2022 Cornell Seed Growers Field Day
Event Details
Date
June 29, 2022
Time
8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Location
NYSIP Foundation Seed Barn
791 Dryden Rd., Rt. 366
Ithaca, NY
Host
Cornell Seed Grower's Field Day Planning CommitteeAlan Taylor
315-521-0439
email Alan Taylor
8:30-8:55 Registration, coffee, & networking
8:55 Begin tour
9:00-10:15 Small Grains: Breeding for Quality and Pest Resistance
Mark Sorrells and David Bensher with Small grain inventory from Phil Adkins
10:15-10:30 Using UAVs to model biomass accumulation and heritable growth patterns in alfalfa.
Kelly Robbins and Ranjita Thapa
10:30-10:45 Dual Cropping Alfalfa and Intermediate Wheatgrass
Virginia Moore
11:00-11:15 Forage Yield Trial Update and Potato leafhopper resistant alfalfa cultivars
Julie Hansen
11:15-11:30 Cover Crop and Forage Breeding
Virginia Moore
11:30-11:45 Are cannabinoids a defense against chewing herbivores?
George Stack
11:45-noon Switchgrass and resistance to Anthracnose and Smut
Ryan Crawford
12:00 Adjourn
DEC and CCA continuing education credits requested.
Alan Taylor (315-521-0439), agt1@cornell.edu) and Margaret Smith (607-255-1654, mes25@cornell.edu) for the Field Day Planning Committee
Upcoming Events
New York State Fiber Conference
June 9, 2024
Bouckville, NY
Theme for this year: Quality Matters
Announcements
Cash Rent and Custom Harvest Survey
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MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.Why should farmers join?
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While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.
If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.