Events - month view
earlier monthsAugust 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.
October 2013
Growing Greens and Storing Crops for the Winter Market - Wednesday Walk & Talk
October 9, 2013
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Little Valley, NY
Winter can be a season of revenue. Stew Ritchie, of Native Offerings Farm, will give a tour of his winter greens production and crop storage areas. Discussion will focus on technique sharing for winter greens production, appropriate storage conditions to reduce losses and increase quality, and strategies for introducing greens or an expanded selection of storage crops in your winter offerings.
Storage Crops and Winter Greens
October 15, 2013
4:30 - 6:30 PM, potluck to follow
Canandaigua, NY
Winter CSAs and markets continue to become more popular. Phil Munson, of Fisher Hill Farm, will give a tour of his crop storage facility and high tunnel. Discussion will focus post-harvest handling of storage crops to reduce losses and increase quality and opportunities and challenges in growing winter greens.
Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
