ALBANY — Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Regional Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program are pleased to present the 2023 Winter Cut Flower Webinar Series, online via Zoom on Tuesdays from January 10 to February 14, 2023. For residents of the of the CAAHP area (Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Washington Counties), the cost is $15 per session or $75 for all sessions. For residents of all other areas, $20 per session and $100 for all sessions. Pesticide application credits are available, Categories: 1A, 3A, 3C, 24 & 25.
Registration/information: https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=166, or (518)765-3518/cce-caahp@cornell.edu. Program questions, Jingjing Yin, (518)429-8608/jy578@cornell.edu.
Session 1: 1/10/2023, Margery Daughtrey and Dr. Bill Miller, Cornell University
1:00 PM Cutting Out Cut Flower Diseases (pesticide credits available)
2:00 PM Stump the Professor (Bring All Your Bulb Questions!)
Session 2: 1/17/2023, Dr. Elizabeth Lamb and Dr. Amara Dunn, NYS Integrated Pest Management
1:00 PM Promoting Biological Control in Cut Flower Production (pesticide credits available)
2:00 PM What Are Biopesticides? Should I Be Use Them on My Cut Flowers? (pesticide credits available)
Session 3: 1/24/2023, Dianna Stanton, USDA NRCS and Hannah Volpi, Owner, Operator of Foxi Flora
2:00 PM USDA-NRCS High Tunnel Initiative
2:45 PM Choosing the Right Cut Flowers for Your Farm
Session 4: 1/31/2023, Crystal Stewart-Courtens, ENYCHP and Dr. Melanie Stock, Utah State University
1:00 PM Tarping and Soil Health
2:00 PM Tunnels Low to High: Maximizing Season Extension for Cut Flowers
Session 5: 2/7/2023, Daniel Gilrein, CCE Suffolk County and Dave Dowling, Ball ColorLink
1:00 PM Cut Flowers: Pests Love Them Too! (pesticide credits available)
2:00 PM New Cut Flower Varieties to Grow
Session 6: 2/14/2023, Lindsey Pashow, Harvest NY and Dr. Jingjing Yin, CAAHP Horticulture Educator
1:00 PM Ways to Market and Diversify Your Cut Flower Operations
2:00 PM Optimizing Irrigation Water Quality in Tunnels
–Regional Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program
Cornell Cooperative Extension