2024 NYS Dry Bean Meeting and Cutting Event
Event Details
Date
March 22, 2024
Time
9:00 am - 12:00 pm (meeting); 1:00 (cutting)
Location
Cornell AgriTech, Jordan Hall 2nd floor auditorium
630 W North St
Geneva, NY 14556
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramMargie Lund
607-377-9109
email Margie Lund
The NYS Dry Bean Meeting will be paired with the annual Dry Bean Cutting Event again this year! The morning meeting will include presentations on the latest dry bean research in New York, with topics including market updates, white mold management, western bean cutworm management, dry bean variety testing, and incorporating NY dry beans into schools. 1.5 DEC credits will be available in categories 10, 1a, 21, 23. CCA credits will be available too.
The Dry Bean Cutting will follow the meeting and showcase the canned dry beans from the 2023 Dry Bean Variety Trial.
AGENDA:
9:00 AM Welcome/Announcements/DEC Sign-in
9:10 Overview of the 2023 growing season and market update -- Jerry Jones, NY Bean, and Matt Stawowy, Steele & Co
9:40 Breeding, evaluation and development of dry bean varieties that are highly adapted to NYS growing environments and markets -- Phillip Griffiths, Cornell
10:05 Comparison of new and standard dry bean varieties at NYSAES research farm: 2023 NYS Dry Bean Variety Trial updates -- Steve Reiners and Michael Rosato, Cornell
10:30 Break
10:45 Control of white mold in dry beans in New York -- Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell
11:10 Determine the magnitude and distribution of Western bean cutworm, and the risk to dry beans, in the major production area in New York -- Margie Lund, Cornell Vegetable Program, and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program
11:35 Cool School Food: Encouraging the use of dry beans in school lunches, and promoting the health aspects of dry bean consumption -- Amie Hamlin, NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
12:00 PM Adjourn Meeting; pick up DEC credit sheets
12:00-1:00 Lunch (included for all attendees)
1:00 PM Dry Bean Cutting held in Raw Products Building (7 Crabapple Dr). All are welcome to attend!
This event is FREE to attend, but we request pre-registration so that we have a count for lunch.
Questions about this event? Reach out to Margie Lund.
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