Event Details
Date
August 27, 2013
Time
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Location
Williams Farm
5077 Russell Road
Marion, NY 14505
Cost
At the Door
$10.00
Registration includes a light supper.
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramCarol MacNeil
585-313-8796
email Carol MacNeil
Fresh Market Potato Varieties, Phytophthora Pink Rot, & Water Management Meeting - Sponsorship Opportunities
August 27, 2013
Potato growers have an opportunity to view standard and new fresh market potato varieties and lines, hear how to use integrated management to help deal with the potentially devastating Phytophthora pink rot disease, get an update on late blight, and discuss how to manage excess muck water. The meeting will be held at Williams Farms field on Marion-E. Williamson Rd, and at the packing house at 5077 Russell Road, Marion.
Don Halseth, Cornell potato specialist, established a large trial and will be evaluating the maturity, yield and marketability of white, red and some specialty varieties. Growers will get to hear what he's learned so far. They'll also have an opportunity to describe how the varieties they're growing are performing. Tom Zitter, Cornell plant pathologist, will describe the integrated approach needed to combat pink rot. No fungicides can provide complete control. Cultural practices, such as making use of varietal resistance, where available, and crop rotation, are essential. In addition, significant attention must be given to water management (reducing compaction/deep ripping, tiling and ditching, etc.) since pink rot is a water-driven disease. Several fungicides have activity against the pink rot organism, and the choice, rates, application method and timing will be discussed. There will also be an update on this year's late blight development and how best to protect the crop.
Finally, there will be discussion regarding management of muck water by Lindsey Gerstenslager, Manager, Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District, and area growers. Growers have made significant investments in, and changes to, their water management systems over the last few years. What has paid off? What still needs to be done? Is any assistance available?
Meeting sponsored by Syngenta.
The full meeting agenda is available below.
1.25 DEC plus CCA credits will be available. Cost - $10. Pay at the event.
Please pre-register for dinner by Thursday, August 22, 2013 by contacting Carol MacNeil.
Interested in sponsoring this meeting? Learn more about this opportunity. We would greatly appreciate your support.
Meeting Agenda - 8/27/13 (PDF; 472KB)
Sorry, the opportunity to sponsor this event has passed.
If you sponsor this event, your company's name will be included in all future meeting advertisements and you will be thanked at the meeting. Sponsoring company reps can have table space for handout materials as well as share What's New from Industry? (For table space or to speak at What's New from Industry, contact Carol MacNeil in advance.) The meeting fee is waived for the company rep who attends the meeting.
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Mushrooms
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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