Event Details
Date
March 12 - March 14, 2019
Time
Class -12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Lunch Provided), Exam on 3/15/19 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. by DEC
Location
Classes and Exam - CCE-Wayne County
1581 Route 88 N
Newark, NY 14513
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field CropsPre-Exam Training & Test to become a Certified Pesticide Applicator - Pre-Register by 3/4/19!!
March 12 - March 14, 2019
PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED by March 4, 2019 Contact: Judy Glann at 315-331-8415 ext.117
or email at: jmg358@cornell.edu
Training Classes are:
Tues. March 12 & Thurs. March 14, 2019
12:00pm?4:30pm
Workshop cost is: $55.00
Lunch will be provided
(Additional costs for manuals and exam)
Cornell Cooperative Extension Wayne Co.
1581 Rt. 88 North, Newark, NY
THE CERTIFICATION EXAM
Will be administered on Friday March 15, 2019 from 12:00pm?4:30pm by DEC
to Qualified Applicants.
Fee for the exam is $100
payable in cash or check to NYSDEC
the day of the exam.
You MUST register for the exam
or for exam related questions,
please contact Chris Wainwright
at the Bath DEC office (607) 622-8264
Will be administered on Friday March 15, 2019 from 12:00pm?4:30pm by DEC
to Qualified Applicants.
Fee for the exam is $100
payable in cash or check to NYSDEC
the day of the exam.
You MUST register for the exam
or for exam related questions,
please contact Chris Wainwright
at the Bath DEC office (607) 622-8264
Pesticide Training Flyer (PDF; 606KB)
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10:00- 11:30 am
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Come join the NWNY Dairy team and Agriculture Labor Specialists from NYS Department of Labor to get the answers you need. Announcements
Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms
If you're wondering how to get your farm business in compliance with NYS Sexual Harassment Regulations, you've come to the right place. The 2018 New York State budget included new regulations addressing sexual harassment in the workplace that became effective on October 9, 2018 for all New York employers, including agricultural employers. All employers are required to have a sexual harassment prevention policy and to provide annual, interactive sexual harassment prevention training for all employees. Check out the resources developed by Cornell Ag Workforce Development, including step-by-step instructions and farm-friendly training videos.
RMA Announces Additional One-time Changes to Prevented Planting Provisions
June 29, 2019
RMA Announces Additional One-time Changes to Prevented Planting Provisions
for 2019 Crop Year
for 2019 Crop Year
In response to delayed and prevented planting resulting from above average rainfall and wetness, the USDA Risk Management Agency has made a one-time change to the 2019 crop year prevented planting rules that effectively allows silage corn, if planted as a cover crop following local agricultural expert guidelines, to be acceptable as a post-prevented planting cover crop. Under this one-time rule change, producers are allowed to produce this crop while retaining their prevented planting payment. This change couples with previously announced one-time changes to the prevented planting rules - including expanded acceptable uses for post-prevented planting cover crops and a change in the cover crop haying and grazing start date rule - serve to help those struggling to meet their forage needs due to the weather.
Read the full article from the New York Crop Insurance Education Program.
The USDA-RMA states that "For crop insurance purposes, a cover crop is a crop generally recognized by agricultural experts as agronomically sound for the area for erosion control or other purposes related to conservation or soil improvement." PRO-DAIRY specialists Joe Lawrence and Karl Czymmek and Dr. Quirine Ketterings, Professor and Director of Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program have released a letter stating "Corn on Prevented Planting acres meets these objectives."
Read the full article from the New York Crop Insurance Education Program.
The USDA-RMA states that "For crop insurance purposes, a cover crop is a crop generally recognized by agricultural experts as agronomically sound for the area for erosion control or other purposes related to conservation or soil improvement." PRO-DAIRY specialists Joe Lawrence and Karl Czymmek and Dr. Quirine Ketterings, Professor and Director of Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program have released a letter stating "Corn on Prevented Planting acres meets these objectives."