Event Details
Date
Jan 20 - Jan 22, 2015
Time
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Location
Oncenter Convention Center
Syracuse, NY
Host
NYS Vegetable Growers Association
nysvga.org/expo/information/
2015 Empire State Producers EXPO
January 20 - January 22, 2015
This show combines the major fruit, flower, vegetable, and direct marketing associations of New York State in order to provide a comprehensive trade show and educational conference for the fruit and vegetable growers of this state, as well as the surrounding states and Eastern Canada. The Cornell Vegetable Program Specialists are involved in organizing sessions on Processing Vegetables, Potatoes, Onions, Cabbage/Cole Crops, Soil Health, Managing Herbicide Resistance, Tunnels, and Ethnic Vegetables. Registration online on the NYS Vegetable Growers Association website.
2015 EXPO EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
Monday, January 19, 2015 | Holiday Inn, Liverpool
Monday, January 19, 2015 | Holiday Inn, Liverpool
2015 Becker Forum: From NY farms to NY Plates: Institutional purchasing across NYS
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Processing Vegetables
Floriculture
Another Look at Ethnic Vegetables
Potato
Potato & Sweet Potato
Late Blight Management
Getting the Most of Honeycrisp Orchards in NY State
Apple Rootstocks & Varieties: Just Made for Each Other!
Tree Fruit IPM - New Pests
Cut Flower Production
Tomato
Cabbage and Other Cole Crops
High Tunnels
Herbicide Resistance: Current Status and Future Weed Management Options
Root Crops
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Building your Customer Base at Farmers Markets
IPM for Migrant Farmworker Housing
How New York Apple Growers are Addressing Labor Challenges
Optimizing High Density Orchard Systems
Tree Fruit - Weed management in Perennial Fruits
Vine Crops
Soil Health
Soil Health
Sweet Corn
GAPs Can Open New Markets For You
Thursday, January 22, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Floriculture
Another Look at Ethnic Vegetables
Potato
Potato & Sweet Potato
Late Blight Management
Getting the Most of Honeycrisp Orchards in NY State
Apple Rootstocks & Varieties: Just Made for Each Other!
Tree Fruit IPM - New Pests
Cut Flower Production
Tomato
Cabbage and Other Cole Crops
High Tunnels
Herbicide Resistance: Current Status and Future Weed Management Options
Root Crops
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Building your Customer Base at Farmers Markets
IPM for Migrant Farmworker Housing
How New York Apple Growers are Addressing Labor Challenges
Optimizing High Density Orchard Systems
Tree Fruit - Weed management in Perennial Fruits
Vine Crops
Soil Health
Soil Health
Sweet Corn
GAPs Can Open New Markets For You
Thursday, January 22, 2015 | OnCenter Convention Center
Hops
Hard Cider
Berry Crops
Berry Crops
Onions: Bacterial Disease Symposium
Onions
Technical Skills for Farmers
Brewing Success: NYS Malt Barley, From the Furrow to What Ales You
Hard Cider
Berry Crops
Berry Crops
Onions: Bacterial Disease Symposium
Onions
Technical Skills for Farmers
Brewing Success: NYS Malt Barley, From the Furrow to What Ales You
