Events - month view

August 2023
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Meeting for Auction Growers (Seneca)

August 2, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
David Peachey Farm
Romulus, NY
This meeting is a peer learning event that gathers produce auction growers together to tour another farmer's produce farm. A pest management discussion will be facilitated by Cornell Vegetable Program. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
DEC recertification credits will be offered (1.75 credits in categories 10, 1a, 23, 24).
Niagara Erie Regional Produce Meeting
August 2, 2023
5:30pm - 7:45pm
Robinson Farms
Lockport, NY

A fresh market vegetable field meeting covering conventional and organic techniques. Must pre-register by noon on 8/2 to attend dinner (585-406-3419). Free to attend.
Topics
- Biopesticide modes of action
- Tomato bacterial disease control
- Soil health practices
- Crop protection updates from BASF
- Field Walk
Pizza & Wings dinner at 5:30
Meeting 6:00 - 7:45 pm
1.25 DEC credits available in 1a, 10, 23
Agronomic Weed Management and Cover Crop Field Session

August 15, 2023
3:30 - 7:15 pm sessions; program followed by dinner
Property across from 5701 Burton Rd
Orchard Park, NY
This field meeting will include talks on emerging problem weed species, dealing with changing herbicide efficacy and the impact of erratic weather, managing spray water to improve herbicide efficacy, and soil health practices. See a demo of calibrating and using a dual seed box drill to establish a cover crop. Learn about Erie County Soil and Water's soil health equipment lending program. We'll have field demos of various cover crops too! DEC credits in CORE, 1a, 10, 21 and 23.
Chipping Potato Twilight Meeting, 2023

August 24, 2023
6:00 - 7:00 pm with dinner to follow
Mahany Farms
Dansville, NY
Learn about updates in insect pest control in potatoes and view this year's chipping potato variety trial! 1.0 DEC credit available.
September 2023
Field Walk (Clymer, NY)
September 12, 2023
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Clymer, NY
Walk from crop to crop, learning hands-on pest, disease and weed ID and scouting techniques. IPM control tactics for both preventative and reactive management will be discussed in group dialogues.
Field Walk (Wellsville, NY)
September 13, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wellsville, NY
Growers are encouraged to join us for an in-field learning opportunity. Walk from crop to crop, learning hands-on pest, disease and weed ID and scouting techniques. IPM control tactics for both preventative and reactive management will be discussed in group dialogues. FREE!
2023 Dry Bean Twilight Meeting

September 26, 2023
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm; pizza dinner prior to the meeting at 5pm
Cornell AgriTech
Geneva, NY

Come learn about updates in insect monitoring, white mold management, and weed resistance management, as well as view this year's dry bean variety trial plot to see how well different varieties have performed this season. 1.5 DEC credits will be available in 10, 1a, 21, and 23.
October 2023
No Events Scheduled at this Time


Upcoming Events
Food Safety Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
February 11, 2025 : Part One: What's Going on with Food Safety?
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets FSMA inspectors are expected to step up farm visits this season. Why are they showing up on the farm asking about FSMA? Aren't we exempt? This noontime hour we will discuss the purpose of the farm visits and what produce farmers need to know.
February 18, 2025 : Part Two: What Counts as Food Processing?
In this session, we will discuss what counts as processing and what doesn't. Stories of inspectors coming to farmers markets and auctions telling some growers certain products can't be sold usually without much explanation. We will try to make some sense of things and clear up some misunderstandings so hopefully the upcoming season goes smoothly.
February 25, 2025 : Part Three: Traceability - Benefits for Food Safety and Beyond
Can having a traceback process for your produce (and other farm products) make good business sense regardless of FSMA regulations? We will (try to) make the case for farms to have some sort of traceability mechanism in place.
Allium Pests!
February 26, 2025
Presented by Christy Hoepting (CCE Cornell Vegetable Program) and Ann Hazelrigg (Univ. of VT), this webinar will focus on organic management of pests and diseases of onions, garlic, leeks. The webinar is part of a series supported by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program.
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training
March 4 - March 5, 2025
Syracuse, NY
This two-day workshop will train fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPSs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. (A remote attendance option is available.)