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22nd Annual North Country Crop Congress and Agribusiness Tradeshow

• Thursday, February 1, 2018, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
• Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Cornell University Cooperative Extension North Country Regional Ag Team

January 31-Miner Institute

February 1-Lowville

The 22nd Annual North Country Crop Congress will be February 1, 2018 and begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. with a 1 hour 15 minute lunch. Agricultural experts will discuss the latest crop production technologies and agronomic research that will affect many farms in the region.

10:30- 10:45 Western Bean Cutworm Update (15 Minutes)
Mike Hunter, Cornell University Cooperative Extension

10:45- 11:00 Potato Leafhopper Management- What happened in 2017? (15 Minutes)
Mike Stanyard, Cornell University Cooperative Extension- NWNY Ag Team

11:00- 11:30 Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Challenges Ahead (30 Minutes)
Mike Stanyard, Cornell University Cooperative Extension- NWNY Ag Team

11:30- 12:00 Field Crop Disease Update (30 minutes)
Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University

12:00 to 1:15 LUNCH

1:15 to 1:45 2017 Corn Variety Trial Results
Joe Lawrence, Cornell University

1:45- 2:00 Crop Insurance Updates
Kelsey O'Shea, Cornell University Cooperative Extension

2:00- 3:00 Conservation Tillage Practices
Local Famer Panel Discussion moderated by Kitty O'Neil, Cornell
University Cooperative Extension


3:00 ADJOURN

NYS DEC Pesticide and CCA credits are pending approval. You must arrive on time and stay for the entire program to receive these credits.

Fee

$25 pre-registerd $30 at door

Learn More

https://ncrat.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=650

Location

Lowville Elks CLub
5600 Shady Ave
Lowville, NY 13367

Last updated January 24, 2018