Sponsorship
From time to time, the Cornell Vegetable Program looks for financial support from agri-businesses to supplement our commitment to bring affordable, research-based knowledge to producers in New York State. Sponsorship opportunities exist to support some of our educational workshops and support VegEdge newsletter. Each sponsorship opportunity listed below provides information on sponsorship costs, target audience, estimated audience size, and company recognition.
Event Sponsorship Opportunities
Throughout the year, the Cornell Vegetable Program may seek company sponsorship of our educational meetings.
Potential Events
Currently we do not have any potential events for sponsorship.
VegEdge Sponsorship Opportunities
VegEdge is an award-winning newsletter produced by the Cornell Vegetable Program primarily for growers and agribusiness professionals in 13 counties in western and central New York. In 2019, VegEdge will be produced every few weeks, with frequency increasing leading up to and during the growing season -- 25 issues in all! The newsletter will reach approximately 700 vegetable growers, industry representatives and university researchers across NYS and neighboring states. Readers find information on pest concerns and management, production tips, upcoming meetings, availability of educational materials, pesticide updates, cultural practices, marketing ideas and venues, and research results.
Sponsors will be featured on the inside back cover outer column. Sponsoring companies may provide a logo and 3 lines of text to accompany the logo. Logos can be hyperlinked to your company website.
Sponsors receive a complimentary subscription for the year of sponsorship.
Requirements
All logos must be emailed to Angela Ochterski along with the completed 2019 Sponsorship Commitment Form. (Complete form and pay online OR print and mail in form and payment). Accepted formats are .eps, .png, .jpg, .tiff, .gif, .pub, or Word only and should be in full color.
Sponsorship Packet (PDF; 2103KB)
Sponsors will be featured on the inside back cover outer column. Sponsoring companies may provide a logo and 3 lines of text to accompany the logo. Logos can be hyperlinked to your company website.
Sponsors receive a complimentary subscription for the year of sponsorship.
Requirements
All logos must be emailed to Angela Ochterski along with the completed 2019 Sponsorship Commitment Form. (Complete form and pay online OR print and mail in form and payment). Accepted formats are .eps, .png, .jpg, .tiff, .gif, .pub, or Word only and should be in full color.
Sponsorship Packet (PDF; 2103KB)
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
Upcoming Events
Fresh Market Vegetable Grower Meeting
February 21, 2019
Th 1:00 - 3:30 PM
Newark, NY
This course will educate fresh market growers on current pest management, food safety, and marketing issues in fresh market crops. Specific topics covered include: managing the weed seedbank, Farm to School marketing opportunities, Late Blight updates, FSMA On-Farm Readiness Reviews, biopesticides and biostimulants and how they work, wash line equipment cleaning checklist, and a discussion of production problems throughout the 2018 growing season.Designing a Safe and Sanitizable Packing Line
March 6, 2019
W 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Branchport, NY
Join Robert Hadad, CVP vegetable specialist, to learn about how to design a produce packing line that fits your budget and maximizes efficiency and food safety. This workshop will cover what you need to take into account when designing your line, along with how you can modify an existing system to for increased sanitation and efficiency. Robert will also discuss how packing line and packing house design fits in with the new Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
March 11 - March 12, 2019
M 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; T 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Binghamton, NY
Are you a farmer interested in produce safety? Are your markets asking for food safety plans or third party verification? Do you want to understand produce safety issues as they relate to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Food Safety Rule, third party audits and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)? Participation in this training, hosted by CCE Broome County, will give you the tools to create an on-farm food safety plan and complete one of the requirements of either FSMA OR the New York State Grown and Certified branding program. We will also discuss potential funding streams to make infrastructure upgrades to your farm related to food safety!Announcements
Cornell Commercial Vegetable Guidelines Available
The 2019 Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production are now available!Written by Cornell University specialists, this publication is designed to offer producers, seed and chemical dealers, and crop consultants practical information on growing and managing vegetable crops in New York State. Topics include general culture, nutrient management, transplant production, postharvest handling, organic production, and managing common vegetable crop pest concerns. A preview of the Vegetable Guidelines can be seen online.
Highlighted changes in the 2019 Vegetable Guidelines include:
- Updated pesticide options for economically important vegetable crop pests.
- New pests: beet armyworm in beets; cabbage looper and tarnished plant bug in lettuce and endive; allium leafminer in onions; and Cladosporium, Cercospora, and Stemphylium leaf spots in spinach.
Empire State Producers EXPO Proceedings
Proceedings from the Empire State Producers EXPO conference from 2011-2019 are available online.2018 Cornell Vegetable Program Year in Review
2018 is behind us but we hope that our team's efforts to enhance New York vegetable production continues well beyond! This year, our Specialists gave presentations at 119 events, sharing our knowledge with 3,535 people.We continue to conduct on-farm research to help answer the questions of our growers. The Cornell Vegetable Program managed 50 research grants and projects in 2018. We extend our gratitude to the 65 farms and organizations that offered us land, labor, and supplies to support our trials! We also want to thank those farmers that gave generous financial contributions to support our work as well.
We cannot forget to thank the 13 Cooperative Extension Associations that partnered with us this year too. We're excited to be adding Steuben County to our list of participating counties in 2019!
Our 2018 Year in Review brochure highlights our research and educational projects.