Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

April 4, 2020

Time

8:00am - 5:30pm

Location

State University of New York at Geneseo
1 College Circle (Newton Hall Building 3)
Geneseo, NY 14454

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Josh Putman
716-490-5572


**CANCELLED/POSTPONED**2020 Agronomy Scout School

April 4, 2020

**CANCELLED/POSTPONED**2020 Agronomy Scout School

Registration is limited, register today!
Pre-registration is required, no walk-ins.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020




Program Agenda

8:00 - 8:45 AM - Registration and light refreshments
8:45 AM - Introduction to field scouting
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Crop production and biology
10:00 - 12:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
A) Soil Health
B) Fertilizer Formulations

12:30 PM - LUNCH
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
A) Weed Identification
B) Disease Identification
C) Entomology
4:30 PM - Herbicide Mode of Action & Resistance
5:30 PM - ADJOURN

For event information contact: Field Crops Specialists,
Jodi Putman at 585-208-8209 / jll347@cornell.edu
or
Josh Putman at 716-490-5572 / jap473@cornell.edu

6 DEC Credits and 5.5 CCA Credits Approved!
Categories for DEC: 1a, 10, 21 & 23

Click here to register.

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