Event Details

Date

February 26, 2019

Time

Registration 9:30am Meeting 10:00am-3:00pm

Location

Dryden VFW
2272 Dryden Road
Dryden, NY 13053

Cost

At the Door
$10.00

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Tompkins County Agricultural Summit

February 26, 2019


Strategies for Farming in the Northeast with Changing Weather Patterns

Changing weather patterns and weather extremes are creating new challenges in an already challenging industry - come hear about new research and approaches to keeping ahead of the weather!

To Register: Contact Debbie Teeter, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, dlt22@cornell.edu  or (607) 272-2292

Cost $10.00 per person, includes lunch

Ag Summit Flyer (PDF; 53KB)


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