2014 Events - year view
previous yearJanuary 2014
Finger Lakes Produce Auction Meeting
January 9, 2014
10:00am - 3:00pm
Penn Yan, NY
Seneca Produce Auction Meeting
January 10, 2014
10:00am - 3:00pm
Romulus, NY
Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Spotted Winged Drosophila and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
January 15, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Kathy Demchak and Shelby Fleischer, Penn State, and Greg Loeb, Cornell, will be speaking during this webinar.
2014 Empire State Producers Expo
January 21 - January 23, 2014
Morning, Mid-day, and Afternoon Sessions
Syracuse, NY
February 2014
Walk and Talk: Crop Planning
February 8, 2014
Saturday, 10am - 12pm
Cuba, NY
Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Dealing with Late Blight
February 12, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Meg McGrath, Cornell, and Beth Gugino, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
Storage Crops & Winter Marketing: 5 years later - What we have learned
February 14, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM tentative
Geneva, NY
Forum on Cover Crops and Soil Health: Harvesting the Potential
February 18, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Canandaigua, NY
Potato Short Course - Disease Management and Variety Development
February 19, 2014
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Liverpool, NY
Niagara County Winter Meeting: Increase Productivity Through Soil Environment Management
February 21, 2014
9:00am - 12:30pm
Lockport, NY
1.5 DEC and 3 CCA credits available.
2014 Orleans Produce Auction Growers Meeting
February 25, 2014
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Albion, NY
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Steuben County)
February 27 - February 28, 2014
8:30 AM registration & refreshments; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM training
Bath, NY
March 2014
Farm Food Safety Training with GAPs (Ontario County)
March 6 - March 7, 2014
8:30 AM registration; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM training
Geneva, NY
Building Fertility Through Cover Crops - Cancelled
March 11, 2014
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Canandaigua, NY
2014 NYS Dry Bean Growers Meeting
March 18, 2014
9:00 am - 3:15 pm
LeRoy, NY
Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Weed Control in Sweet Corn, Pumpkins, and Winter Squash
March 19, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Robin Bellinder, Cornell, and Dwight Lingenfelter, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar on conventional and organic weed control options in sweet corn, pumpkins, and winter squash.
Forecasting Potato/Tomato Late Blight for YOUR Farm
March 20, 2014
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Rochester, NY
Trickle Irrigation/Fertigation Workshop - Cancelled
March 20, 2014
9am - 12:00 pm
Geneva, NY
2014 Garlic School: Great Garlic from Harvest to Sale
March 28, 2014
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Geneva, NY
April 2014
Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Fertigation - Scheduling and Water Quality Considerations
April 2, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Elsa Sanchez, Penn State, and Steve Reiners, Cornell, will be speaking during this webinar.
Vegetable Grower Meeting
April 3, 2014
9:15 AM - 4:00 PM
East Aurora, NY
Updates on the HarvestNY Program and the NY Invasive Species Program will be presented. Plus growers will hear from the newest Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist, Darcy Telenko, on her experiences and what she plans to bring to the Cornell Vegetable Program region.
DEC Special Permit Training
April 8, 2014
AM English Session: 8:30 - 12:30 PM Spanish Session: 1pm - 4:30pm
Newark, NY
DEC Special Permit Training
April 9, 2014
8:30 am - 12:00pm (Concurrent English & Spanish sessions)
Albion, NY
Soils 101 for Improved Crop Fertility Management - Walk & Talk
April 9, 2014
5:00 PM
Belmont, NY
Learn how to determine if you're wasting money on unneeded fertilizer and how to avoid inadvertently starving your crop of key nutrients.
This is an indoor meeting. Field walks will resume in May.
May 2014
Beating Back the Bugs - Walk & Talk
May 14, 2014
Wednesday 5:00 PM
Allegany, NY
Fertility from the Ground Up - Rolling Hills May Meeting
May 20, 2014
Tuesday 6:00 PM
Phelps, NY
Please bring a copy of your most recent soil test! It will help us answer your questions. Growers can also bring soil samples that they'd like to have checked for pH or submitted to the lab for full analysis.
Muck Donut Hour BEGINS
May 27, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
June 2014
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 3, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 10, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Weed Control - Walk & Talk Discussion Group
June 11, 2014
6:30 PM
Belfast, NY
Beneficial Insect and Habitats - Rolling Hills Discussion Group
June 17, 2014
Tuesday 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Livonia, NY
Kira White, Vegetable Manager at Honeyhill Farm, will discuss her use of beneficial insect promoting habitat. Attractive habitats provided by flower beds, certain cover crops, and banker plants help draw beneficials to your crop.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 17, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 24, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
July 2014
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 1, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 8, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
July Walk & Talk - Crop Walk
July 9, 2014
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Franklinville, NY
July Rolling Hills Discussion Group
July 15, 2014
5:30 PM
Palmyra, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 15, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 22, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Seneca County
July 23, 2014
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Romulus, NY
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Yates County
July 25, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rock Stream, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
July 29, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Orleans County
July 31, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Waterport, NY
August 2014
Vegetable Disease Management - In Field Management Scenarios
August 4, 2014
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Eden, NY
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
August 5, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting - Allegany County
August 6, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fillmore, NY
2014 Elba Muck Onion Twilight Meeting
August 7, 2014
5:30 dinner and sign up for DEC credits; 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM meeting
Elba, NY
FINAL Muck Donut Hour of the Season
August 12, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY
Improving Crop Production, Soil Health & the Environment - see how they all work together
August 19, 2014
3:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Stafford, NY
August Walk & Talk
August 20, 2014
6:00 PM
Freedom, NY
Fresh Market Potato Varieties, Disease & Insect Management Meeting
August 28, 2014
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Marion, NY
Research Updates: Grafting, Living Mulch & More
August 29, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Penn Yan, NY
September 2014
2014 NYS Dry Bean Field Meeting
September 18, 2014
5:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Caledonia, NY
Disease and Weed Management Workshop for Southern Tier Vegetable Growers
September 29, 2014
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Belmont, NY
October 2014
No Events Scheduled at this Time
November 2014
No Events Scheduled at this Time
December 2014
High Tunnel School (Bath, NY)
December 2, 2014
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM; registration at 9:30 AM
Bath, NY
2014 Processing Beet and Carrot Advisory Meeting
December 8, 2014
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Batavia, NY
2014 Processing Pea Advisory Meeting
December 8, 2014
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Batavia, NY
Winter Wednesday Lunch Webinar: Hydroponic Vegetable Production
December 10, 2014
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Tom Ford, Extension Educator, Penn State, will be speaking during this webinar.
High Tunnel and Greenhouse Grower Update Workshop
December 11, 2014
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Canandaigua, NY
2014 Processing Snap and Lima Bean Advisory Meeting
December 17, 2014
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Geneva, NY
2014 Processing Sweet Corn Advisory Meeting
December 17, 2014
10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Geneva, NY
Upcoming Events
Asparagus Variety Trial Open House
May 23, 2024
Batavia, NY
Come see 10 varieties of asparagus! The trial includes new releases, purple, frost avoidant, and expanded disease-resistant varieties. Compare the performance of asparagus planted from home-raised seedlings vs crowns. Participate in a weed control discussion and pick the brains of growers and industry reps!
Indoor Mushroom Cultivation, Post-Harvest Handling, and Food Safety
June 6, 2024
Buffalo, NY
This workshop is intended for mushroom producers and those considering mushroom production. Hosted by CCE Wyoming County, the workshop includes a tour and discussion of Flat #12 Mushrooms production process, from substrate to sales, including their food safety plan creation, implementation, and the audit process. Alternative production methods will also be discussed.