Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

January 22, 2019

Time

1-3 pm

Location

CCE Saratoga Extension Office
50 West High St
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Cost

$10.00
(additional attendee $10.00 ea.)

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: January 15, 2019

EVENT HAS PASSED

Field Crop Pest Management Meeting ~ Saratoga County

January 22, 2019


Come and discuss pest management and growing season issues that affected your crops in 2018 and look ahead to changes you might make for 2019.

Topics
  • Spotted lanternfly 
  • Waterhemp and marestail ID and control
  • Avoiding herbicide resistance
  • Using growing degree day information in pest management
  • Western bean cutworm
  • Corn leaf and stalk diseases 
  • Bird damage

The link above is for the Ballston Spa location only.  The full list of meetings are: 

  • Friday, January 18, CCE Otsego Extension Office, 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
  • Monday, January 21, Travelodge, 20 Albany St, Little Falls, NY
  • Tuesday, January 22, CCE Saratoga Extension Office, 50 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY 
  • Wednesday, January 23, CCE Chenango Extension Office, 99 Broad St, Norwich, NY
  • Thursday, January 24, CCE Madison Extension Office, 100 Eaton St, Morrisville, NY
  • Friday, January 25, CCE Schoharie Extension Office, 173 South Grand St, Cobleskill, NY
  • Monday, January 28, Montgomery County Annex Building, Room 111, 20 Park Street, Fonda, NY


Approved for the following:
DEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits:
2 Category: 1a, 10, 21 or 23
You must be present at 1:00 PM and have your Applicator ID with you to receive credit!
You will only receive credit for attending one session.

Certified Crop Adviser Continuing Education Units
Integrated Pest Management: 2CEUs

Register and pay for meeting with a credit card for the Ballston Spa location with the link above.  To register for another location, see that location's information.  You may also print the flyer from the pdf and mail in your registration with a check. 

Note: When registering online, your transaction may take up to 60 seconds to complete. To help avoid duplicate payments, please wait and do not click the "Register for Event" button more than once.

If you receive a "blank" registration confirmation, please email herkimer@cornell.edu and we will email you the correct confirmation.


2019 Pest Management (PDF; 299KB)


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