtable Meeting

Processing vegetable industry members who grow, manage, or support crop production for Nortera, Seneca Foods and/or Love Beets, should attend this roundtable meeting. Attendees that stay for the full day will:

  • Network at this in-person meeting.
  • Learn the results of industry-funded research.
  • Have a voice in Cornell research and extension.
  • Earn 4.0 DEC pesticide applicator and 5.0 CCA recertification credits

This FREE event includes lunch! For more information about this meeting, email Julie Kikkert or call 585-313-8160.






Event Details

Morning Session: All Processing Crops
Event Offers DEC Credits

Date

March 15, 2023

Time

9:00 am - 12:15 pm

Location

First United Methodist Church
8221 Lewiston Rd (Route 63)
Batavia, NY 14020

Cost

FREE!

This FREE event includes lunch immediately following the Morning Session.

Host

Cornell Vegetable Program

Julie Kikkert
585-313-8160


Morning Session: All Processing Crops



Morning Session: All Processing Crops

MORNING SESSION AGENDA (9:00 am - 12:15 pm)

Registration and Sign-Up for DEC and CCA credits for AM Session (2.0 DEC credits in categories 1a, 10, 23, and 3.0 CCA recertification credits)

Welcome - Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Industry Roundtable - Moderated by Stephen Reiners, Cornell

Corn Earworm Monitoring and Control in Sweet Corn, and Snap Bean Seed Treatments for Better Insect Control Brian Nault, Cornell

Nitrogen on Snap Beans - Is More Better? - Stephen Reiners, Cornell

What's all the Squawking About? Data from Laser Scarecrows and Bird Gard Devices in Processing Sweet Corn Fields - Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Drone-based Precision Agriculture: An Update on Harvest Scheduling and Yield & Disease Forecasting on Beans and Beets - Jan van Aardt, Rochester Institute of Technology  

Weed Management Updates: Regulatory Issues and Novel Weed Control Technology on the Horizon - Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell

ADJOURN Morning Session and distribute DEC credit sheets


This FREE event includes lunch immediately following the Morning Session. Register now to guarantee lunch.

LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING (12:15 PM to 1:00 PM)





Event Details

Lunch Break and Networking

Date

March 15, 2023

Time

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm

Cost

FREE!

Lunch is provided to anyone attending either the Morning or the Afternoon Session. Registration required.

Host

Cornell Vegetable Program

Julie Kikkert
585-313-8160


Lunch Break and Networking



Lunch is FREE to anyone attending either the Morning Session or the Afternoon Session of the NYS Processing Vegetable Industry Roundtable Meeting. Registration is required.





Event Details

Afternoon Session: Beets and Carrots
Event Offers DEC Credits

Date

March 15, 2023

Time

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location

First United Methodist Church
8221 Lewiston Rd (Route 63)
Batavia, NY 14020

Cost

FREE!

This FREE event includes lunch preceding this session (at 12:15 pm).

Host

Cornell Vegetable Program

Julie Kikkert
585-313-8160


Afternoon Session: Beets and Carrots



Afternoon Session: Beets and Carrots

LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING (12:15 PM to 1:00 PM)


AFTERNOON SESSION AGENDA (1:00 PM to 3:00 PM)

Sign-Up for DEC and CCA credits for PM Session (2.0 DEC credits in categories 1a, 10, 23, and 2.0 CCA recertification credits)

Beet and Carrot Roundtable - Moderated by Stephen Reiners, Cornell.

Results of Electrical Weeding in Beets and Other Weed Management Topics for Beet/Carrot Growers - Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell

Potential for Gibberellic Acid 3 to Manipulate Table Beet and Carrot Growth and Yield Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell

Optimizing Control of Cercospora Leaf Spot with Improved Scouting and Disease Forecasting - Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell

Wrap-up Discussion - Moderated by Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

ADJOURN Afternoon Session and distribute DEC credit sheets



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Apples

Apples

Apricots

Apricots

Asparagus

Asparagus

Beets

Beets

Blueberries

Blueberries

Broccoli

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Cabbage

Carrots

Carrots

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

Cherries

Cherries

Cucumbers

Cucumbers

Dry Beans

Dry Beans

Eggplant

Eggplant

Ethnic Vegetables

Ethnic Vegetables

Garlic

Garlic

Grapes

Grapes

Horseradish

Horseradish

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Leeks

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Lettuce / Leafy Greens

Melons

Melons

Nectarines

Nectarines

Onions

Onions

Parsnips

Parsnips

Peaches

Peaches

Pears

Pears

Peas

Peas

Peppers

Peppers

Plums

Plums

Potatoes

Potatoes

Pumpkins / Gourds

Pumpkins / Gourds

Radishes

Radishes

Raspberries / Blackberries

Raspberries / Blackberries

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

Rutabaga

Rutabaga

Snap Beans

Snap Beans

Squash - Summer

Squash - Summer

Squash- Winter

Squash- Winter

Strawberries

Strawberries

Sweet Corn

Sweet Corn

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Turnips

Turnips

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Upcoming Events

What is my vine trying to tell me?

May 15, 2024 : What is my vine trying to tell me?
Plattsburgh, NY

Are your grapevines showing signs of discoloration or stunted growth? Don't ignore these warning signs! Join us on May 15th at the Clinton County CCE office to learn about the essential nutrients that grapevines require to thrive, identify the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, and how to fix them. Don't miss out on this opportunity to improve your grapevine cultivation skills! Attendance is free, but registration is required.

How man's best friend can help find Spotted Lanternfly

May 21, 2024
Millbrook, NY

Come and join us at the Dutchess County CCE office on May 21st for a special demonstration by Jennifer Fimbel, the Agriculture and Horticulture Program Leader with Dutchess County CCE. You will get to see her SLF K9 Cole in action as they demonstrate how man's best friend can be used to detect the Spotted Lanternfly. Attendance is free, but registration is required

What is my vine trying to tell me?

May 22, 2024 : What is my vine trying to tell me?
Greenwich, NY

Are your grapevines showing signs of discoloration or stunted growth? Don't ignore these warning signs! Join us on May 22nd at the Washington County Fair Grounds to learn about the essential nutrients that grapevines require to thrive, identify the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, and how to fix them. Don't miss out on this opportunity to improve your grapevine cultivation skills! Attendance is free, but registration is required. 

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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