ONLINE: Cole Crop School
Event Details
Date
March 30, 2020
Time
9:00am join webinar; 9:15am - 12:30pm program
Location
Online Meeting
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramElizabeth Buck
585-406-3419
email Elizabeth Buck
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN SWITCHED TO AN ONLINE FORMAT. Online registration is now open!
Note that 3.0 DEC credits are still available in categories 1a, 10, and 23.
Fresh Market cole crop production has gotten tougher over the last few years. In addition to scouting, ID and management of common pests, diseases, and weeds, the morning includes special seminars on controlling swede midge, alternaria, and on winter high tunnel production strategies. This school is designed for organic and conventional fresh market growers who consider themselves beginner or intermediate skill-level cole crops producers.
9:00 Registration, DEC credit sign-in
9:15 Pest Control in Cole Crops - Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program (CVP)
- Introduce top pest concerns & scouting info
- Preventative & reactive management strategies
9:45 Beating Swede midge Troubles - Christy Hoepting, CVP
- Biology, life cycle, and ID of this relatively new, invasive pest
- Strong emphasis on new research on cultural controls and prevention
- Selection and use of appropriate chemical controls
10:15 Common Cole Crops Diseases - Elizabeth Buck, CVP
- Downy mildew, white mold, club root, pythium/fusarium, black rot
- ID, basic biology, scouting
- IPM control tactics
10:45 Break
11:00 Controlling Alternaria in Broccoli - Christy Hoepting, CVP
- Basic biology & favorable conditions
- Scouting and ID - alternaria vs look-a-likes
- Discussion on efficacy of cultural controls, new fungicide recommendations
11:30 Integrated Weed Control - Bryan Brown, NYS IPM Program
- Frequently troublesome weeds in cole crop production
- Cultural and mechanical controls
- Review herbicides, including recent research work
12:00 Winter High Tunnel Brassica Production - Judson Reid, CVP
- Variety selection to avoid common winter diseases
- Planting timing, canopy and humidity mgmt.
- Pest management, incl. associated economics
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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