Genesee Valley Winter Meeting
Event Details
Date
February 11, 2025
Time
9 AM - 12 PM Vegetables & Flowers; 12:45 PM - 2:45 PM Soil, Fertility, Manure Mgmt
Location
Farmersville Center Community Church
9038 Rt 98
Farmersville, NY
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramElizabeth Buck
585-406-3419
email Elizabeth Buck
This two-session event will feature vegetables and flowers in Session 1, and soils, fertility, and manure management in Session 2.
AGENDA
Session 1:
8:30 am Sign-in, visit info tables, coffee
9:00 am Welcome, announcements -- Elizabeth Buck, Cornell Vegetable Program (CVP)
9:10 am Common Vine Crop Diseases -- Elizabeth Buck
9:35 am Raising Quality Flowers -- Marvin Byler
10:05 am Industry updates
10:15 am Break, visit sponsor booths
10:30 am Tarps and living mulches for weed suppression -- Elizabeth Buck
10:50 am Why Food Safety Matters and First Steps for Doing Food Safety -- Lynn Bliven, Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County
11:10 am Why do a soil test and what should you test for? -- Elizabeth Buck
11:30 am Thoughts from the Auction Buyer -- Mose Byler, Genesee Valley Produce Auction
11:45 am GVPA General Overview -- Lester Hershberger
12:00 pm Lunch provided by the Genesee Valley Produce Auction
Session 2:
12:45 pm Tick Talk -- Lynn Bliven, CCE Allegany County
Larger populations of ticks that affect you and your livestock are moving into WNY. Learn about what these populations look like as well as proactive steps to keep you, your family and livestock safe from ticks as you navigate fields and pastures.
1:00 pm Fertilizer Calculations -- Katelyn Miller, SWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team
A hands-on discussion on calculating fertilizer applications to meet nutrient requirements, covering scenarios for both liquid and dry fertilizer formulations.
1:45 pm Break
1:55 pm Manure Applications -- Amy Barkley, SWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team
Using manure is a great way to recycle nutrients at a low cost. This session will review the refence values for N, P, and K of common manures, how the composition impacts nutrient values in the soil, why composition matters in manure-based composting systems, and incorporation methods to preserve nutrients.
2:25 pm Food Safety with Manure Applications -- Lynn Bliven, CCE Allegany County
When using manure in fruit and vegetable production, there are practices to consider managing your system with food safety in mind.
2:35 pm Weed Management in Small Grains -- Katelyn Miller
Discussion will include weed biology, identification, and both conventional and organic control options in small grains.
Contact Elizabeth Buck with questions.
Thank you to our sponsors: Rupp Seeds (drinks & refreshments). More industry sponsorship opportunities are available - contact Elizabeth Buck.


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Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs
April 1, 2025
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All produce farms want to grow safe food, right? Are your markets asking for food safety plans or audit certification? Do you want to understand produce safety issues? A way to do this is to learn and follow produce safety practices with Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).
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