The NYS Dry Bean Meeting will be back online again this year, with presentations covering the latest research in NY dry beans. Topic areas include market updates, white mold management, western bean cutworm and soybean cyst nematode management, dry bean variety testing, and incorporating NY dry beans into schools. This event is sponsored by New York Bean LLC, Genesee Valley Bean Co. Inc., and Springwater Ag Products.

This event will be held virtually via Zoom, and 1.5 DEC credits will be available.

COST: $10 for CVP Enrollees, $15 for Non-enrollees. 

AGENDA:

12:00 PM    Welcome/Announcements/DEC Sign-in

12:10         Overview of the 2021 growing season and market update -- Jerry Jones, NY Bean and Matt Stawowy, Steele & Co

12:30         Towards a durable management strategy for white mold in dry beans in New York (2020/21): Sclerotial Survival -- Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell

12:50           Determine the magnitude and distribution of Western bean cutworm, and the risk to dry beans, in the major production area in New York -- Margie Lund, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program

1:10              Soybean Cyst Nematode - Tracking and Managing the New Threat to NY Dry Bean Production -- Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program, and Margie Lund, Cornell Vegetable Program

1:30              Break

1:40              Breeding, evaluation and development of dry bean varieties that are highly adapted to NYS growing environments and markets -- Phillip Griffiths, Cornell

2:00              Comparison of new and standard dry bean varieties at NYSAES research farm -- Steve Reiners and Michael Rosato, Cornell

2:20              Cool School Food: Encouraging the use of dry beans in school lunches, and promoting the health aspects of dry bean consumption -- Amie Hamlin, NY Coalition for Healthy School Food

2:40              NYS Dry Bean Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

3:00 PM         Adjourn 

REGISTRATION AND DEC CREDITS:
This event will be held online via Zoom. Pre-registration is required by March 11. Only those who register will receive meeting attendance information and the Zoom link. Register online now!

DEC credits are available. In order to receive DEC credits, you have to pre-register, enter your DEC ID number AND email a photo of your DEC ID license to Margie Lund at least 2 days prior to the event. You can only receive credit if BOTH of those are submitted and match. Email Margie Lund my DEC ID license photo now! 

It is also required to have your Zoom log in name match the name on your DEC ID. If you need to change your name in Zoom, hover over your window and click on the three (---) dots in the upper righthand corner. Select "rename" to change your screen name displayed. 

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ZOOM:
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