Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

July 16, 2015

Time

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location

Musgrave Research Farm
1256 Poplar Ridge Road
Aurora, NY 13026

Host

Cornell Field Crops
Jenn Thomas-Murphy
607-255-2177


Aurora Farm Field Day

July 16, 2015


Presentation Topics:
  • 2015 updates on soil health and Adapt-N
  • Corn-soybean-wheat clover rotation under conventional and organic management in the organic transition year
  • Nitrogen management topics
  • Northern leaf blight of corn: new research and breeding for resistance
  • Spring malting barley (variety x fungicide management)
  • Superweeds and other myths about herbicide resistance
  • Western Bean Cutworm and other field crop 2015 season pest updates
  • Winter cereal cover crops for organic no-till soybean

DEC credits available: Categories 1a, 10, 21 (2.25 each)

CCA Credits available: Nutrient Management: 1.0, Integrated Pest Management: 2.0, Crop Management: 1.0

FREE Lunch at Noon


2015 AFFD Flyer (PDF; 2179KB)


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