Visit organic seed production trials and tour the farm to see small-scale production systems at work, including tarping, cover cropping, and the use of assorted mulches and covers to modify the growing environment, with guest speakers Dr. Erik Smith (field crops) and Dr. Collins Bugingo (seed quality)

Please register ahead at: 

https://apps.ideal-logic.com/c...

Agenda:

3:00pm - 4:00pm | Tour OSPREY field trials and learn about wet and dry seed cleaning techniques with hands-on demonstrations

4:00pm - 5:30pm | Field walk. See vegetables, Iroquois White Corn, and dry bean plots [You MUST arrive by 4pm for DEC credits]

5:30pm - 6:00pm | Grower roundtable- learn from your fellow farmers

6:00pm | Stay for a light meal

Cost: Free! 

NYSDEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits: 2.00 credits for categories 1A, 21, and 23.

Please register ahead to ensure the correct headcount for dinner.

If you have any questions or can't register online, please contact Crystal Stewart-Courtens at 518-775-0018 or cls263@cornell.edu

Meeting sponsored by Johnny's Selected Seeds and High Mowing Organic Seeds.