January 6, 2021 (10:00am - Noon) DEC Check-in: 9:30am - 9:55am

10:00 - 10:30       Pigweed ID Tricks of the Trade: Update on Herbicide Resistance in NY
                            Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Weed Scientist Cornell University

10:30 - 11:00       Early Season Seed Corn Pests & Seed Treatments 
                            Jaime Cummings, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University

11:00 - 11:30       Corn Disease Updates: Identification and Management 
                            Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University

11:30 - 12:00       Turning Yield Data into Action; How Much Yield Do We Give Up on Headlands? 
                            Sonoj Shajahan & Dr. Quirine Ketterings, Nutrient Management, Cornell University

January 7, 2021 (10:00am - Noon) DEC Check-in: 9:30am - 9:55am

10:00 - 11:00       Tricky Keys to Growing Big Corn
                            Dr. Tony Vyn, Corn Agronomist, Purdue University

11:00 - 11:30       Importance of Pheromone Trapping for Black Cutworm, Armyworm and Western Bean Cutworm 
                            Ken Wise, NYS IPM Program, Cornell University

11:30 - 12:00       Are Corn Nematodes Robbing Your Corn Yield? 
                            Mike Stanyard, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NWNY Team

2021 Corn Congress Guest Speaker

Dr. Tony J. Vyn is a Professor of Agronomy and the Henry A. Wallace Chair in Crop Sciences in the Department of Agronomy at Purdue University. Tony grew up on a hog and cash crop farm near Chatham in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. He studied at the University of Guelph (in Guelph, Ontario) and was a faculty member at the same university from 1987 until he left for Purdue University in 1998. Dr. Vyn advises several graduate students in research focused on understanding the interactions of tillage, crop rotation, plant density, and (or) nutrient placement systems with the physiology of crop response. His current investigations include corn hybrid and plant density comparisons at multiple N rates to better understand kernel component changes during reproductive growth that will lead to higher yields and higher nutrient recovery efficiencies. He has evaluated practical management options focusing on tillage comparisons, nutrient banding, and in-season nutrient applications for corn. Tony has enjoyed engaging with farmers and crop consultants plus serving as Co-Chair of the Indiana Crop Adviser Conference since 2003. He and his wife have been blessed with 4 children who are now living with their respective families in either the United States or Canada.

The conference will be held using Zoom. Pre-Registration is required - Links to the Zoom meetings will be emailed to you after registration. Don't have zoom? Sign up for free at: https://www.zoom.us and click on "Sign Up, It's Free"

2.5 DEC points are available - In order to receive DEC Points, you have to pre-register. You will be required to enter your pesticide applicator ID # during registration. On the day of the event you will be required to Sign-in with your full name, and pesticide license number using the DEC check-in link that will be posted in the chat box. You can enter the meeting 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. At the end of each day you will be required to sign-out using the DEC check-out link in the chat box. If you do not sign-in and out of the DEC check-in/out link each day, you will not be eligible to receive points.  

CCA credits are also available after each talk.  Please download the certified crop advisor app prior to the conference: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/files/certifiedcropadviser/continuing-education/cca-app-instructions.pdf

New to using Zoom?

Here is a short video on How to Join a Zoom Meeting for the First Time- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E

This video shows you how to locate the and use the chat box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK80ovbnvj4