ALBANY — Five Farmer Discussion Group Meetings concerning Estimating Machinery Costs for Better Decision-Making & Insect Basics will be held during the month of December. All Discussion Groups meet from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. We will get together over lunch (provided free).
December 12th @ Knox Town Hall
2192 Berne-Altamont Rd., Knox, Albany County
181 South Main St. Salem, NY (Washington County)
December 19th @ Brunswick Family Community Center
19 Keyes Ln, Troy, NY (Rensselaer County)
December 20th @ CCE – Columbia/Greene Office
479 Rte 66, Hudson, NY (Columbia County)
December 21st @ Agroforestry Resource Center
6055 NY Rte 23, Acra, NY (Greene County)
Aaron Gabriel will discuss basic insect biology and identification; including practice in using a hand lens to look at insects and how to send pictures using a phone. Afterward, Sandy Buxton will lead a discussion about how to estimate farm machinery costs to make better decisions about repairing/renting/purchasing machinery. Pesticide credit requested.
Questions? Contact Aaron Gabriel (518-380-1496, adg12@cornell.edu) or Sandy Buxton (518-1498,sab22@cornell.edu). RSVP online, https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events.cfm (or click the link for the specific meeting, or contact Aaron or Sandy).
—Cornell Cooperative Extension
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