2022 Virtual Soybean & Small Grains Congress

Press Release:

Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the Coronavirus pandemic, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Northwest NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team has decided to use the virtual format again for the Soybean & Small Grains Congress scheduled for February 9 & 10, 2022. The conference will be held using Zoom. Pre-Registration is required. 2.5 DEC Points are available and CCA Credits are also available.  Cost: $45 per person, includes both days. $30 per person, if enrolled in NWNY Team. Pre-registration is now open on the NWNY Team’s website, https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/.  Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

 

AGENDA

February 9, 2022 (10:00am – Noon)

10:00 – 10:30     Disease Updates in Soybean & Small Grains
Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University

10:30 – 11:30    High Management Wheat in the Great Lakes Region
Joanna Follings, Cereals Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs

11:30 – 12:00    Soybean Weed Control 2022: How Will it be different?
Michael Hunter, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NNY Ag Team

 

February 10, 2022 (10:00am – Noon)

10:00 – 10:30    The Current State of Herbicide Resistance in New York and the Future of Weed Management Technology
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Weed Specialist, Cornell University

10:30 – 11:30    Neonic Ban Experience from Ontario, Canada
Dr. Tracey Baute, Entomologist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs

11:30 – 12:00    New York Small Grains Updates
Mike Stanyard, Cornell Cooperative Extension, NWNY Team

To view the full conference agenda and to register online, visit : https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/  Questions, contact: Brandie Waite at: 585-343-3040 x138