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Event Details

Date

January 16, 2014

Time

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location

Holiday Inn
2468 NYS Route 414
Waterloo, NY 13165

Cost

$30.00 Enrolled in NWNY Team
(additional attendee $25.00 ea.)

$40.00 Non-enrollee in NWNY Team


Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Cathy Wallace
585-343-3040 x138

Pre-Registration Deadline: January 13, 2014

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Finger Lakes - Corn Congress, Waterloo

January 16, 2014

Finger Lakes - Corn Congress, Waterloo

Agenda:

Seeding Depth and Plant Population Studies on Corn -
Bill Cox, Cornell University Agronomist

Corn Leaf Blight Epideics: The New Normal? - Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University Plant Pathologist

Alternative Row Spacing for Corn Grain: Preliminary Findings for NY - John Hanchar, CCE/NWNY Team

Bt Rootworm Failure in Central NY: A Canary in the Coalmine? - Elson SHields, Cornell University Entomologist

Acetochlor Stewardship & Use in Corn Weed Control Programs
Status of Herbicide Resistant Weeds - Russ Hahn, Cornell University Weed Scientist

Creating Efficiencies with Equipment and Agronomics Technologies:
Do you have a Plan? Grower Panel Discussion -
Mike Dennis, Growmark FS
Josh Cawley, Ag Consulting Service



Corn Congress Brochure (PDF; 821KB)


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Field Crops

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