2020 Finger Lakes Produce Auction Education Meeting
Event Details
Date
January 2, 2020
Time
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
Finger Lakes Produce Auction
3691 NY-14A
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Cost
This event is FREE
Host
Cornell Cooperative ExtensionJudson Reid
585-313-8912
email Judson Reid
This meeting is our annual winter educational event for Finger Lakes Produce Auction growers. This year we will focus on farm food safety clarifications, soil health, pepper pests, strawberries, and control of tomato and vine crop diseases through use of biopesticides. 2.5 DEC recertification credits will be available in category 23, and 0.5 credits in category 22.
9:00 am-9:30 am Registration, pesticide credit roster sign-in
9:30 am-9:40 am Welcome and FLPA Market Update: Ray Hoover and Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE), Cornell Vegetable Program
9:40 am-10:00 am Food Safety Modernization Act talk- GAPs vs FSMA, who is covered: Caroline Boutard-Hunt, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County
10:00 am-10:15 am Soil health in high tunnels to increase plant health and reduce disease, research update: Caitlin Vore, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:15 am-10:45 am Soil health and cover crops for reducing pest pressure and increasing yield diversified plasticulture systems: Caitlin Vore and grower panel
10:45 am-11:30 am Pepper Pest Update- broad mites, aphids and European corn borer: Judson Reid
11:30 am-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm-1:00 pm Strawberry pest update- tarnished plant bug, potato leaf hopper and strawberry leaf spot: Esther Kibbe, Berry Specialist, CCE Harvest New York
1:00 pm-1:30 pm Tomato diseases and control with bio-pesticides: Steve Bogash, Penn State
1:30 pm-2:00 pm Vine crop diseases and control with bio-pesticides: Steve Bogash
Attendees interested in DEC Recertification Credits will be required to present an ID and record their certification ID number, print name and sign the Recertification Training Roster. The roster will be secured by a Cornell Vegetable Program representative and only the attendees who stay for the entire course will be awarded a certificate.
Upcoming Events
2025 Finger Lakes Auction Winter Growers Meeting
January 2, 2025
Penn Yan, NY
At this grower-focused meeting, ag industry experts will discuss pest control in vegetables, weed management strategies and best practices, seed germination, an introduction to foliar nutrient uptake in vegetables, and grouping flowers by growth needs. Plus we'll hear from a grower panel from Kutztown Produce Auction, moderated with NYS specific pest control from Judson Reid.
2.25 DEC recertification credits will be offered in categories 10, 1a, 23, and 24.
2025 Ontario Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting
January 15, 2025
Stanley, NY
This grower-focused meeting will include information about pesticide applicator recertification and record keeping requirements, disease control in cole crops and vine crops, and using biocontrols for insect management in greenhouses. Several seed and ag input companies will be on-hand to share product news.
2.75 DEC recertification credits will be offered in categories 10, 1a, 23 and 24. CORE credits (0.5) offered too!
Intro to Food Safety and GAPs Training
February 19, 2025
via Zoom,
This virtual workshop will serve two purposes:
- For produce farms just interested in learning about farm food safety, this program will introduce principles and best practices.
- For produce farms look for a GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) training needed to meet buyer demands for audit/certification, this program will provide that as well.