2014 Field Crop Dealer Meeting

This program presents research activities at Cornell University and associated farms. The objective is to educate and disseminate research findings to the farming community as well as extension faculty, staff, educators, and industry representatives.

12:00 PM     REGISTRATION

1:00 PM       INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS

1:15 PM        Western Bean Cutworm in NY: Update on Status and Implications of a new corn and dry bean pest – Keith Waldron

1:45 PM       New Developments in Field Crop Disease Detection and Management – Gary Bergstrom

2:15 PM        Alfalfa Fields Revisited; Soil pH, sulfur and cation exchange capacity – Quirine Ketterings

2:45 PM       BREAK

3:15 PM        Neonics in groundwater, bee decline and BT-CRW resistance: The double whammy for corn production – Elson Shields

3:45 PM      What’s the Status of Technologies Being Developed for Herbicide Resistance Management? – Russ Hahn

4:15 PM       Who put those genes in my food?? Facts and myths about genetically engineered crops – Margaret Smith

5:00 PM      ADJOURN

Held in collaboration with the NYSABA Annual Meeting.

CCA & DEC credits will be requested