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Event Details

Date

January 10, 2019

Time

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location

Quality Inn & Suites (formerly Holiday Inn)
2468 Route 414
Waterloo, NY 13165

Cost

$35.00 Enrolled in NWNYDLFCP (receive AG Focus)
(additional attendee $30.00 ea.)

$50.00 NOT Enrolled in NWNYDLFCP -do Not receive AG Focus
(additional attendee $30.00 ea.)

At the Door
$35.00 Enrolled in NWNYDLFCP (receive AG Focus)
$50.00 NOT Enrolled in NWNYDLFCP -do Not receive AG Focus
$30 additional person from same farm

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: January 3, 2019

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Corn Congress - Waterloo Location

January 10, 2019

Corn Congress - Waterloo Location

Morning Agenda

CORN DISEASES in 2018, Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University
FERTILITY MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH YIELDING CORN, Dr. Julian Smith, President, CZO Agronomics, LLC
PIGWEED INVASION: WATERHEMP AND PALMER AMARANTH, Mike Hunter, NNY AG Team, Cornell Extension
Lunch

Afternoon Agenda

PESTICIDES & POLLINATORS,
Dr. Scott McArt, Entomologist, Cornell University
NY 300 BUSHEL CORN CLUB - HOW DID THEY DO IT?, Grower Panel: Everman, Kludt & Swede Farms
WHAT DOES THE NEW FARM BILL DO FOR YOU?, Dean Norton, NY Corn & Soybean Growers Association
CORN CATERPILLAR PESTS ON THE RISE, Mike Stanyard, NWNYDLFCP Team, Cornell Extension


Corn Congress brochure (PDF; 2111KB)


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Field Crops

Field Crops

Dairy

Dairy

Business

Business

Livestock

Livestock

Grains

Grains

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Questions? 
Contact Kelly Torrey  |  585-268-7644 ext. 10  |   KLB288@cornell.edu