Events - month view

January 2015
2015 Finger Lakes Produce Auction Growers Meeting

January 8, 2015
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Penn Yan, NY

Updated Farm Food Safety (GAPs) Training for Produce Growers
January 12 - January 13, 2015
8:30 AM registration & refreshments; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM training
Geneva, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Current Issues in Strawberry Pest Management
January 14, 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Kathy Demchak, Senior Extension Associate, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
2015 Empire State Producers EXPO

January 20 - January 22, 2015
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY

February 2015
Tomato Health and Grafting Workshop
February 2, 2015
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Interlaken, NY

Erie Vegetable Growers Meeting - High Tunnel School
February 4, 2015
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
East Aurora, NY

Erie Vegetable Growers Meeting - Addressing Issues in Vegetable Production

February 5, 2015
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
East Aurora, NY

Niagara Vegetable Growers Meeting - Addressing Issues in Vegetable Production

February 6, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lockport, NY

Organic Dry Bean Discussion
February 9, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Canandaigua, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Soil Health Through Reduced Tillage and Cover Crops
February 11, 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Carol MacNeil, Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist, and Thomas Bjorkman, Associate Professor, Cornell, will be speaking during this webinar.
Orleans Produce Auction Winter Meeting

February 13, 2015
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Albion, NY

Genesee Valley Produce Auction Meeting
February 20, 2015
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Centerville, NY

March 2015
Garlic School 2015
March 3, 2015
9:30 AM -3:00 PM
Geneva, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Using Sanitizers in Wash Water
March 4, 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Luke LaBorde, Associate Professor, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
Clean Up Your Veggies! Post-Harvest Handling System Workshop
March 9, 2015
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Shortsville, NY

Weed Management Workshop for Processing Vegetable and Dry Bean Growers

March 11, 2015
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Batavia, NY

CANCELLED: Forecasting Late Blight Risk: Using An Online Tool to Make Decisions for YOUR Farm

March 16, 2015
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Lockport, NY

Updated Farm Food Safety (GAPs) Training for Produce Growers
March 17 - March 18, 2015
8:30 AM registration & refreshments; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM training
Arcade, NY

2015 NYS Dry Bean Meeting

March 18, 2015
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
LeRoy, NY

Forecasting Tomato/Potato Late Blight Risk: Using An Online Tool to Make Decisions for YOUR Farm

March 20, 2015
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Geneva, NY

Farm Food Safety for Post-Harvest Handling and Small-Scale, Low-Cost Facility Design
March 23, 2015
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Trumansburg, NY

High Times with High Tunnels: Greenhouse/High Tunnel Tomato Workshop

March 24, 2015
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Penn Yan, NY

Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Tomato Nutrition in High Tunnels
March 25, 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Judson Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist, and Steve Bogash, Extension Educator, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.


Upcoming Events
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers -- Ontario Produce Auction

July 15, 2025
Stanley, NY
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. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
Orleans Summer Vegetable Meeting, 2025

July 16, 2025
Waterport, NY
Meeting themes are pest management in a wide array of produce and best practices for pesticide use. Professor Brian Nault will cover allium leaf miner and thrips in onions, garlic, and leeks, and discuss insect challenges in other crops. Bring your questions! We'll also have a field walk that includes high tunnel tomato and cucumber.
DEC credits available: 0.5 in CORE plus either 1.25 in 1a and 23, or 0.75 in 24.
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers -- Finger Lakes Produce Auction

July 18, 2025
Penn Yan, NY
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. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.