Event Details
Date
March 23, 2016
Time
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
CCE Cattaraugus County
28 Parkside Dr
Ellicottville, NY 14731
Cost
$15.00 CVP enrollee
(additional attendee $15.00 ea.)
$20.00 all others
(additional attendee $20.00 ea.)
Registration discount to enrollees in the Cornell Vegetable Program
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureDarcy Telenko
716-697-4965
email Darcy Telenko
EVENT HAS PASSED
Vegetable School (Cattaraugus County) - CANCELLED
March 23, 2016This meeting is cancelled. Growers in the area can expect our Fresh Market Vegetable Specialists to host a meeting soon! Details will be announced in VegEdge newsletter and on our website.
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Meet the CCE Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists and learn about their programs supporting Western NY vegetable growers: disease and weed management in fresh market vegetables, what does the Food Safety Modernization Act mean for your farm, new developments for managing insect pests and diseases in Cole crops, high tunnel and season extension, improving soil health, and issues affecting processing vegetable crop production.
AGENDA:
12:30 PM Registration, DEC sign-up, light refreshments - Darcy Telenko
12:45 Disease and Weed Management in Fresh Market Vegetables - update on new pesticide options and resistance issues - Darcy Telenko
1:15 Final Ruling of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) - what is means for your farm planning, training and timelines - Robert Hadad
1:45 New developments for managing insect pests and diseases in Cole crops - Christy Hoepting
2:15 Break
2:30 High Tunnel and Season Extension - Judson Reid
3:00 The Importance of Crop Rotation, Cover Crops and Reducing Tillage to Improving Soil Health - Carol MacNeil
3:30 Processing Vegetable Production in NY - Julie Kikkert
4:00 DEC credit pick-up