Happy Monday – we had some rain so it is happy!
High Tunnel workshop in Warsaw NY – August 18, 2020 from 6:30-7:30. Call Don Gasiewicz at 585 786-2251 ext 113 to register.
Excellent resource on agritourism – feel free to continue sending me things that you do. You’ll be hearing more from me on BMPs
http://tioga.cce.cornell.edu/for-farmers/agritourism
And NYS requirements for low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment – which includes agritourism. This is another safety plan that you will need in place if you have agritourism activities at your farm.
Summary guidelines – https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/lowriskoutdoorartandentertainmentsummary.pdf
Detailed guidelines that must be read and affirmed –https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/Lowriskoutdoorartsandentertainment-MasterGuidance.pdf
Safety plan template – https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/NYS_BusinessReopeningSafetyPlanTemplate.pdf
Hydroponic lettuce seems to be popping up in my email (not literally or I would be eating more salads!) Dealing with calcium deficiency in hydroponic lettuce – https://www.greenhousegrower.com/production/vegetables-production/is-your-lettuce-crop-starving-for-calcium/
On-line greenhouse training from the University of Florida – a series of different courses – 4 weeks each 4-6 hours a week in English and Spanish – at $199 each.. The newest is on Hydroponic Vegetable Production Nov-Dec, but there are also courses on disease and weed management. For more information, go to https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/
Want to know which masks work best? Well, the one that you will leave on, but also Duke did a study (small but interesting) on the effects of different types of masks. https://hartfordhealthcare.org/about-us/news-press/news-detail?articleid=27691&publicId=395
What to do if you think you find a spotted lanternfly? There’s a new reporting form here https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/a08d60f6522043f5bd04229e00acdd63 And an excellent IPM blog post with lots of SLF information at https://blogs.cornell.edu/nysipm/