Precision Ag Workshops - Niagara County Feb. 18th

February 18, 2020


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

This series of 3 workshops will start with:

Week 1: Tuesday, February 4 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Niagara

• Introduction to Precision Agriculture
• Components of Precision Ag Equipment
• Agricultural management philosophy

Week 2: Tuesday, February 18 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Niagara

• 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: Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Niagara

• Introduction to NDVI
• Economics of using Precision Agriculture
• Methodology and evaluation Precision Agriculture

Cost: Free! Register by calling Amanda Henning at: 716-433-8839 ext. 231 or by emailing her at app27@cornell.edu 


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 Niagara County.

Our two forms of publications feature research-based and timely information from our four specialists, listed to the right, along with local event notifications and Cornell University outreach. This information is provided to participants who range from dairy, livestock and field crops producers to agricultural suppliers and consultants.

Weekly Email Update: Shared with 625+ households who have signed up with our program.
Monthly Paper Mailer: To reach our stakeholders and farmers who lack internet access, we send out a monthly mailer where your company's logo and contact information would be featured with a mailing list of 330+ households.

If you sponsor our weekly and monthly publications you reach approximately 955 households.

Questions? 

Contact Kelly Torrey  |  585-268-7644 ext. 10  |   KLB288@cornell.edu