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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

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.
DEC Special Permit Training
April 9, 2014
8:30 am - 12:00pm (Concurrent English & Spanish sessions)
Albion, NY

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

Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 17, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, 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.
Pricing for Profit Workshop
June 18, 2014
6:00 pm
Highland, NY
'Where's the best place for me to sell my produce?'
'How can I make a profit at this?'
'What is a market channel anyway?'
Are these questions you wonder about? On June 18 at 6 pm, Bob Weybright, Business Development Specialist with the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP) will be at the Hudson Valley Lab, 3357 Route 9W in Highland, for a twilight presentation and discussion, including a light dinner.
Muck Donut Hour Every Tuesday
June 24, 2014
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Elba, NY



Upcoming Events
Vegetable Pest and Cultural Management Field Meeting for Auction Growers -- Seneca Produce Auction

July 30, 2025
Romulus, NY
This evening meeting will demonstrate 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. Details on each topic will focus on field observations at the farm.
2.0 DEC credits in categories 10, 1a, 23, and 24.
Niagara Region Summer Meeting, 2025

August 7, 2025
Ransomville, NY
We're in for a treat! Professor Steve Reiners is coming as a part of his pre-retirement speaking tour! Steve's a fantastic, down-to-earth speaker with extensive knowledge on horticultural techniques, fertility, varieties, and much more. Don't miss this event! Topics include "what exactly do NPK and other nutrients do inside the plants?", a pest/disease field walk, sweet corn variety trial, a tar spot primer, spraying best practices, and industry updates. Content will be relevant for organic, CNG, and conventional growers.
DEC credits available: 1.25 in categories 1a, 23; 0.5 in categories 10, 21; and 0.25 CORE.