Events - month view
earlier monthsOctober 2017
Mechanical Cultivation Equipment Demo Day
October 3, 2017
1:00pm- 4:45pm
Goshen, NY
Demonstrations will include:
Garford Robocrop Camera Guided In-Row Weeder
Terrateck Cultitrack Equipment Carrier/Cultivating Tractor
KULT-Kress Steerable Argus Hoe and Duo
Willsie Hydraweeder
In addition to the demonstrations, Ethan Grundberg, ENYCHP and Dr. Bryan Brown, NYS IPM will review how mechanical cultivation fits into an overall Integrated Weed Management strategy. Brown will also describe some of his research on stacking cultivation tools to increase effectiveness.
This is a FREE event, but please pre-register if you plan to attend. 1.25 DEC Credits will be available.
Cover Crop and Soil Health Field Day
October 12, 2017
9:30am-2:30pm
Schoharie, NY
Allium Leafminer Management Meeting
October 19, 2017
3:15pm- 5:00pm
Goshen, NY
Topics will include: Biology and Host Range of Allium Leafminer, Scouting and Monitoring for Allium Leafminer, Insecticide Efficacy Field Trial Preliminary Results
Contact Ethan at eg572@cornell.edu or 617-455-1893 for more information.
Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work
October 25, 2017
1:00-4:00pm
Essex, NY
Do you have a lot of staff turnover? Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.
What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively
October 25, 2017
5:00-8:00pm
Essex, NY
How well do your employees understand their jobs? Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately, most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.
Soil Health Listening Session
October 26, 2017
6:00-9:00pm
Essex, NY
November 2017
Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work
November 1, 2017
5-8 pm
Oriskany, NY
Do you have a lot of staff turnover? Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.
Growing Better Brassicas
November 7, 2017
9:30am- 3:00pm
Saratoga, NY
The crops we will focus on during this day are broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, but many topics will be relevant to other brassicas as well.
Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work
November 7, 2017
5-8 pm
Canandaigua, NY
Do you have a lot of staff turnover? Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.
Are you managing your risks as a farm employer? The compliance and safety workshop
November 8, 2017
12:00pm-4:00pm
Essex, NY
This is the workshop that covers the nuts and bolts of risk management as a farm employer.
Keeping good staff when money is tight & Managing conflict in the workplace
November 8, 2017
5:00-8:00pm
Essex, NY
Although everyone likes to be paid, money is not the only, or even most important, motivator for staff retention and performance. Poorly addressed conflict, however, can cost you good employees. Learn to motivate and retain farm staff while managing conflict and problem farm employees.
Storage Crop School
November 30, 2017
10:00am- 3:00pm
Saratoga, NY
December 2017
What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively
December 5, 2017
5-8 pm
Canandaigua, NY
How well do your employees understand their jobs?
Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately, most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.
What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating employees effectively
December 6, 2017
5-8 pm
Oriskany, NY
How well do your employees understand their jobs?
Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately, most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Upcoming Events
Allium Leafminer Management Meeting
October 19, 2017
3:15pm- 5:00pm
Goshen, NY
This meeting if free with pre-registration! 1.5 DEC credits are availableTopics will include: Biology and Host Range of Allium Leafminer, Scouting and Monitoring for Allium Leafminer, Insecticide Efficacy Field Trial Preliminary Results
Contact Ethan at eg572@cornell.edu or 617-455-1893 for more information.
Marketing Your Farm as a Great Place to Work
October 25, 2017
1:00-4:00pm
Essex, NY
Do you have a lot of staff turnover? Do you want to improve your communication skills with your employees? This workshop is for you.
What is my job? Hiring, training and evaluating farm employees effectively
October 25, 2017
5:00-8:00pm
Essex, NY
How well do your employees understand their jobs? Everyone wants farm employees who know what to do without being told. Unfortunately, most people you hire or manage can't read minds. This workshop will help you develop effective tools for training and evaluating new employees or employees moving into new positions.
Announcements
Welcome Jim Meyers: New Viticulture Specialist!
Jim has been working with wine grapes for 10 years, first as a Viticulture Ph.D. student at Cornell then as a Research Associate. Prior to coming to Cornell, Jim studied Chemistry and Biology (B.S. West Chester University of Pennsylvania), Computer Science (M.S. Brown University), and had a successful career as software technology entrepreneur. This background is reflected in his viticultural research which has focused on computational tools for mapping canopy and vineyard variability, quantifying relationships between variability and fruit chemistry, and optimizing efficiency of vineyard operations. As an Extension Associate, Jim will continue some of these research activities while also looking for new projects that provide targeted benefits to appellations in Eastern New York. Jim will kick off his new appointment by visiting growers at their vineyards to gather first hand knowledge of the sites and to discuss vineyard operations, goals, and challenges. Building a complete catalog of vineyards in a territory that runs 300 miles along the Route 9 corridor may take a little while, but Jim feels that the effort will lay a solid foundation for future program activities while also clearly differentiating the needs of each appellation.White Rot Update
White Rot, Sclerotinia cepivorum, decimated the onion industry in New York in the 1930's before being eradicated through careful management. More recently, in 2003, it infected 10,000 acres of garlic in California, leading to the abandonment of some garlic fields and adoption of strict containment rules. White rot has been confirmed in Northeastern states over the last decade as well, with New York being one of the last to discover the disease.
The primary reason that White Rot is such a concern is because the sclerotia, or reproductive structures, can remain dormant in the soil for up to 40 years, attacking any allium crop planted into the soil under favorable conditions. This spring was ideal for infection due to the period of cool, moist weather we had. Optimal temperature for infection is 60-65 degrees F, but infection can occur anywhere from 50-75 degrees F.
Once garlic has white rot, it generally declines rapidly. Leaves will yellow and the plant will wilt, not unlike a severe fusarium infection. However, unlike with fusarium, white rot infected bulbs are covered in black sclerotia and white fungus. To add to the confusion, another disease CAN look similar. Botrytis also causes black sclerotia and white fungal growth. However, Botrytis sclerotia are quite large, often larger than a pencil eraser.
So, what do we do now? We're still working on long-term management strategies, but the most important steps to take now are vigilance when culling (look at the plants you are pulling for symptoms like you see in this article, and if they are present, call us to take a sample and have the disease verified) and, if you see anything suspicious, reduction of movement of inoculum. The main ways diseases get moved around are by dumping culls (compost, field edges, etc) and my moving soil on equipment. Throw away your culls, and wash equipment that may have come in contact with suspicious garlic or the soil it is growing in. Everything from cultivation equipment to harvest bins should be cleaned.
We will keep learning about this disease and will keep sending out information, particularly to help you make decisions about what to sell and buy. For now, remember that the west coast has learned to manage the disease, and we will too. -Crystal Stewart, ENYCHP
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