Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

February 6, 2020

Time

8:30am Registration. Program 10:00am - 3:30pm

Location

Quality Inn
2468 Route 414
Waterloo, NY 13165

Cost

$65.00 if not enrolled in the NWNY Team
(additional attendee $65.00 ea.)

$40.00 if enrolled in the NWNY Team
(additional attendee $40.00 ea.)

At the Door
$65.00 if not enrolled in the NWNY Team
$40.00 if enrolled in the NWNY Team

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: February 3, 2020

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Soybean/Small Grains Congress - Waterloo Location

February 6, 2020

Soybean/Small Grains Congress - Waterloo Location












MORNING AGENDA

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Registration, sign-up for DEC & CCA Credits, Visit Vendors

9:55 AM - Opening Introductions & Announcements
Mike Stanyard, CCE NWNY Team

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Managing Wheat for High Yield Potential
Dennis Pennington, Small Grains Specialist, Michigan State University

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Disease Management Issues in Small Grains and Soybeans
Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Effective Programs for Controlling Waterhemp in Soybeans
Bryan Brown, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University

12:00 PM - 1:25 PM Lunch & Visit Vendors

AFTERNOON AGENDA

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Building a Soybean Yield Potential Database in New York
Jodi Putman, Field Crops, Cornell Cooperative Extension

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Cereal Leaf Beetle: History, Biology, Management and Biocontrol
Jamie Cummings, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Managing Spray Drift
Mike Helms, Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Assessing Pesticide Hazard vs. Risk: Glyphosate, a Case Study
Dan Wixted, Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University


Soybean & Small Grains Congress Brochure (PDF; 1436KB)


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