The NYCO Organization (NY Certified Organic) On-Farm Meeting April 12

NY Certified Organic (NYCO) will host an on-farm meeting on April 12< at Rick and Laura Pedersen Farm: 11798 County Road 4 Seneca Castle, NY. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. This is their second meeting of 2022.

When: April 12 at 10 a.m.
Where: Pedersen Farms, 11798 County Road 4, Seneca Castle, NY

graphic shows a wooden sign that says Certified Organic

Pedersen Farms is a family-owned farm located in the Central Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It grows both conventional and organic vegetables, and field crops.

The meeting will include a tour of the machinery used at Pedersen Farm, and the opportunity to view and ask questions pertaining to it.

There will also be an after-lunch discussion about adapting to changing climate with Caroline Marschner from Cornell Weed Ecology and Management Laboratory.

graphic shows Caroline Marschner photo and contact information at the Cornell Weed Ecology program.905a Bradfield Hall Email: cam369@cornell.edu

As usual with NYCO, there will be a pot-luck lunch. No need to register just bring your questions and a dish to pass.

Our timing of an April meeting was to safely allow for a fully in-person meeting by holding it mostly outside. We will have tables and chairs set up to allow for lunch, please bring your dish to pass. We are hoping that we will be back to normal at Jordan Hall in Geneva next year.

For more information, contact Luke Gianforte at 315-877-1328. 

The 2022 NYCO planning committee includes: Fay Benson Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County, Bryan Brown, Ph.D, Integrated Weed Management Specialist, New York State IPM, Emily Reiss, Ph.D. Clarence, N.Y., and Luke Gianforte of Gianforte Farm, Cazenovia, N.Y.