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July 2022
Orleans Fresh Market Vegetable Meeting

July 6, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Curvin Martin Farm
Albion, NY
This produce walk will feature peer-to-peer learning. All attendees should wear long pants. Free to attend. 2.0 DEC credits requested in categories 1a and 23.
Chautauqua Vegetable Grower Meeting

July 12, 2022
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hidden Valley Produce
Frewsburg, NY
This meeting will feature a fresh market field walk to facilitate grower-to-grower learning. All attendees should wear long pants. Free to attend. 2.0 DEC credits requested in categories 1a and 23.
Eden Valley Twilight Meeting

July 13, 2022
5:15 pm dinner; meeting from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Agle's Farm Market
Eden, NY
Topics include laser scarecrows, tar spot control, disease management in cucurbits, optimizing your spray tank water, and cabbage maggot control debrief. 1.5 DEC credits requested in categories 1a, 10, and 23.
Dinner precedes this meeting and only costs $5/person thanks to the generous support of BASF. Pre-registration is required to attend dinner.
Seneca County Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers

July 19, 2022
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
L. Stoltzfus Farm
Romulus, NY
Note the new date for this event. This meeting will feature 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 such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. DEC recertification credits will be offered (2.0 credits in categories 10, 1a, 23; 1.75 credits in category 24).
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers

July 22, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ray Hoover Farm
Rock Stream, NY
This meeting will feature 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 such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. DEC recertification credits will be offered (2.0 credits in categories 10, 1a, 23; 1.75 credits in category 24).
Ontario County Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers

July 26, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
L. Weaver Farm
Canandaigua, NY
This meeting will feature 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 such as inter-row cover crops, grafting and where appropriate, spray options will be used to educate growers. DEC recertification credits will be offered (2.0 credits in categories 10, 1a, 23; 1.75 credits in category 24).
Niagara County Twilight Meeting

July 28, 2022
TBD
Rickard Nursery Growers and Harris Farm Market
Gasport, NY
A fresh market field walk will focus on pest and disease management. We'll also cover laser scarecrows, powdery mildew management, and phytophthora mitigation. More information will be available soon.
August 2022
Genesee Region Vegetable Meeting

August 17, 2022
5:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Batavia, NY
Topics are potato variety trial (including specialty varieties), laser scare crows, carrot production, growing for seed, tomato bacterial disease, vine crops pests and disease management. 2.0 DEC (categories 1a, 10, 23) and 0.25 DEC (category 4) recertification credits will be offered.
Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting

August 25, 2022
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, dinner to follow
Mahany Farms
Dansville, NY

View the chipping potato variety trial and hear updates from Walter De Jong of Cornell! Mike Mager of Arctic Refrigeration will provide updates in potato storage. Brian Nault, Cornell, and Margie Lund, CCE, will talk about insecticidal rotations for Colorado potato beetle and other potato insect updates. 1.0 DEC (categories 1a, 10, 23) recertification credits are available.
September 2022
No Events Scheduled at this Time

