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Genesee Valley Winter Meeting

• Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Morning session, 9:00-12:00, Vegetables and Flowers
Afternoon session, 12:45 – 2:45, Soil, fertility, manure management

8:30 am Sign-in, visit info tables, coffee

9:00 am Welcome, announcements - Elizabeth Buck, Cornell Vegetable Program (CVP)

9:10 am Common Vine Crop Diseases - Elizabeth Buck

9:35 am Raising Quality Flowers - Marvin Byler
10:05 am Industry updates

10:15 am Break, visit sponsor booths

10:30 am Tarps and living mulches for weed suppression - Elizabeth Buck

10:50 am Why Food Safety Matters and First Steps for Doing Food Safety - Lynn Bliven, Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County

11:10 am Why do a soil test and what should you test for? - Elizabeth Buck

11:30 am Thoughts from the Auction Buyer - Mose Byler, Genesee Valley Produce Auction

11:45 am GVPA General Overview - Lester Hershberger

12:00 pm Lunch provided by the Genesee Valley Produce Auction.

12:45 pm Tick Talk - Lynn Bliven. Larger populations of ticks that affect you and your livestock are moving into WNY. Learn about what these populations look like as well as proactive steps to keep you, your family and livestock safe from ticks as you navigate fields and pastures.

1:00 pm Fertilizer Calculations - Katelyn Miller, SWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team. A hands-on discussion on calculating fertilizer applications to meet nutrient requirements, covering scenarios for both liquid and dry fertilizer formulations.

1:45 pm Break

1:55 pm Manure Applications - Amy Barkley, SWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team. Using manure is a great way to recycle nutrients at a low cost. This session will review the refence values for N, P, and K of common manures, how the composition impacts nutrient values in the soil, why composition matters in manure-based composting systems, and incorporation methods to preserve nutrients.

2:25 pm Food Safety with Manure Applications - Lynn Bliven. When using manure in fruit and vegetable production, there are practices to consider managing your system with food safety in mind.

2:35 pm Weed Management in Small Grains - Katelyn Miller. Discussion will include weed biology, identification, and both conventional and organic control options in small grains.

Pre-registration is requested by February 9th. Contact Lynn Bliven to register. 

Location

Farmersville Center Community Church
9038 Rt 98
Farmersville Station, NY 14060

Last updated January 31, 2025