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Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

June 19, 2018

Time

5:00 PM - 7:55 PM; dinner served at 8:00 PM

Location

W. D. Henry & Sons, Inc.
7189 Gowanda State Rd
Eden, NY 14057

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Cornell Vegetable Program

Darcy Telenko
716-697-4965

Pre-Registration Deadline: June 18, 2018

EVENT HAS PASSED

2018 WNY Fresh Market Vegetable Twilight Meeting

June 19, 2018

2018 WNY Fresh Market Vegetable Twilight Meeting

An early season fresh market vegetable discussion of issues and to present information on pest management tools. 2.25 DEC pesticide certification credits (categories 1a, 10, and 23) and 1.0 (category 21) will be available for those that attend the entire meeting. Dinner will be served after the meeting at approximately 8:00 PM. 

Session Descriptions:
FSMA Update -- Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, will give an update on FSMA and implications for the 2018 season.

Scouting for Sweet Corn Pests -- Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM, will review and demonstrate how to scout and identify the major sweet corn insect pests. She will also discuss action thresholds and best IPM practices for insect control in sweet corn. She will discuss the Sweet Corn Pheromone Network and how growers can use this tool to help make decisions on their farm. Growers will be encouraged to participate in this hands-on activity and ask questions.

Weed Management in Vegetable Crops -- John Wallace, Cornell University and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM, will discuss major weed biology, identification, and weed management tools in vegetables. They will give an update on new herbicides and current tools available for both conventional and organic weed management. These will include tillage, competition, crop rotation, stale seed bed technique, cultural practices, fertility and herbicides. Growers will be encouraged to actively participate, ask questions.

Early Season Vegetable Pest Management Discussion and Crop Walk -- Darcy Telenko, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, will lead a crop walk and talk about early season pest monitoring and management options in vegetables. Darcy will talk about programs available to monitor and track pests to help implement IPM practices on your farm. Darcy will lead a discussion on 2018 pest issues and review the best crop production practices for managing them. This may include host resistance, pesticides, or techniques that are available to minimize pest damage. Information will be provided for both conventional and organic growers at all levels of expertise.

Using the New BlightPro Disease Forecasting System for Late Blight in Tomatoes and Potatoes -- Ukko Agro co-founders

Cost: FREE to growers due to the support of sponsors! Since dinner will be provided, please call us or register here to let us know that you plan to attend so that we can place the dinner order. Contact Darcy Telenko at 716-652-5400.

Sponsored by BASF, NutriAg, Siegers Seeds, Stokes Seeds, Gowan, Miller Chemical, Seedway, Dubois Agrinovation, and Arysta Life Sciences.



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Upcoming Events

2018 Annual Elba Muck Onion Twilight Meeting Featuring Herbicide Trial Tours

Event Offers DEC Credits

June 21, 2018
5:30 PM dinner, 6:00 - 8:30 PM program and tours
Elba, NY

All onion growers are invited to this event which will feature trial tours and demonstrations of pre- and post-emergent weed control in direct seeded onions. 2.0 DEC recertification credits and CCA credits will be available.
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Announcements

2018 NY Produce Auction Locations and Contact Info

Produce auctions in New York State have been formed so that produce growers have a way of marketing their product to quality minded buyers through open competitive bidding. Six of the eight produce auctions in NYS are in WNY! A map of produce auction locations across the state is provided along with auction days, times, and contact information.

Unsure how to purchase at a produce auction? The updated How To guide will give you some quick pointers on the auction terminology and how to make purchases at an auction.

Vegetable Sizing Templates Available

To assist farmers looking to sell into wholesale markets, vegetable sizing templates are now available for bell peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cucumbers, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and summer squash. The crop templates are scaled to size (8.5 x 11 paper). They can be printed and used to create sizing templates to be used by workers on the wash and pack lines. Additional grading resources are available too.

Cornell Commercial Vegetable Guidelines Available

The 2018 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production are now available!

Written by Cornell University specialists, this publication is designed to offer producers, seed and chemical dealers, and crop consultants practical information on growing and managing vegetable crops in New York State. Topics include general culture, nutrient management, transplant production, postharvest handling, organic production, and managing common vegetable crop pest concerns. A preview of the Vegetable Guidelines can be seen online.

Highlighted changes in the 2018 Vegetable Guidelines include:
  • Updated pesticide options for economically important vegetable crop pests.
  • Significantly revised pest management practices.
  • New onion and sweet corn IPM scouting report forms.
Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines are available as a print copy ($41), online-only access ($41), or a package combining print and online access ($57.50). Shipping charges will be added to your order. Cornell Guidelines can be obtained through your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office, or from the Cornell Store at Cornell University or call (844) 688-7620.

Empire State Producers EXPO Proceedings

Proceedings from the Empire State Producers EXPO conference from 2011-2018 are available online.

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