Event Details
Date
September 29, 2015
Time
4pm-6pm
Location
Hudson Valley Farm Hub
1875 Hurley Mountain Rd.
Hurley, NY
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureEVENT HAS PASSED
Root Crops Twilight meeting
September 29, 2015Farmers are invited to tour 18 varieties of beets, over 25 varieties of carrots, and 7 varieties of parsnips and to learn about their disease resistance, eating quality, and yield potential.
Featured speakers will be pathologist Dr. Sarah Pethybridge from the Cornell University Geneva Experiment Station, Jan van der Heide from Bejo Seeds, and Lisa Ward from Sakata. Ridge cultivation of carrots will also be discussed. Bring your questions, challenges, and an appetite. All crops will be available to sample.
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