Event Details
Date
March 27, 2020
Time
10:00am - Noon
Location
CCE Genesee
420 E. Main Street
Batavia, NY 14020
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Cooperative Extension of Genesee County
**CANCELED** - Precision Ag Workshops - Genesee County March 27th
March 27, 2020
** Please note this event series has been canceled. **
This series of 3 workshops will start with:
Week 1: Thursday, February 20 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Genesee
- Introduction to Precision Agriculture
- Components of Precision Ag Equipment
- Agricultural management philosophy
Week 2: Friday, March 6 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Genesee
- 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, March 27, 2020 from 10:00am - Noon at CCE Genesee
- Introduction to NDVI
- Economics of using Precision Agriculture
- Methodology and evaluation Precision Agriculture
Cost: Free! To register by phone, call Brandie Waite at: 585-343-3040 ext. 138.
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 Genesee County.
2020 Precision Ag Flyer (PDF; 742KB)
