Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

June 6, 2019

Time

9:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Location

Poorman Farms * new location*
3048 State Route 414
Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Jenn Thomas Murphy
607-2552177

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2019 Small Grains Management Field Day

June 6, 2019

2019 Small Grains Management Field Day

Program Agenda:
  • Registration and refreshments, 9:30 - 10 AM
  • View winter wheat and winter barley variety plots
  • Welcome and introductions (5 min.)
  • 2019 Crop development and management observations, Cornell Cooperative Extension Field Crops Educators (20 min)
  • Small grain breeding, varieties, and availability of seed, David Benscher, Phil Atkins (15 min)
  • Progress on the ?Born, Bred, and Brewed in New York' spring barley variety development, Daniel Sweeney (10 min)
  • Nitrogen fertility for small grains, Mike Stanyard (10 min.)
  • Update on integrated disease management in small grains - including new fungicide options, Gary Bergstrom, (15 min)
  • New developments in the barley-malt-beer value chain, various speakers including Jeff Trout, grower, Judd Hallett, maltster, and Jon Paul Partee, brewer, (15 min)
  • Updates and comments from attendees, (10 min.) [incl. market conditions, new products and services]


For more information and to register, please visit: http://events.cornell.edu/event/2019_small_grains_management_field_day





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