2023 Soybean & Small Grains Congress - Batavia, NY
Event Details
Date
February 15, 2023
Time
8:30am - 3:30pm
Location
Quality Inn & Suites
8250 Park Road
Batavia, NY 14020
Cost
Pre-pay Online, per person : $60.00
(addl attendee $60.00 ea.)
At The Door Price
Pay at the Event, per person : $60.00
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field CropsMike Stanyard
585-764-8452
email Mike Stanyard
2023 Soybean & Small Grains Congress Agenda
February 15th (Batavia Quality Inn & Suites) and February 16th (Waterloo Quality Inn)
8:30 - 9:50 Registration, sign-up for DEC & CCA Credits, Visit Vendors
9:55 Opening Introductions and Announcements: Mike Stanyard
10:00 - 11:00 Catch My Drift: Keeping Pesticides Where They Belong
Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Farm & Rural Affairs
11:00 - 11:30 Meet the New Cornell Weed Scientist - Future Research Plans & NY Needs
Vipan Kumar, Weed Scientist, Cornell University
11:30 - 12:00 Disease Management Issues in Small Grains and Soybeans Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University
12:00 - 1:25 LUNCH and VISIT EXHIBITORS
1:30 - 2:15 Managing Wheat Yield Potential Utilizing the YEN Program (Grower Panel)
Dennis Pennington, Small Grains Specialist, Michigan State University
2:15 - 2:45 Effective Programs for Controlling Marestail in Soybean
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist, CCE/NNY Team
2:45 - 3:00 Small Grains Updates
Mike Stanyard, Field Crops Specialist, CCE/NWNY Team
3:00 - 3:15 Our First 100 Bushel Soybean Yield Contest Entry in NY! Review of 2022 Contest
Mike Stanyard, Field Crops Specialist, CCE/NWNY Team
3:20 Adjourn and pick up DEC credit sheets
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