Oswego Muck Onion Growers Pre-Season Meeting: Stop the Rot, Nematodes and SLB Fungicide Resistance
Event Details

Date
March 20, 2024
Time
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Duskee's Sports Bar and Grill
8 Bridge St
Phoenix, NY 13135
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramChristy Hoepting
585-721-6953
email Christy Hoepting
Christy Hoepting and Frank Hay will get growers ready for the season with updates on managing Stemphylium Leaf Blight fungicide resistance, progress made towards understanding and managing bacterial bulb rot of onion, and results of the 2023 nematode survey and research project. 2.5 DEC recertification credits will be offered in categories 1A, 10 and 23.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
1:50 PM Sign up for DEC recertification credits
2:00 PM Fungicide resistance 101 with emphasis on designing fungicide programs to preserve the useful longevity of FRAC 3 fungicides for managing Stemphylium leaf blight of onion, Frank Hay, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech
2:50 PM Stop the Rot Finale: Progress made towards understanding and managing bacterial bulb rot of onion, Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
3:40 PM Results of 2023 nematode survey and research project, Frank Hay, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech and Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
4:30 PM Pick up DEC recertification credits
Because a catered dinner will follow the event, please RSVP by March 5th to Rayne Sorbello or Christy Hoepting (585-721-6953). This event is free.

