Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers -- Finger Lakes Produce Auction
Event Details
Date
July 18, 2025
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Dwight Zimmerman farm
936 Lovejoy Rd
Penn Yan, NY 14527
Cost
FREE!
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramJudson Reid
585-313-8912
email Judson Reid
This evening meeting will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables, primarily for those growing for wholesale auction.
A hands-on demonstration of weed, insect and disease identification in vegetables including management options such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. Judson Reid, Senior Extension Associate with the Cornell Vegetable Program along with CCE staff will instruct participants and facilitate peer-based learning. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at these farms.
FREE to attend. No pre-registration required. Contact Judson Reid with questions.
AGENDA:
7:00 PM Welcome
7:05 PM Weed Control in Row Crop Vegetables
• Why? -- moisture competition, insect and disease management, labor efficiency
• How? -- cultivation, herbicides, inter-row cover crops: spring seeding or winter rye (pros and cons)
7:45 PM Tomato and Potato Disease Updates
• Late blight and early blight updates
• Grafting for improved root-zone disease resistance in greenhouse and high tunnels
8:15 PM Cucurbits
• Greenhouse cucumber grafting for vigor and yield
• Downy mildew management: cucumbers, cantaloupes and watermelon (tunnels/greenhouses, effective fungicide programs)
• Cucumber beetle, squash bug, stink bug
• Powdery mildew (resistance, effective fungicide programs)
8:45 PM Q&A and other farm-specific crop observations and food safety news
9:00 PM Adjourn
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Mushrooms
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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