Attend this year's Winter Crop Meeting 2024 - Dryden location on Friday, January 19th

Location:  2272 Dryden Road (Rte 13) in Dryden, NY

9:15 am: Registration 
10:00 am  - 3:00 pm: Speakers Program  

Topics:

1. Agriculture and Weather Extremes: How Can We Adapt?  How do we Work with Public Policy? 
   Mr. Greg Albrecht, Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Coordinator, NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee  
   Many of the practices and management farmers deploy with their herds and crops for production efficiency also benefit the environment and a farm's preparedness for more extreme weather. This presentation will highlight opportunities to continue that progress, how those practices align with water quality and climate goals, and funding for technical assistance and practice implementation through your local Soil and Water Conservation District's Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) program.
2. Current and Emerging Manure Treatments that Impact Manure Nutrient Composition.
   Jason Oliver, Dairy Environmental Systems Engineer, PRODAIRY
   Overview of manure treatment technologies currently on dairy farms and under development that impact the nutrient composition of manure. This includes separation, and nutrient enrichment technologies that will impact and may enhance, a farmer or their advisor's ability to utilize manure nutrients more efficiently for crop production.

1. Weed Management Updates: Herbicide Resistant Weeds and Programs to Control Them.
   Dr. Vipan Kumar, Extension Weed Scientist, Section of Plant Science (SIPS), CALS, Cornell University  
   Overview of herbicide-resistant weeds in USA and NYS-scope of the problem and review of history, efficacy of pre and post-herbicide programs in soybean and corn, spray application technologies and weed control, and non-chemical tools for weed control. Includes review of 2023 field studies.
2. Dairy Sustainability Updates: How & Why Should We Assess a Dairy Carbon Footprint? On Farm Research to Support Sustainability.
   Dr. Quirine Ketterings and Kirsten Workman, Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) & PRODAIRY 
   Reports from the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program  (http://nmsp.cals.cornell.edu) the team will address facets of dairy sustainability from tools to asses whole farm nutrient and carbon footprints, and the benefits of those data for positive PR with local communities and marketing, and on-farm research opportunities
   to assess sustainability practices.

CCA & 1.0 DEC RECERTIFICATION CREDITS

Registration Fee: Includes Lunch

$ 35—Pre-registration /  $ 40—At door 

2024 WCM Program Brochure (PDF; 1002KB)