Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team has decided to transition the 2021 Soybean and Small Grains Congress into a virtual conference scheduled for February 10 & 11, 2021. The conference will be held using Zoom.
Pre-Registration is required, 2.5 DEC Points are available and CCA Credits are also available. Cost: $30 per person, enrolled in NWNY Team. $45 per person, not-enrolled with NWNY Team. Pre-registration is now open on the NWNY Team’s website. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
2021 Soybean & Small Grains Congress Agenda:
February 10, 2021 (10:00am – Noon) DEC Check-in: 9:30am – 9:55am
10:00 – 10:30 Soybean Weed Control Updates
Michael Hunter, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NNY Team
10:30 – 11:00 Precision Planting Wheat
Dennis Pennington, Wheat Systems Specialist, Michigan State University
11:00 – 11:30 How to Grow 140 Bushel Wheat
Dwight Bartle, Wheat Producer, Brown City, Michigan
11:30 – 12:00 Soybean Cyst Nematode – Tracking and Managing the New Threat to NY Soybean Production
Jaime Cummings, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University
February 11, 2021 (10:00am – Noon) DEC Check-in: 9:30am – 9:55am
10:00 – 11:00 Getting Your Best Soybean and Wheat Yields
Dr. Shawn Conley, Soybean & Wheat Specialist, University of Wisconsin
11:00 – 11:30 On-Farm Soybean Research Networks: What are We Learning?
Del Voight, Soybean Specialist, Penn State Extension
11:30 – Noon NY Small Grains Updates
Mike Stanyard, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NWNY Team
