Attendees network with coffee and a light breakfast prior to the program start.
Jennifer Grant, Director of the NYS IPM Program, presents Toni DiTommaso with the 2016 Excellence in IPM Award
Ken Wise looks on as Toni DiTommaso receives the 2016 Excellence in IPM Award from Jennifer Grant
Toni DiTommaso receives his 2016 Excellence in IPM Award from Jennifer Grant
Leslie Larsen (L) and Tim Setter, both of the Soil and Crop Sciences Section at Cornell look on as Toni DiTommaso, also a member of the Soil and Crop Sciences Section, receives his Excellence in IPM Award
Winners of the Excellence in IPM Award for their contributions to the Pheromone Trap Network project
Attendees board the wagons in the morning
The walking tour gets underway as part of the 2016 Aurora Farm Field Day!
Bill Cox leads his presentation on Corn-soybean-wheat clover rotation study
Bill Cox (L) discusses his Corn-soybean-wheat clover rotational study with attendees on the walking tour
Elson Shields, Quirine Ketterings and members of Dr. Ketterings’ team discuss crop sensing for nitrogen management and yield predictions
Harold van Es leads a presentation about the status of soil health and precision agriculture in New York State
Toni DiTommaso shows samples of morning glories during his presentation about the annual weed
Toni DiTommaso shows samples of morning glories during his presentation about the annual weed
Steve Young, NE IPM Center, presents about the history and direction of the Center
An attendee looks over the NE IPM Center’s literature
The cake celebrating the retirements and contributions of Bill Cox and Russ Hahn to Cornell Field Crops
Bill Cox (L) views the cake for the first time
Steve Young, NE IPM Center, talks with Harold van Es and Tim Setter, Soil and Crop Sciences Section
The chicken BBQ was a huge success thanks to the efforts of these gentlemen!
Elson Shields (r) talks with fellow-attendee Jan Nyrop
Attendees in line for our always-fabulous BBQ lunch!
Let lunch begin!
Without these ladies, lunch would not have been served!
(l-r) Mandy Economos, Leslie Larsen, Linda D’Amato
The wagon tour returns for lunch just as the walking tour’s lunch line dwindles
Two of our youngest attendees, future Field Croppers!
Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology, patiently awaits his turn.
Weed Science technician, RJ Richtmyer, and Larysssa Smith, former Cornell Field Cropper, enjoy their lunches in the hay wagon
Keith Severson (R-F), CCE Cayuga County, enjoying his lunch at the 2016 Aurora Farm Field Day
Lori Radcliff-Woods recruits our latest addition to the Field Crops Staff
