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Event Details

Date

February 2, 2017

Time

10-3pm

Location

Best Western
90 E. Main Street
Canton, NY

Cost

$25.00


At the Door
$30.00

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Mike Hunter and Kitty O'Neil
315-788-8450


21st Annual North Country Crop Congress and Agribusiness Tradeshow

February 2, 2017


Speakers/Topics:

Managing Western Bean Cutworm with Bt traits- Reality Check
Mike Hunter, Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Management of Corn Rootworm: Continuing failures, Trait preservation and New technologies
Elson Shields, Cornell University

Lessons Learned from the Neonicotinoid Seed Treatment Restrictions in Ontario
Gilles Quesnel, Independent Agronomist, Winchester, Ontario

Guidance for Growing BMR Dwarf Brachytic Forage Sorghum in NNY
Quirine Ketterings, Cornell University

Field Crop Weed Control Management for 2017
Industry Representative Panel Discussion

Late Summer Planted Oats for Forage: A Viable Option?
Kitty O'Neil, Cornell University Cooperative Extension

Crop Insurance Updates
Kelsey O'Shea, Cornell University Cooperative Extension


2017 Crop Congress (PDF; 942KB)


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