Cornell Vegetable Meeting

 

 

 

Batavia Party House

5762 East Main Road, Stafford, NY 14143

 

 

This meeting is geared towards smaller-scale vegetable growers

 

 

 

8:30 am                       REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

                                    Sign up for DEC credits

                                    Check out exhibits

 

8:50 am                       Using the regional Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program as a resource, Steve Reiners, NYSAES & Julie Kikkert, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (15 min)

 

9:05 am                       Pest management in fresh market potatoes and variety selection for end use and pest resistance, Carol MacNeil, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (30 min)

 

9:35 am                       Recommendations for controlling downy mildew, powdery mildew and Phythophora blight in vinecrops, Robert Hadad and Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (45 min)

 

10:20 am                     Coffee Break, stretch, interact with vegetable specialists (10 min)

 

10:30 am                     Pest management of fresh market onions, Christy Hoepting, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (30 min)

 

11:00 am                     Introduction to pest management in organic vegetable production, Robert Hadad, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (60 min)         

 

12:00 noon                  Hot Buffet Lunch, check out the exhibits, interact with vegetable specialists (60 min)

 

1:00 pm                       Introduction to high tunnel vegetable production and pest management featuring tomatoes, peppers and English cucumbers, Judson Reid and Katie Klotzbach, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (50 min)

 

1:50 pm                       Weed management in cabbage, peas, beets, carrots and beans, Julie Kikkert, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (45 min)

 

2:35 pm                       Insect management in cole crops featuring worm, thrips and swede midge, Christy Hoepting, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (30 min)

 

3:05 pm                       Coffee Break, stretch, interact with vegetable specialists (10 min)

 

3:15 pm                       New marketing strategies and produce auctions, Robert Hadad and Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (30 min)

 

3:45 pm                       Food safety for small-scale vegetable growers, Robert Hadad, Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (30 min)

 

4:15 pm                       Fill out evaluation forms

                                    Pick up DEC credits

                                    Safe trip home!

 

 

$40 if not enrolled, enrollment opportunities available at the door.