Event Details
Date
March 5, 2020
Time
10:00am - Noon
Location
CCE Niagara County - 4-H Training Center
4487 Lake Ave.
Lockport, NY 14094
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Cooperative Extension of Niagara County
Amanda Henning
716-433-8839 x231
email Amanda Henning
cceniagaracounty.org/events
Precision Ag Workshops - Niagara County March 5th
March 5, 2020
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.
