Cornell University Cooperative Extension Capital District Vegetable & Small Fruit Program is holding its Vegetable Growers Winter Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the Best Western Albany Airport Inn, 200 Wolf Road in Albany.
Enrolled members of the CDVSFP can register for $30/person, $20 for each additional person from same farm. Non-enrollees will be charged $50/person. Registration includes lunch, breaks and DEC and CCA credits. Registration is due by Feb. 11.
Presentations on the day-long agenda include:
>Bloat Nematode: A Risk for Onions and Garlic
>Efficiency Practices to Improve Post-harvest Quality
>How to Control Birds in Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops
>USDA Federal Programs Available for Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers
>Sweet Corn Insect Control: Efficacy Problems, Insecticide Options and Bt Hybrids
>Post Harvest Heat Removal
>Green Bean and Winter Squash Variety Trial Results
>Downy Mildew and Phytopthora Blight: What Can Be Done
>Results from NYS Sweet Corn Insecticide Efficacy Trials
>Irrigation Water Testing for Plant Pathogens:
>Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Identifying and Controlling This New Pest
>Sweet Potatoes: What we’ve learned so far
For more information and to register, download a registration form below.
