Weed Management in Perennial Fruit Crops - Field Workshop

Thursday, June 20, 9-11:30 AM

Mead's Orchard, 15 Scism Road, Tivoli, NY  12583

Join us on the morning of June 20^th as we hear from Cornell University weed management specialists Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie and Dr. Yu Jiang, who will discuss their recent research on autonomous orchard weeding systems.  

We will also hear from Mike Basedow of CCE ENYCH and learn about the ongoing results of herbicide research trials he is conducting.  Bryan Brown of NYS IPM will discuss pre-plant preparations and mulches that could be useful for controlling weeds without herbicides.   

Identifying the differences between weed species and key differences between annuals and perennials that factor into management will also be covered.    

This workshop is FREE to attend, but we ask that you please register ahead 

DEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits are available in the following amounts by category:

Category Credits

10 - 2.25

1a - 2.25

22 - 2.25

23 - 2.25

Agenda

Welcome, Introductions and DEC sign-in - Dan Donahue, CCE ENYCH - 9 AM (10 minutes)

Novel tools and autonomous technology for crop and weed management - Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie and Dr. Yu Jiang Cornell AgriTECH - 9:10 AM (40 minutes)

Weed identification - Know what you are attempting to control - CCE ENYCH staff - 9:50 AM (20 minutes)

Using Unison and Stinger across the orchard to manage bindweed and other creeping perennial broadleaves - Mike Basedow, CCE ENYCH - 10:10 AM (10 minutes)

Understanding the key differences between annuals and perennials - Bryan Brown, NYS IPM, Cornell - 10:20 AM (10 minutes)

Systemic herbicides for perennial grass control - Mike Basedow, CCE ENYCH - 10:30 AM (15 minutes)

Preplant preparations and mulches - with and without chemicals - Laura McDermott, CCE ENYCH and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM, Cornell - 10:45 AM (10 minutes)

Travel to Tousey Vineyard - 10:55 AM (5 minutes)

View the Naioted Robot at Tousey Vineyard - Drs. Lynn Sosnoskie and Yu Jiang, Cornell AgriTECH, Jeremy Schuster, CCE ENYCH, and Naioted representatives - 11:05 AM (30 minutes)

Questions? 11:35 AM (5 minutes)

Meeting ends - 11:40 AM