2012 Conference Proceedings

General Session

• Boosting Workforce Productivity – Bernie Erven

Tree Fruit – New Challenges and Controls

• Integrated Control of Perennial Weeds Before Planting New Orchards – Bradley Majek
• How do Non-OP's Perform Against Apple Maggot – Harvey Reissig
• Protecting Sweet Cherries from Bacterial Canker – Juliet Carroll
• Future Fungicides for Scab/Mildew in the Face of Multiple Fungicide Resistance – Kerik Cox

Tree Fruit – Fruit Salad

• Growth and Opportunity in the Fresh Slice Apple Market – Ryan Gebely
• Regional and Harvest Date Relationships with Storage Quality of Honeycrisp Apples – Chris Watkins

Tree Fruit Enhancing Fruit Quality

• Fruit Skin Problems – Steven McArtney

Farm Labor

• What You Need to Know About Farm Labor in 2012 – Paul Baker

Processing Vegetables

• Updates on Phytophthora Blight and New Materials for White and Gray Mold Control of Snap Beans – Helene Dillard
• Examining the Costs of Production for Processing Vegetables – Bradley Rickard
• Managing Weeds for the Long Term in Processing Vegetables – Daniel Brainard
• The New Worm in Town – Managing the Western Bean Cutworm – Abby Seaman
• Vegetable Disease Control and the Impact of Soil Health Management Practices – George Abawi

Cover Crops and Soil Health

• Improve Crop Yields and Get on Your Fields Quicker with Good Soil Management – George Abawi
• The Ins and Outs of Cover Crops – Chris Martin
• Cover Crops on Brightly Farms – Joe Brightly
• Getting the Benefits of Cover Crops without the Risks - Thomas Bjorkman
• Diverse Cover Crop Mixes for Good Soil Health – Paul Salon

Cabbage and Other Cole Crops

• New Developments in Controlling Alternaria Leaf Spot – Helene Dillard
• Reduced Till Cabbage – Casey Kunes
• Update on the Eastern NY Broccoli Industry – Thomas Bjorkman
• Identifying Broccoli Cultivars Better Adapted to NY – Phil Griffiths
• Update on Insect Management in Cole Crops – Tony Shelton and Jozsef Fail

Direct Marketing

• Improved Local Meat Marketing – Matt LeRoux
• Promoting Your Farm Brand – Mark Nicholson

Potatoes

• Breeding Potatoes for the Eastern US – Kathleen Haynes
• "Personalized" Late Blight Management - Bill Fry
• Colorado Potato Beetle Management – Brian Nault
• Growing Potatoes with Slow Release Nitrogen Fertilizer – Sandy Menasha
• Golden Nematode Program – Daniel Kepich
• The Most Promising Clones in the Cornell Potato Breeding Program – Walter De Jong
• Potato Varieties for Table, Chip, and Organic Production – Don Halseth

Greenhouse and High Tunnel Vegetables

• Solar Soil Heating for Greenhouse Vegetables – Terrance Nennich
• Get to Know NYS IPM – Elizabeth Lamb
• Preventing Yellow Shoulders in Tomatoes with Proper Potassium – Steve Bogash
• Greenhouse Cucumber Varieties for High Tunnels – Judson Reid

Greenhouse and Floriculture

• Cultural Tips for Growing Proven Winners – Jessica Boldt
• Save Time for Sanitation – Elizabeth Lamb

Food Safety

• FSMA and Proposed Safety Rule Update – Michelle Smith
• Produce Safety Alliance Update and Reasons for Grower Engagement – Betsy Bihn
• A Grower Perspective on the Food safety Plan – Larry Eckhardt
• Your Chance to Get a Plan – Craig Kahlke and Robert Hadad
• FDA Guidance on Fresh Produce and Flooded Fields – Michelle Smith
• Extension Insights on How Best to Help Farmers with Flooded Fields – Gretchen Wall

Trickle Irrigation Workshop

• What it Takes to Set Up a Successful Drip Irrigation System – Robert Rider
• Irrigating Vegetables – Understanding When and How Long to Water – Steve Reiners
• Trickle Irrigation Work Sheet – Steve Reiners
• Understanding and Using Fertigation with Vegetables – Steve Bogash

Phytophthora Blight

• Update on Phytophthora capsici Resistant Pepper Breeding at Cornell – Michael Mazourek
• Cover Crops Between Rows of Plastic Mulch May Reduce Phytophthora Splashing – Edward Miles and Steve Reiners
• Comparing Yield and Disease Incidence in Phytophthora-Tolerant Sweet Peppers – Amara Dunn, Chris Smart and Michael Mazourek

Specialty Vegetables

• Lessons Learned in What NOT To Do When Growing Garlic – David Stern
• Irrigation and Living Mulches for Improving the Longevity of Asparagus Plantings – Dan Brainard
• What we Have Learned About Growing Sweet Potatoes – James Ballerstein
• What we Have Learned About Growing Sweet Potatoes - Mulches, Row Covers and Plant Spacing – Chuck Bornt

New Threats in NY Fruits and Vegetables

• The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, in New York State – Peter Jentsch
• The Spotted Wing Drosophila in Small Fruit and Grape – Greg Loeb

Winter Storage

• Gobo: A Novel Crop for NY/Comparative Marketing – Daniel Stern
• Crop Diversity in Winter Storage – Michael Kilpatrick

Winter Greens

• Diversified Winter Production at Kilpatrick Family Farm – Michael Kilpatrick
• Tunnel Innovation at Kilpatrick Family Farms – Michael Kilpatrick
• Winter Crop Management and Rotation – Matthew Bruckler
• Pest Control in Winter High Tunnel Greens – Judson Reid
• Lettuce Production in High Tunnels – Michael Orzolek

Onions

• Pesticide Updates – Christy Hoepting
• How to Win the Battle Against Onion Thrips – Brian Nault
• How Low Can You Go? The Economics of Controlling Onion Thrips with Reduced Inputs – Cynthia Hsu
• Leek Moth, an Emerging Problem for Allium Crops in NY – Tony Shelton and Dan Olmstead
• Improving Productivity of Onions Grown on Muck with Mustard Cover Crops in Michigan – Mathieu Ngouajio
• Exploring the Relationship Between Nitrogen and Bacterial Diseases of Onion in NY – Christy Hoepting
• Research Yields Greater Understanding of Bacterial Diseases of Onions in New York – Steve Beer

Sweet Corn

• New Challenges and Management Options for Caterpillar Control in Sweet Corn – Tony Shelton and Dan Olmstead
• Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Sweet Corn in Michigan – Daniel Brainard
• Western Bean Cutworm – An Expanding Pest for Sweet Corn Growers – Abby Seaman

Vine Crops

• Successfully Managing the Many Diseases Plaguing Cucurbits – Meg McGrath
• Minimizing Energy Use for Produce Cooling – Mike Mager

Tomato Pepper and Eggplant

• Weed Management for Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant – Bradley Majek
• Improving Tomato, Pepper, and Eggplant Rotation With Cover Crops: Experience from Michigan - Mathieu Ngouajio
• Grafting of Eggplant – Is it Worth It? – Judson Reid
• Tomato Diseases: Identification and Management – Meg McGrath

Berry Crops

• Strawberry Plasticulture Systems – Barclay Poling
• Arthropod Management in Plasticulture Strawberries – Greg Loeb
• Strawberry Plant Structure and Growth habit – Barclay Poling
• Improved Bird Control in Berry Crops – Alan Eaton
• Bird Management: Strategies and Legalities – Martin Lowney
• Using Netting for Bird Control in Blueberries – Dale Ila M. Riggs
• Using Netting for Bird Control Product Summary – Greg Spoth
• Pest Management Update in Berries – Diseases – Kerik Cox
• Pest Management Update in Berries – Insects – Greg Loeb
• Pest Management Update in Berries – Weeds – Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich
• Growing Blackberries in High Tunnels – Marvin Pritts
• Managing Arthropods in High Tunnels – Greg Loeb
• Trials and Tribulations of High Tunnel Raspberries – Courtney Weber