This is a course offering instruction of a variety of crop production, nutrient management, weed control and cover crop management topics. Topics include: All Things Sorghum Species: What’s out there how to grow them; Delaware County farmer experiences with Sudangrass and Sorghum-sudangrass in 2023; Is soil microbial health connected to yield and nitrogen needs? Understanding biological amendments and the Results of on-farm trials assessing the true fertilizer value of manure; Nozzle selection and adjuvants and for effective herbicide applications; Terminating winter cereal cover crops: Chemical and mechanical management of winter cereal cover crops and effects on residual herbicide efficacy; Building herbicide tank mixes for managing weed resistance.
The workshop has been approved for Certified Crop Advisor continuing education credits and 2.0 NYS DEC pesticide applicator recertification credits have been applied for.
Workshop facilitators: Paul Cerosaletti and Dale Dewing
Speakers:
- Dan Gard – S&W Seed
- Dr. Vipan Kumar – Cornell University
- Dr. Quirine Ketterings and Juan Carlos Tanchez – Cornell University
- Dale Dewing and Paul Cerosaletti – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County
- Dr. John Wallace – Penn State University
Lunch provided by The Farmer’s Wife.
To register, contact Kim Holden by April 8, 2024 at 607-865-7090 or [email protected].