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earlier monthsSeptember 2014
2014 NYS Dry Bean Field Meeting
September 18, 2014
5:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Caledonia, NY
Tour the Cornell dry bean variety trial and nearby strip trials. Cornell professors will share research-based ideas on pest issues and management including bacterial diseases and Western bean cutworm updates. Changing bean plant architecture to improve yields will also be discussed. 0.75 DEC pesticide recertification and CCA credits will be available.
Disease and Weed Management Workshop for Southern Tier Vegetable Growers
September 29, 2014
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Belmont, NY
Topics covered will include: Vegetable disease control; focusing on the main diseases of vegetable crops in NYS and their management options; both organic and conventional. Weed topics include: weed biology and identification, difference between annual, perennial and biennial weeds, grasses, sedges and broadleaf, and cool vs. warm season. The major weeds that affect vegetable crops in NYS will be discussed and their management options reviewed.