Event Details

Date

April 3, 2020

Time

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

Ovid Fire Hall
2136 Brown St.
Ovid, NY 14521

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Cooperative Extension of Seneca County


** CANCELED ** Precision Ag Workshops - Seneca County April 3rd

April 3, 2020

** CANCELED ** Precision Ag Workshops - Seneca County April 3rd


** Please note this event has been canceled **




Interested in learning more about how Precision Agriculture can be implemented on your farm?

This series of 3 workshops will start with:

Week 1: Friday, February 7th from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
  • Introduction to Precision Agriculture
  • Components of Precision Ag Equipment
  • Agricultural management philosophy

Week 2: Tuesday, March 3rd from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
  • Precision soil sampling vs. grid sampling
  • Soil electric conductivity (EC) and how to measure It
  • Site specific management and variable rate applications
  • Principles of mapping and its importance to PA

Week 3: Friday, April 3rd from 1pm - 3pm at Ovid Fire Hall, Ovid
  • Introduction to NDVI
  • Economics of using Precision Agriculture
  • Methodology and evaluation Precision Agriculture

Cost: Free! Click Here to Register! 


Presented by: Ali Nafchi, Precision Ag Specialist with the NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team and the Cornell Vegetable Program in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County.



2020 Precision Ag Flyer (PDF; 731KB)


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