BATAVIA, N.Y. — Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the Coronavirus pandemic, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team has decided to use the virtual format again for the Soybean & Small Grains Congress scheduled for February 9 & 10, 2022. The conference will be held using Zoom. Pre-Registration is required. 2.5 DEC Points are available and CCA Credits are also available. Cost: $45 per person, includes both days. $30 per person, if enrolled in NWNY Team. Pre-registration is now open on the NWNY Team’s website, https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/.  Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
AGENDA
February 9, 2022 (10:00am – Noon)
10:00 – 10:30    Disease Updates in Soybean & Small Grains
Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University
10:30 – 11:30   High Management Wheat in the Great Lakes Region
Joanna Follings, Cereals Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
11:30 – 12:00   Soybean Weed Control 2022: How Will it be different?
Michael Hunter, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NNY Ag Team
February 10, 2022 (10:00am – Noon)
10:00 – 10:30   The Current State of Herbicide Resistance in New York and the Future of Weed Management Technology
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Weed Specialist, Cornell University
10:30 – 11:30   Neonic Ban Experience from Ontario, Canada
Dr. Tracey Baute, Entomologist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
11:30 – 12:00   New York Small Grains Updates
Mike Stanyard, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NWNY Team
To view the full conference agenda and to register online, visit :Â https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/Â Â Questions, contact: Brandie Waite at: 585-343-3040 x138
The Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team is a partnership between Cornell University and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations serving dairy, livestock, and field crop farm businesses and supporting industries in these nine northwest New York counties: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne and Wyoming.
–-Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team
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