Processing vegetable industry members who grow, manage, or support crop production for Farm Fresh First/Nortera Foods, Seneca Foods and/or Love Beets, are encouraged to sign-up for the 2024 NYS Processing Vegetable Industry Roundtable! 3.25 DEC recertification credits will be offered in categories 1a, 10, and 23 for those that stay the entire meeting (9:30 am to 2:45 pm). CCA credits available.

AGENDA:

Welcome - Julie Kikkert, CCE, Cornell Vegetable Program

Update from Cornell University and the New York State IPM Program - Steve Reiners, Cornell and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM

Processor Report on the 2023 Season - Farm Fresh First and Seneca Foods

Report from the NYS Vegetable Research Association/Council - Mike Gardinier, chair

Novel Herbicide Screens in Processing Vegetables - Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell

Towards a Durable Management Strategy for Foliar Diseases of Processing Carrots in NY - Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell

Development of a Preparedness Strategy for Tar Spot of Processing Sweet Corn in NY - Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell

Novel Seed Treatments and Robotics for Weed Control in Vegetables - Yu Jiang, Cornell

Lunch Break & Networking

Improving Corn Earworm Monitoring and Control in Sweet Corn, and Evaluating New Seed Treatment Control Options for Seed Corn Maggot - Brian Nault, Cornell  

The EPA's Workplan to Comply with the Endangered Species Act: What it Might Mean for Herbicide Labels in the Future - Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell

Industry Roundtable Discussion - Moderated by Steve Reiners, Cornell

Adjourn and Receive DEC Certificates. 

COST: It's free! (Please consider making a donation to our team to support our work in the region.) 

REGISTRATION: To guarantee lunch, please pre-register for this event.

For more information, contact Julie Kikkert.