Event Details

Date

November 12, 2014

Time

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location

The Factory Eatery
20 Prospect St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

$40.00
(additional attendee $40.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


315-866-7920

Pre-Registration Deadline: November 4, 2014

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Tile Drainage School

November 12, 2014


**Note that online registration is now closed** Please call the CCE Herkimer office at (315)866-7920 to see if there are any spots left. Sorry for any inconvenience. For those not able to attend, materials will be available for purchase.  

AGENDA
9:30 - 10 am - Registration

10:00 - 10:15 am Crop Insurance overview

10:15 - 10:55 am Tile Drainage Economics & Agronomic Benefits - Allenwaite Farm Inc., George and Travis Allen

Break for 5 minutes

11:00 - 11:20 am Conservation Compliance - NRCS staff

11: 20 - noon Installing Drainage Systems - Steve Mahoney, Owner, River Bend Farm Agricultural and Environmental Services

Noon - 12:45 pm  Lunch

12:45 - 1:25 pm Installing Drainage Systems (continued)

1:25 - 2:10 pm  Minimizing Environmental Risks of the drainage water - Larry Geohring (Cornell U., Dept of Biological and Environmental Engineering)

Break for 5 minutes

2:15 - 3:00 pm  Speaker Panel Q & A (and to address: Maintenance, Operation, and Fixing problems in existing systems)





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