Event Details
Date
July 6, 2016
Time
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Location
CVP Fresh Market Demo Site at Partridge's on the Farm Market
4924 Ellicott St Rd (Route 63)
Batavia, NY 14020
Cost
$20.00
includes lunch and information packet; please contact us for special food accommodations
At the Door
$30.00
includes information packet and lunch (cannot be guaranteed unless you have pre-registered)
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureDarcy Telenko
716-697-4965
email Darcy Telenko
Pre-Registration Deadline: June 30, 2016
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Fresh Market Vegetable Field Day: Early Disease Detection and Weed Management Options
July 6, 2016
View demonstration plots to exemplify early disease detection and weed management options for fresh market vegetable production. In addition to the demonstration plots, sessions will be offered throughout the day on weed and disease identification and biology, soil health and resistance management by CVP team members and county agriculture Educators. Regional equipment dealers and industry representatives will be invited to display equipment and new technology. CCA and DEC credits will be available.
Topics:
- Tomato varieties and organic spray programs for disease management
- Cucumber varieties and organic spray programs for downy mildew
- Specialty crop vegetable varieties for viewing
- Pesticide tank mixing 101
- Weed identification and biology
- Stale seedbed techniques for weed management in pumpkin, winter squash, and root crops
- Improving soil health through the use of cover crops
- Herbicide options in sweet corn
Sponsored by Valent, Seedway, BASF, Gowan and Stokes Seeds.
In-kind donations and assistance provided by Amos Zittel & Sons, Bejo Seeds, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cummings and Bricker, Donn E. Branton Farm, Empire Tractor, Orleans County Soil & Water, and Partridge's on the Farm Market.
In-kind donations and assistance provided by Amos Zittel & Sons, Bejo Seeds, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cummings and Bricker, Donn E. Branton Farm, Empire Tractor, Orleans County Soil & Water, and Partridge's on the Farm Market.
