Event Details
Date
February 1, 2018
Time
10-3pm
Location
Lowville Elks Club
5600 Shady Ave
Lowville, NY 13367
Cost
$25.00 Regular Attendee
(additional attendee $25.00 ea.)
$75.00 Vendor
At the Door
$30.00
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops ProgramTatum Langworthy
315-788-8450
email Tatum Langworthy
Pre-Registration Deadline: January 26, 2017
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22nd Annual North Country Crop Congress and Agribusiness Tradeshow
February 1, 2018Cornell University Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team
The 22nd Annual North Country Crop Congress will be February 1, 2018 and begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. with a 1 hour 15 minute lunch. Agricultural experts will discuss the latest crop production technologies and agronomic research that will affect many farms in the region.
10:30- 10:45 Western Bean Cutworm Update (15 Minutes)
Mike Hunter, Cornell University Cooperative Extension
10:45- 11:00 Potato Leafhopper Management- What happened in 2017? (15 Minutes)
Mike Stanyard, Cornell University Cooperative Extension- NWNY Ag Team
11:00- 11:30 Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Challenges Ahead (30 Minutes)
Mike Stanyard, Cornell University Cooperative Extension- NWNY Ag Team
11:30- 12:00 Field Crop Disease Update (30 minutes)
Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University
12:00 to 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 to 1:45 2017 Corn Variety Trial Results
Joe Lawrence, Cornell University
1:45- 2:00 Crop Insurance Updates
Kelsey O'Shea, Cornell University Cooperative Extension
2:00- 3:00 Conservation Tillage Practices
Local Famer Panel Discussion moderated by Kitty O'Neil, Cornell
University Cooperative Extension
3:00 ADJOURN
NYS DEC Pesticide and CCA credits are pending approval. You must arrive on time and stay for the entire program to receive these credits.
