December 1st, 2017, 8:00 am -4:00 pm
Carey Institute Guggenheim Pavilion, 100 Pond Hill Rd, Rensselaerville, NY
$45.00 per person
To register online: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu

For more information about the Cut Flower Conference, please contact Lily Calderwood, 518-765-3513 or lbc75@cornell.edu . For assistance with registration, please contact Tove Ford, 518-765-3518 or cce-caahp@cornell.edu

cce-caahp@cornell.edu.

Brown Knapweed—This weed is problem in Albany, Schenec-tady, Greene, and Columbia Counties. It seems to be a problem in fields that are cut less than three times per year. It can ruin a field. Working with one grower, he had Banvel applied in mid-August.2016. This year, there was essentially no brown knap-weed in the treated field and it has stayed clean all this year. If you have a brown knapweed problem, manage your fields inten-sively (lime, fertilize, cut 3X per year) and use herbicides as needed. 

     In 2016, I established little plots (orchardgrass with heavy brown knapweed) that I cut at different timings (2X and 4X/year) and heights (2" and 4"). I have been mowing these plots for two years. Trying to eliminate brown knapweed by cutting management alone has improved the stand only a little bit. I think that a sod grass like brome grass or Kentucky blue-grass would crowd out the knapweed better. To save time, herb-icides are needed.

Folks… This will be another excellent day of workshops – one not to miss!  Go to the following link to register or call Abby at 518.746.2553.   D.

 https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=821   

Company has been recognized for environmentally-sensitive farming techniques

"The economic momentum in the Finger Lakes is clear - and with this exciting announcement, it continues strong," Governor Cuomo said. "By expanding in Monroe County, Duncan Family Farms will create jobs and encourage further economic activity - helping to continue to push the Finger Lakes further forward."  (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons)

Non-ambulatory cow care is an important part of cattle health. Ensuring the health of cows on dairy farms is one of the producer's main concerns.

Research looks to improve growth, health during times of heat stress.  This calf at Miner Institute helped provide data to the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program-funded evaluation of heat stress in young dairy animals. (Miner Institute)

Registration is now open for the National Farm Viability Conference in Albany, NY, May 22-24, featuring three days of workshops, discussions and tours for professionals in farm and food business planning, financial planning, agricultural financing, farmland conservation, agricultural market development, and food hub management. It offers attendees the opportunity to network and learn from peers and industry leaders, develop new knowledge and skills and tours will include visits to nearby farms and value-added processing facilities. See the updated list of workshops and register at www.farmviabilityconference.com.

Celebrating the 25th annual Washington County Fiber Tour on April 29th & 30th, 10am to 4pm.

           Celebration kicks off with "Farm to Food Bank" initiative to combat hunger

WESTMORELAND, N.Y. — May is Beef Month in New York State. The New York Beef Council is leading beef industry awareness month with the return of the “Farm to Food Bank” initiative to combat hunger.  New York Beef Council in partnership with Empire Livestock Marketing, Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, Inc., Hosking Sales, Northern NY Farmer’s Marketing Coop, Inc. and NY Beef Producers Association are encouraging beef and dairy farmers to donate cattle sale proceeds for the sole purchase of beef for six regional food banks serving all 62 counties in New York State.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Now is the time to scout under your blueberry bushes for mummy berry mummies. Michigan State University Extension advises scouting in “hot spots” first, especially wet areas and close to the woods with a history of the disease. Due to snow cover over the winter and a very wet spring, an early crop of apothecia is ready to shoot ascospores into the air and cause shoot strike infections (if green tissue is present).