2026 NYS Dry Bean Meeting and Cutting Event
Event Details
Date
March 20, 2026
Time
10:30 am - noon (Cutting), lunch, and 1:00-4:00 pm (Meeting)
Location
Cornell AgriTech, Jordan Hall 2nd floor auditorium
630 W North St
Geneva, NY 14456
Cost
FREE!
Includes lunch and refreshments. Please enter any special accommodations in the 'Note to Us'.
Host
Cornell Vegetable ProgramMargie Lund
607-377-9109
email Margie Lund
The Cutting Event will be held in the morning, followed by lunch, and the NYS Dry Bean Meeting in the afternoon.
DEC recertification credits available for the NYS Dry Bean Meeting portion of the day: 2.0 in categories 1a, 10, 21, and 23.
This meeting is sponsored by Genesee Valley Bean Company and New York Bean. Sponsor support allows us to make this event FREE for growers! Thank you!
AGENDA
10:30-12:00 Dry Bean Cutting held in Raw Products Building (7 Crabapple Dr), all are welcome to attend!
12:00-1:00 Lunch/Refreshments (included for all attendees)
1:00 PM Welcome/Announcements/DEC Sign-in
1:10 Overview of the 2025 growing season and market update -- Matt Stawowy, Steele & Co
1:40 Fungicide-based white mold control in dry bean in New York -- Sarah Pethybridge, Cornell
2:00 Effect of tillage and nitrogen on dry bean root rot in NY and ME -- Aastha Subedi, Cornell
2:20 Determine the magnitude and distribution of Western bean cutworm, and the risk to dry beans, in the major production area in New York -- Margie Lund, Cornell Vegetable Program, and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program
2:40 Break
3:00 Breeding, evaluation and development of dry bean varieties that are highly adapted to NYS growing environments and markets -- Phillip Griffiths, Cornell
3:20 Comparison of new and standard dry bean varieties at NYSAES research farm: 2025 NYS Dry Bean Variety Trial updates -- Steve Reiners and Michael Rosato, Cornell
3:40 Cool School Food: Encouraging the use of dry beans in school lunches, and promoting the health aspects of dry bean consumption -- Amie Hamlin, NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
4:00 PM Adjourn Meeting -- DEC Credit Certificates will be available to pick up at the end of the session at 4:00 pm. Only those who sign-in by 1:00pm and stay through the full meeting will be eligible to receive the course certificate.
COST and REGISTRATION
FREE to attend! Pre-registration requested. Register online! At-the-door registrations will be accepted but lunch cannot be guaranteed.
SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Margie Lund for details.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Margie Lund, mel296@cornell.edu, 607-377-9109.
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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