Event Details
Date
March 9, 2017
Time
9:30am-3:00pm
Location
Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension
24 Martin Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Cost
$20.00 ENYCHP Enrollee
(additional attendee $20.00 ea.)
$25.00 Non-ENYCHP Enrollee
(additional attendee $25.00 ea.)
Host
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Pre-Registration Deadline: March 7, 2017
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2017 Garlic School
March 9, 2017
Schedule of events:
9:00-9:30- Welcome, registration
9:30-10:00- Break-out sessions
Farmers break up into 4 groups based on area of interest: Disease and insect issues, Fertility management, Post-harvest handling, and Weed control. Facilitated discussion comes back to the group
10-10:30- Groups share with the group, discussion
10:30-11:00- Emerging pest issues: leek moth and allium leaf miner. Amy Ivy and David Stern
11:30-12:00- White rot updateâ€"Dr. Frank Hay, NYSAES
12:00-1:00- Hot catered lunch
1:00-1:15- Eriophyid mite
1:15-1:45- Fusarium project update
1:45-2:15- Brainstorm session: Strategies to strengthen the garlic industry
2:15-2:45- Seed certification update
2:45-3pm- Complete survey, wrap up, head home
