Managing Weeds in Field Crops
Event Details
Date
February 28, 2024
Time
10am - Noon & 2:30 - 4:30pm
Location
CCE Schoharie County & CCE Madison County
Cost
Registration for Cobleskill location : $10.00
(addl attendee $10.00 ea.)
Registration for Morrisville location : $10.00
(addl attendee $10.00 ea.)
Host
Central New York Dairy and Field CropsErik Smith
315-219-7786
email Erik Smith
2.0 DEC Credits available for categories 1a, 10, 21. You will only receive DEC credits for attending one meeting.
FSA New Borrower Training Credits available.
This event will held at:
10am - Noon at CCE Schoharie County, 173 S Grand St, Suite 1, Cobleskill, NY 12043
2:30-4:30pm at CCE Madison County, 100 Eaton St, Morrisville, NY 13408
Agenda
- 10 - 10:15 am Practice using a weed ID app. (15 min) - Erik
- 10:15 - 10:55 am Devising low-cost herbicide programs for corn and soybeans: planning, herbicide selection, herbicide timing, adjuvants …. (40 min) - Vipan
- 10:55 - 11:15 am Using herbicides and cover crops. (20 min) - Vipan
- 11:15 - 11:30 am Weed control in alfalfa and in grass crops. (15 min) -Aaron
- 11:30 am - Noon Tackling the difficult weeds and weed control issues (30 min) - Vipan, Aaron, Erik
This event is also available in Troy and Salem NY on February 27. Click here to register. These two meetings have the same agenda as these events, so you will NOT receive more DEC credits for attending either of them if you attend one in Cobleskill or Morrisville.
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