Potato Production Meeting
Event Details

Date
July 1, 2021
Time
4:00pm - 6:00pm; optional dinner following the event
Location
Mike Chiavetta's field
1332 Milestrip Rd
Brant (Irving), NY 14027
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramElizabeth Buck
585-406-3419
email Elizabeth Buck
This potato production meeting will cover organic and integrated management strategies. Topics include fertility, insect management, soil health, late blight prevention, and hand-on scouting skills practice. 1.0 DEC credit in 1a and 23.
AGENDA
3:45pm DEC Credit Sign-in
4:00 Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping
4:05 Fertility Management -- Timac Agro
4:25 How Healthy is Your Soil? On-farm Assessment Techniques -- Nicole Kubiczki, NRCS Soil Scientist
5:00 Managing Insect Pests in Potatoes -- Margie Lund, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
5:20 Using Forecasts as a Late Blight Management Tool -- Margie Lund, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
5:40 Scouting Demo & Crop Protection Priorities -- Margie Lund, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
6:00 Adjourn, pick up DEC credit certificate
6:05pm Optional dinner at Larry Bowman's farm -- 1418 Milestrip Rd, Brant (North Collins), NY. Pre-registration required by 5pm on June 28 to attend.
REGISTRATION
Register online or by call 716-652-5400 x176. Pre-register by 5pm on June 28 to be included in head count for the post-meeting dinner.
COST
Meeting is free to attend thanks to the generous sponsorship of Timac Agro / Laing-Gro.

