Events - month view
June 2013
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 4, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 11, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Wash Stations and Farm Food Safety - Rolling Hills Discussion Group
June 11, 2013
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Livonia, NY

Members of the CCE GAPs team will explain the regulations and guidelines related to wash stations and demonstrate a wash station system. The meeting will include a brief potluck, so please bring a dish to pass.
Early Summer Plant Pests and Diseases - Wednesday Walk & Talk Grower Discussion Group
June 12, 2013
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Almond, NY

Cornell Vegetable Program staff will lead a crop walk and discuss major pests and diseases for early summer production. Attendees will learn scouting skills and management techniques.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 18, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 25, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
July 2013
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 2, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 9, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Soil Health Field Day
July 11, 2013
9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Clyde, NY

Soil health is never more important, nor more obvious, than in a very wet year. At this field day, learn about options for improving crop and soil performance through rainfall extremes.
Mechanical Weed Management - Rolling Hills Discussion Group
July 16, 2013
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Palmyra, NY

Kurt Forman of Clearview Farm and the Cornell Vegetable Program staff will show and explain a cultivation timing demonstration for weed management. Dr. Chuck Mohler will return for this follow up to last fall's Cultivation Equipment workshop to discuss the results of the demonstration and answer weed management questions.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 16, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Seneca County
July 17, 2013
7:30 pm start
Ovid, NY

This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 23, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Orleans County
July 25, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lyndonville, NY

This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 30, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
August 2013
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Yates County
August 2, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Penn Yan, NY

This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
August 6, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Reduced Tillage Farm Tour
August 7, 2013
5:30 PM, immediately following Empire Farm Days
Waterloo, NY

Grab dinner and a beverage at Empire Farm Days and then join us for a free tour of local farms to view reduced tillage crops and equipment and a comparison of production practices.
Elba Muck Onion Twilight Meeting
August 8, 2013
5:30 dinner; 6:00-8:00pm program
Elba, NY

An update of onion research, with a focus on management of troublesome perennial weeds, will begin at 5:30. Growers will hear presentations and see demonstration plots. 1.75 DEC credits are available.
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Chautauqua County
August 8, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Panama, NY

This course will demonstrate pest management in fresh market vegetables in both field and greenhouse (high tunnel) vegetables; primarily for those growing for wholesale auction.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
August 13, 2013
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Elba, NY

Meet with Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Christy Hoepting every Tuesday morning to ask questions and share your observations.
Managing Your Muck - Rolling Hills Discussion Group
August 20, 2013
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Shortsville, NY

Have a muck pocket and not quite sure how to best to use it? Come learn about drainage, fertility management, tillage, and more! Carol MacNeil will be on hand to present and answer questions.
Pest and Disease Management and Rotation Planning - Wednesday Walk & Talk Grower Group
August 21, 2013
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Portville, NY

NEW DATE: A crop walk focusing on rotation planning, cover crop selection, and pest/disease management. A potluck will follow. Open to all growers, this free meeting is focused on answering producer questions, educating on grower-requested topics and providing networking opportunities.
Fresh Market Potato Varieties, Phytophthora Pink Rot, & Water Management Meeting
August 27, 2013
5:30 - 8:30 PM
Marion, NY

Potato growers have an opportunity to view standard and new fresh market potato varieties and lines, hear how to use integrated management to help deal with the potentially devastating Phytophthora pink rot disease, get an update on late blight, and discuss how to manage excess muck water. 1.25 DEC plus CCA credits will be available.

Upcoming Events
2025 Potato Advisory Meeting
December 16, 2025
Canandaigua, NY
Come hear the latest on insect pest control and fertility management in potatoes from Cornell University experts. Potato variety trial updates will be shared too. After lunch will be the Empire State Potato Grower's Meeting. 1.5 DEC credits in 10, 1a, and 23.
2026 Finger Lakes Produce Auction Winter Growers Meeting
January 8, 2026
Penn Yan, NY
At this vegetable grower-focused meeting, ag industry experts will discuss food safety, disease management in strawberries, the benefits of using cover crops, plus more. Two grower panel discussions will focus on pest management techniques and irrigation. DEC recertification credits will be available.