Events - month view
earlier monthsJuly 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.
September 2013
Reduced Till Vegetable & Cover Crop Meeting
September 25, 2013
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Hamlin, NY
Join us to view a field scale zone till vs conventionally tilled cabbage trial; a zone tilled winter squash field; an early planted radish and wheat cover crop; and, the zone till equipment that was used.
2013 NYS Dry Bean Field Meeting
September 26, 2013
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Penfield, NY
Tour the Cornell dry bean variety trial and nearby strip trials. Cornell professors will share research-based ideas on pest issues and management including weed control and Western bean cutworm updates. Root rot resistance will also be discussed. 1.0 DEC pesticide recertification and CCA credits will be available.
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
Upcoming Events
Fungi, Forage & Forest
June 12, 2026 : Friday Evening
Buckets, Beds & Totems
Explore mushroom cultivation techniques featuring oyster mushrooms, wine caps, and lion's mane mushrooms.
June 13, 2026 : Saturday Full-Day
Wild Edibles
Learn about edible plants and responsible foraging practices focused on plants only (no wild mushroom foraging).
Agroforestry Talk
Discover how agroforestry systems can support farm diversification and sustainable land management.
Shiitake Inoculation (hands-on workshop at Heartland Organics)
Participate in a hands-on shiitake inoculation workshop and learn the basics of log-grown mushroom production.
2026 Muck Onion Growers Twilight Meeting in Oswego
June 18, 2026
Oswego, NY
Open to all Onion Enthusiasts, the Muck Onion Growers Twilight Meeting will include an onion disease research update from 2025, new fungicide recommendations for 2026, an onion maggot seed treatment update, herbicide demonstration tour, and more. This educational event is immediately followed by a catered dinner; both are FREE thanks to generous sponsors!
2.25 DEC recertification credits available in categories 1a, 10 and 23. CCA credits will be offered too.