PLEASE NOTE: The location and agenda has been changed for this event.

Meeting will feature growers from Ohio sharing their production know-how and thoughts on food safety. Other topics include weed control, pesticide safety, and the impact of poor crop nutrition. The morning portion of the event will offer 0.75 DEC credits in categories 1a and 23, plus 0.5 in CORE (good for all categories). Trade show booths available.

MODIFIED AGENDA:
8:00 am Doors open. Sign-in, survey completion, browse booths

8:15 am Welcome, announcements

8:30 am How Fertility Relates to Pests and Diseases -- Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
Recognizing fertility deficiency symptoms and distinguishing them from similar-looking diseases, disease-based causes of poor fertility/water responses in tomatoes, relationship between fertility and insect pressure, esp. around excessive N and increased aphid issues.

8:45 am Making Weed Control Decisions in Veg Crops -- Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
Interactive session that will have participants practice using herbicide support resources and other weed control references to develop effective integrated weed control programs

9:15 am Eden Valley Growers Updates -- Keith Baskerville, Eden Valley Growers
Updates from the co-op, including their view on why written food safety plans matter.

9:30 am Pesticide Safety for the Family & You -- Mary Centrella, Pesticide Safety Education Program
This presentation will focus on understanding and mitigating the health risks associated with pesticide usage and emphasize safety solutions for small farms.

10:00 am Fertility, Soil Health & Field Crops Topics -- Greenfield Farms Reps
Non-DEC content on soil health, nutrient mgmt., and cultural practices in field crops. 

11:30 am Adjourn DEC credit portion of the meeting. Lunch.

12:30 pm Raising Sheep -- Ohio sheep farmer

1:15 pm Why Adopt Food Safety? -- Jonas Yoder, Food Safety Educator
A motivational and informative talk from Jonas Yoder of Mt. Hope, Ohio.

1:50 am Break

1:55 pm  Food Safety Resources -- Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
Overview of food safety planning and implementation resources and one-on-one advice that are currently available, plus a discussion of what further support would be helpful.

2:10 pm Grower Panel -- David Raber and Ervin Weaver from Mt. Hope, Ohio
Ervin Weaver is a conventional auction grower and David Raber raises organic produce for auction and a farm market. These experienced farmers will share their vegetable growing know-how and then take audience questions.

2:45 pm Adjourn


COST and REGISTRATION:
This event is FREE to attend! Call Elizabeth Buck at 585-406-3419 to pre-register.