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

cceniagaracounty.org/events


Precision Ag Workshops - Niagara County March 5th

March 5, 2020

Precision Ag Workshops - Niagara County March 5th






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.






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