Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Soil Health I – Cover Crops
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Ryan Maher, Cornell Small Farms Program
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome
9:05 AM
Exploring summer cover crops for vegetable systems in the Northeast
Rebecca Nelson Brown – Dept. of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
9:40 AM
Mechanically interseeding cover crops into Brassica cash crops
Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm - Little Compton, RI
10:15 AM
Morning Break
*0.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Soil Health II – Reduced Tillage
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Ryan Maher, Cornell Small Farms Program
10:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
11:00 AM
Welcome
11:05 AM
No-Till in NH: Lessons from pumpkins and sweet corn
Chad Cochrane, USDA-NRCS, Concord, NH
11:35 AM
Making no-till systems work for transplanted vegetables
Nathan Johanning, University of Illinois Extension, Waterloo, IL
12:15 PM
Adjourn
**0.75 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Greenhouse
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: New York State Flower Industries
1:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
1:30 PM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
Neil Mattson, Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science
1:35 PM
How to handle, store and apply beneficials for control of insect pests for greenhouse vegetable transplants and bedding plants
John Sanderson, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell
2:30 PM
Planning for pandemic – lessons learned and bright spots for greenhouse operations
Elizabeth Lamb, NYS IPM
3:00PM
Adjourn
*1.0 DEC credits (1A, 10, 24) applied for
Labor Updates
Session Number 4
Session Organized by:
3:15 PM
Sign-in
3:30 PM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
3:35 PM
Labor Issues
5:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Hemp I
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Maire Ullrich and Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor information
Maire Ullrich, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
9:05 AM
Understanding cannabinoid ratios & the role of genetics
Jacob Toth, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
9:25 AM
Cultivar evaluation and breeding trial updates
George Stack, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
9:45 AM
Diseases affecting hemp in New York.
Jennifer Starr, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell
10:05 AM
Cornell hemp seed treatment update and regulatory paths forward
Alan Taylor, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
10:30 AM
Morning Break
*0.75 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21) applied for
Hemp II
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Maire Ullrich and Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
11:00 AM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
11:05 AM
Equipment designed for hemp harvesting and processing
Corbett Hefner, VP of Research & Development, Formation Ag
11:25 AM
Industry Update
Marc Privatera, President, HIA-NY
11:45 AM
What’s happening with fiber?
Steve Fleishman, Director, Light Green Machines, Ithaca, NY
12:00 PM
The endocannabinoid system: physiology and pharmacology of cannabidiol
Emily Leppin, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,Binghamton University SUNY, Binghamton, NY
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
No DEC credits for this session
Hemp III
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Maire Ullrich and Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
1:30 PM
Welcome
Janice Degni, Cornell Hemp Extension Team
11:35 PM
NY legislative hemp & CBD update
Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, Chair, NY Assembly Ag Committee
1:50 PM
Permitting in 2021
Staff TBA, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets; and USDA
2:05 PM
NYS cannabinoid program
Staff TBA, NYS Department Of Health
2:25 PM
Kentucky 2020 and crop insurance update
Tyler Mark, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
3:00 PM
Adjourn
NY Apple Association
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: NY Apple Association
3:15 PM
Sign-in
3:30 PM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
3:35 PM
New York Grown and Certified
5:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Session Number 5
Session Organized by: NY Apple Association
5:30 PM
Sign-in
5:45 PM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
5:50 PM
The New York Apple Association has been busy creating push/pull promotional and marketing programs! Currently, there have been more than 8,500 grocery store promotions, 125,000 new visitors to the recently refreshed website applesfromny.com, and nearly 9,000,000 consumer impressions in just 2 /12 months. This session will provide an overview of the most recent 2020-21 retail programs in addition to a recap of television, radio and social media campaigns along with trade advertisement initiatives.
7:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
A Bird’s-Eye View of IPM – IPM School Part 1
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor Info
9:10 AM
The IPM toolbox
Amara Dunn, NYS IPM Program
9:50 AM
IPM on our farm
Brian Reeves, Reeves Farms, LLC, Baldwinsville, NY
10:25 AM
Wrap up
10:30 AM
Morning Break
*1.25 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21-25) applied for
Keeping Ahead of the Problems – IPM School Part 2
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:45 AM
DEC credit sign up*
11:00 AM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor Info
11:10 AM
How do I find them, and how many is too many?
Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program
11:25 AM
Knowing what’s coming
Abby Seaman, NYS IPM Program
11:45 PM
Grower Panel: How we accomplish scouting and pest monitoring on our farm
Emma Long, Crop Production Manager, CY Farms, Elba, NY, Wendy Burkhart-Spiegel, Common Thread Community Farm, Madison, NY, and Ralph Ooman, Ooman Bros., Hart, MI
12:15 PM
Learn From Your On-Farm History
Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
12:25 PM
Wrap-up
12:30 PM
*1.25 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21-25) applied for
Lunch Break
*1.25 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21-25) applied for
Off to a Good Start with Vine Crops – IPM School Part 3
Session Number 3
Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
1:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
1:30 PM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor info
1:40 PM
Setting up for vine crop victory: Cultural practices and nutrient management
Steve Reiners, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
2:10 PM
Weeds and cucurbits, new solutions for an old problem?
Thierry Besancon, Dept. of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ
2:40 PM
Using the whole toolbox to beat tough weeds
Nathan Johanning, Johanning Farm, Fults, IL
3:00 PM
Afternoon break
*1.25 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Keeping Ahead of Insects and Diseases in Vine Crops - IPM School Part 4
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
3:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
3:30 PM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor info
3:35 PM
Squash those bugs!
Brian Nault, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell Agri-Tech
4:05 PM
Managing diseases with an integrated mindset
Meg McGrath, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell, Riverhead, NY
4:35 PM
Cucurbit IPM on our farm
Ralph Ooman, Ooman Brothers, Hart, MI; and Ben Werling, Michigan State University Extension Oceana Co., Hart, MII
5:00 PM
Adjourn
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Snap Beans
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor info – Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
9:05 AM
Common Lambsquarters: The biological and environmental factors impacting its control
Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
9:25 AM
Considerations for management of seedcorn maggot, potato leafhopper, and European corn borer in conventional and organic snap beans
Brian Nault, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell Agri-Tech
9:45 AM
Application of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in snap beans for growth stage classification, yield forecasting, and white mold risk assessment
Jan van Aardt (speaker), Amirhossein Hassanzadeh and Fei Zhang, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; Sarah Pethybridge and Sean Murphy, Dept. of Plant Pathology & Plant Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, NY; and Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:15 AM
Adjourn
*1.0 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
White Mold
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Eric Branch and Pratibha Sharma, Cornell AgriTech
10:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
11:00 AM
Welcome and Sponsor info
11:05 AM
An overview of white mold across New York cropping systems
Eric Branch (speaker) and Pratibha Sharma, Cornell AgriTech, Plant Pathology& Plant-Microbe Biology
11:25 AM
Battling white mold of soybeans using research-based management techniques
Damon Smith, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
12:05 PM
Fungicides for white mold control in snap and dry beans: Who, what, when, why?!
Sarah Pethybridge, Dept. of Plant Pathology& Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell Agri-Tech
12:30 PM
Adjourn
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21, 23) applied for
High Tunnels
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program/Harvest NY, and Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
1:30 PM
Welcome
Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
1:35 PM
Common high tunnel soil issues and how to correct them
Jud Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program/Harvest NY
1:50 PM
Optimizing irrigation water quality in tunnels
Neil Mattson, Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science
2:05 PM
Using cover crops in tunnels
Caitlin Tucker, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
2:20 PM
High tunnel tomatoes at Edgewater Farm
Lockwood “Pooh” Sprague, Edgewater Farm, Plainfield, NH
2:35 PM
Q&A with Speaker Panel
3:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Sweet Corn: Using Laser Scarecrows for Bird Control
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Charles Bornt, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program and Steve Reiners, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
3:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
3:30 PM
Welcome and sponsor info
Charles Bornt, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
3:35 PM
The history of using lasers as bird deterrents
Jeremy Perkins, Bird Control Group, NY
3:50 PM
Developing a low cost laser scarecrow for bird control in Rhode Island and New York
Rebecca Brown, Dept. of Plant Sciences and Entomology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, and Ali Mirzakhani Nafchi, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
4:15 PM
New York grower experiences with laser scarecrows for bird control
Nick Stanton, Stanton’s Feura Farm, Feura Bush, NY
4:25 PM
Panel discussion and audience questions
Rebecca Brown, Ali Mirzakhani Nafchi, Jeremy Perkins and Nick Stanton
5:00 PM
Adjourn
*1.0 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
NY Apple Association
Session Number 5
Session Organized by: NY Apple Association
5:30 PM
Sign-in
5:45 PM
Welcome and Sponsor Info
5:50 PM
Apple Grower Roundtable: Dealing with COVID-19.
7:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Onion Bulb Rot
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
8:45 AM
DEC recertification credit sign-in*
9:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor info
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
9:05 AM
Rotten Onions 101: Part I – What kind of rot you got?
Lindsey du Toit, WSU Dept. of Plant Pathology, Bhabesh Dutta and Brian Kvitko, UGA Dept. of Plant Pathology, and Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
9:30 AM
Rotten Onions 101: Part II – The many ways onions rot
Bhabesh Dutta and Brian Kvitko, UGA Dept. of Plant Pathology, and Lindsey du Toit, WSU Dept. of Plant Pathology, and Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:00 AM
Stop the Rot: Rot-free onions in the making - Overcoming challenges to identify genetic varietal tolerance to bulb rot
Brian Kvitko and Bhabesh Dutta, UGA Dept. of Plant Pathology, Lindsey du Toit, WSU Dept. of Plant Pathology and Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:20 AM
Questions and Discussion,
Lindsey du Toit, Bhabesh Dutta, Brian Kvitko, Christy Hoepting
10:30 AM
Morning Break
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Onion Critical Issues
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:45 AM
DEC recertification credit sign-in*
11:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor info
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
11:05 AM
Fragile FRAC 7 Fungicides: Part I - Current status of Stemphylium leaf blight fungicide resistance in onion in New York
Frank Hay, Daniel Heck and Katrin Ayer, Dept. of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell Agri-Tech
11:40 AM
Fragile FRAC 7 Fungicides: Part II – Field performance of these fungicides for control of Stemphylium leaf blight in onion in New York
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
11:50 AM
New developments regarding unfair trade practices including cheap onion exports from Canada
Greg Yielding, Executive Vice President, National Onion Association, Greely, CO
12:10 PM
National onion promotion program
Rene Hardwick, Director of Public and Industry Relations, National Onion Association, Greely, CO
12:20 PM
Questions and Discussion
12:30 PM
Adjourn
*0.75 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
PSA Remote Grower Training Course Part 1
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Elizabeth Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
*NOTE: In order to receive an AFDO/PSA certificate of attendance, participants must be in attendance online for ALL modules.
** NOTE: Times fall outside standard EXPO hours in order to not overlap with other sessions
12:30 PM
Log in, Certificate Sign in
1:00 PM
Welcome, Introductions, and Course Expectations
Betsy Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
2:00 PM
Module 1: Introduction to Produce Safety
Betsy Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
3:00 PM
Break
No DEC credits for this session
PSA Remote Grower Training Course Part 2
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Elizabeth Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
*NOTE: In order to receive an AFDO/PSA certificate of attendance, participants must be in attendance online for ALL modules.
** NOTE: Times fall outside standard EXPO hours in order to not overlap with other sessions
3:15 PM
Module 2: Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
4:15 PM
Module 3: Soil Amendments
Laura Pineda-Bermudez, Cornell University Institute of Food Safety
5:00 PM
Module 4: Wildlife, Domestic Animals, and Land Use
TBD
5:45 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up and Questions
6:00 PM
Adjourn - End Day
No DEC credits for this session
Bright Brassica Beginnings - IPM School Part 5
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor info
9:10 AM
Big and Beautiful Brassicas: Cultural practices and nutrient management
Steve Reiners, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
9:40 AM
Beating weeds in Brassicas
Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
10:10 AM
Proactive IPM through soil health, cover cropping, and weed management
Rick Pedersen, Pedersen Farms, Seneca Castle, NY
10:30 AM
Morning Break
*1.25 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Clean Cole Crops - IPM School Part 6
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Abby Seaman, Amara Dunn and Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM; Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
10:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
10:55 AM
Welcome, logistics, sponsor info
11:00 AM
Combating Cole crop critters
Riley Harding, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell Agri-Tech
11:30 AM
Spots and rots
Chris Smart, Dept. of Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell
12:00 PM
What I've learned managing pests and disease at Sang Lee Farms
Fred Lee, Sang Lee Farms, Peconic, NY
12:30 PM
Adjourn
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 23) applied for
Weed Management Session 1
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech, and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM
1:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
1:30 PM
Welcome and sponsor info
Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech, and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM
1:35 PM
Herbicide discovery and commercialization in the context of herbicide-resistance management
Zahoor Ganie, FMC, Newark, DE
1:55 PM
Biological herbicides for weed control
Louis Boddy, Marrone Bio Innovations
2:15 PM
Using steam to manage weeds in perennial crops
Marcelo Moretti, Dept. of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2:35 PM
Weed control from an electrical discharge system in soybeans: Initial results
Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell University
3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21, 23) applied for
Weed Management Session 2
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech, and Bryan Brown, NYS IPM
3:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
3:30 PM
Welcome and sponsor info
Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell, and Bryan Brown, NYSIPM
3:35 PM
RootWave electrical discharge systems for weed control in specialty crops
Stephen Jelley, RootWave
3:50 PM
How does cultivation actually control weeds? Using this knowledge to improve efficacy
Eric Gallandt, School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono, ME
4:10 PM
Robotics, automation, and intelligent machines for weed management
Steve Fennimore, Dept. of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA
4:30 PM
Weed and farm management using robotics and computer vision
Pauline Cantenour, FarmWise, San Francisco, CA
4:45 PM
Cultivation guidance systems available in the eastern U.S.
Michael Smith, KULT Kress, Gordonville, PA
5:00 PM
Adjourn
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21, 23) applied for
Friday January 15, 2021
Berry Session I – Spotted Wing Drosophila
Session Number 1
Session Organized by: Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest NY and Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
8:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
9:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor information
9:05 AM
Non-Chemical SWD Control – Results from 2020 Trial
Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest NY
9:30 AM
Designing exclusion netting support systems that provide long term control of SWD and maximum utility for berry farmers
Chris Callahan, University of Vermont Extension, Bennington, VT
10:00 AM
What we’ve learned about pests in low tunnel strawberry systems
Samantha Willden, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell
10:30 AM
Morning Break
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 22) applied for
Berry Session II – Day Neutral Strawberry Production
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest NY and Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
10:45 AM
DEC credit sign-up*
11:00 AM
Welcome and sponsor information
11:05 AM
Managing pests in Day Neutral strawberries
Erica Pate, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
11:35 AM
How we make Day Neutral strawberries pay – A Grower Panel
Tim Stanton, Stanton Family Farms, Feura Bush, NY, and Bryan Samascott, Samascott Orchards, Kinderhook, NY
12:00 PM
Novel low tunnel coverings for Day Neutral strawberries
Richard Gaisser Jr., Dept, of Horticulture, Cornell
12:30 PM
Lunch break
*1.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 22) applied for
Berry Session III – Market Opportunities for Berry Growers
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest NY and Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
1:15 PM
DEC credit sign-up*
1:30 PM
Welcome and sponsor information
1:35 PM
Pandemic retail marketing – changes made that may stick – A Farmer Panel
John Kelder, Kelder’s Farm, Kerhonkson, NY, Robert Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm, Argyle, NY, and Becker Farms, Gasport, NY
2:10 PM
NYS Berry Growers Annual Meeting
Elizabeth Madison, NYSBGA President
2:20 PM
New Weed Control Products for Berry Crops
Lynn Sosnoskie, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell Agri-Tech
2:45 PM
Adjourn
*0.5 DEC credits (1A, 10, 22) applied for
A Five Year Lens – How Growing Produce is Changing
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
3:15 PM
DEC credit sign-in*
3:30 PM
Welcome, sponsor info
Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
3:40 PM
Setting up for crop protection in 2026
Larissa Smith, Syngenta Crop Protection, King Ferry, NY
4:00 PM
The intersection of farming, climate variability, and digital agriculture
Abe Stroock, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell, and Art Degaetano, Dept. of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
4:30 PM
A future with fewer pesticide tools?Perspectives from Ontario, Canada
Jim Chaput, Provincial Minor Use Pesticides Coordinator, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and Chris Duyvelshoff, Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
5:00 PM
Adjourn
*1.0 DEC credits (1A, 10, 21-25) applied for
PSA Remote Grower Training Course Part 3
Session Number
Session Organized by: Elizabeth Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
*NOTE: In order to receive an AFDO/PSA certificate of attendance, participants must be in attendance online for ALL modules.
** NOTE: Times fall outside standard EXPO hours in order to not overlap with other sessions
7:45 AM
Log in
8:00 AM
Welcome and Day 1 Recap
Betsy Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
8:30 AM
Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part I: Production Water
TBD
9:30 AM
Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part II: Postharvest Water
Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
10:30 AM
Break
No DEC credits for this session
PSA Remote Grower Training Course Part 4
Session Number 2
Session Organized by: Elizabeth Bihn, Food Science, Cornell
*NOTE: In order to receive an AFDO/PSA certificate of attendance, participants must be in attendance online for ALL modules.
** NOTE: Times fall outside standard EXPO hours in order to not overlap with other sessions
10:45 AM
Module 6: Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
Ricardo Orellana, Produce Safety Alliance
11:45 AM
Module 7: How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
Laura Pineda-Bermudez, Cornell University Institute of Food Safety
12:30 PM
Final Questions, Closing Statements, and Course Evaluations
Betsy Bihn Food Science, Cornell
1:00 PM
Adjourn - End of course
No DEC credits for this session
Now You Have Grown Your Crop – What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know
Session Number 3
Session Organized by: Maureen Torrey, NYS Vegetable Growers Association
1:15 PM
Sign-in
1:30 PM
Welcome and sponsor information
1:35 PM
Speakers
USDA AMS – PACA Licensing
USDA Staff
NYS Ag and Markets – Farm Products
Dealer Licensing – NYS Ag and Markets Staff
2:45 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
Session Number 4
How Much Does it Really Cost to Grow That Crop?
Session Number 4
Session Organized by: Maureen Torrey, NYS Vegetable Growers Association and Elizabeth Higgins, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
3:15 PM
Sign-in
3:30 PM
Welcome, sponsor info
3:35 PM
Anna Smith, Farm Credit East
5:00 PM
Adjourn
No DEC credits for this session
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