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Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

August 19, 2014

Time

3:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Location

Donn Branton's Farm
6536 E Main Rd/Rte 5
Stafford, NY 14143

Cost

$5.00 pre-registration fee -
(additional attendee $5.00 ea.)
mail in your payment and registration form



At the Door
$10.00 walk-in fee

Host

Orleans SWCD
Dennis Kirby
585-589-5959


Improving Crop Production, Soil Health & the Environment - see how they all work together

August 19, 2014

Improving Crop Production, Soil Health & the Environment - see how they all work together

Five innovative grower speakers, a nationally recognized soil health expert, and local staff will show and describe the benefits of improving the soil health on your farm. There will be equipment and displays to see. 1.5 DEC recertification credits (categories 1a, 10, 21 and 23) and CCA credits will be available.

Featured speakers are Eric Kaiser, Farmer, Napanee, Ontario, Canada, and Frank Gibbs, Certified Soil Scientist, Rawson, Ohio. Eric will describe how and why he's adopted cover crops and modified no-till on his heavy soil, in a tough, Northern climate, to build up the soil health on his farm. Frank Gibbs will unlock the secrets in the soil, telling how you can improve your bottom line by improving soil health. He'll show how a healthy soil “smokes,” how smoke will rise from the tile lines through earthworm channels, all the way to the soil surface. Frank will also describe what you can tell about a soil from down in a soil pit.

Four experienced WNY cash crop, dairy and/or vegetable farmers will explain what it took to build up their soil's health, and the benefits they've seen from it. In addition, results of two years of work on several farms, using Adapt-N for fine-tuning nitrogen applications on corn, will be presented by Dave DeGolyer, WNY Crop Management. Carol MacNeil, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program will explain what you can learn about your soil's physical, biological and chemical health from a Cornell Soil Health Test, and what management practices will be most effective in improving your soil health. Reduced tillage and cover crop seeding/interseeding equipment will be there, as well as sponsor displays and soil/water demonstrations.

Cost: $5 (pre-registered); $10 (walk-ins).

To pre-register, for sponsor info, or for special needs, email Dennis Kirby, Orleans SWCD or call 585-589-5959.

Organized by USDA-NRCS, County SWCD, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and WNY Crop Management.

Sponsored by Cummings & Bricker, Empire Tractor, Lakeland Equipment, Monroe Tractor, Carolina Eastern - Crocker, Seedway, BCA Ag Technologies and WNY Crop Management.   

Soil Workshop Full Agenda - 8/19/14 (PDF; 445KB)

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Join our team! If you enjoy working outdoors and want to gain hands-on experience in plant agriculture and field research conducted on a diverse set of working vegetable farms, this position is an excellent opportunity for you! Working 2-3 years as a technician for the Cornell Vegetable Program (CVP) is proven foundation for students that are graduate school bound, as well as moving up within CVP/Cornell, especially in the Extension field. We are looking for someone with excellent work ethics, appreciation for agriculture, attention to detail and a can-do attitude.

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Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines Paused

From Cornell IPM:

Highlighting its commitment to quality and long-term sustainability, Cornell Integrated Pest Management's Pesticide Safety Education Program has announced a pause in production of the 2026 Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines.

Cornell IPM Director Alejandro Calixto said this temporary measure is the result of a comprehensive reimagining process facilitated by Illume Projects of Ithaca, which included end-user interviews, internal surveys and sales data analytics.

"It became clear to us that we cannot continue producing the guidelines and fully restructure them at the same time," Calixto said. "By pausing production, we can dedicate all available resources and time to rebuilding the production process, ensuring that when we re-launch in 2027, the guidelines will reflect a modernized approach built around the grower and other user experience."

A series of annually updated reference manuals produced by Cornell IPM and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines are widely used by farmers, agronomists, crop consultants and extension educators in New York and throughout the Northeast. They include information about current IPM recommendations, pesticide options, cultural practices, nutrient management, disease, insect and weed identification and resistance-management strategies.

Calixto and Pesticide Safety Education Program Lead Mike Helms will spearhead efforts to restructure the guideline process over the next 12 months, with a goal of launching a more streamlined, user-friendly version in 2027.

Limited copies of the 2025 guidelines remain available for purchase while supplies last through The Cornell Store. The 2026-2027 Greenhouse Guidelines will be available.

For more information contact Helms at mjh14@cornell.edu.