Orleans Regional Winter Vegetable Meeting
Event Details

Date
January 23, 2025
Time
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Location
CCE Orleans County
12690 Rt 31
Albion, NY 14411
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramElizabeth Buck
585-406-3419
email Elizabeth Buck
Join us for information on sweet corn pest control, Colorado potato beetles, gummy stem blight and black rot of vine crops, pesticide updates, and herbicides between plastic. DEC Credits available: 0.5 in CORE (all license categories) and 1.75 credits 1a, 10 and 23.
COST: FREE! RSVP requested to CCE Orleans at 585-798-4265 by noon on Wednesday, Jan 22.
Thank you to our sponsors: T & S Crop Services, Stokes Seeds, Rupp Seeds (drinks & refreshments), Timac (snacks), Helena (donuts). More industry sponsorship opportunities are available - contact Elizabeth Buck.


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