Event Details
Date
August 31, 2016
Time
5:00pm- 7:00pm
Location
Hudson Valley Farm Hub
1875 Hurley Mountain Road
Hurley, NY 12443
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureEVENT HAS PASSED
Vegetable Grower Twilight Meeting
August 31, 2016
This program includes: an update and recap of vegetable disease management (bring samples from your farm in tightly sealed, see through, plastic bags), discussion of the Cornell tomato disease resistance breeding program, tour of disease resistant tomato trial of 15 varieties that includes new Brandywine crosses as well as the newly released variety Stellar, followed by a tomato tasting.
Guest speaker- Margaret MgGrath from the Long Island Research and Extension Center, Cornell University. Also, Ken Greene from the Hudson Valley Seed Company will be joining us to showcase some breeding work he's conducting at the Farm Hub and will have a new local "Stone Ridge" tomato variety for tasting.
Registration is not required, but is appreciated, and there is no fee for this program. This meeting will be held rain or shine. English-Spanish translation will be provided. 1.5 DEC pesticide applicator credits are available. For more information, contact Teresa Rusinek at 845 389-3562 or tr28@cornell.edu
