{"id":60376,"date":"2015-02-09T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60376"},"modified":"2015-02-08T12:20:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T17:20:47","slug":"madison-field-crops-meeting-scheduled-for-march-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=60376","title":{"rendered":"Madison Field Crops Meeting Scheduled for March 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Crops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-60383\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Crops.jpg\" alt=\"Crops\" width=\"321\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Crops.jpg 321w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Crops-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Crops-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a>(Cazenovia, NY \u2013 Feb. 2015) The annual Madison County Field Crops Meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17. <sup>\u00a0<\/sup>Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Empire Tractor, 2893 Route 20 East in Cazenovia.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch will be provided courtesy of Empire Tractor, and requires pre-registration by calling them at (315) 655- 8146. Three and three-quarter pesticide recertification credits have been applied for. Participants seeking these credits must bring their Applicators card, number, and driver\u2019s license and be present throughout all program presentations. The event concludes at 3:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gary Bergstrom from Cornell University\u2019s Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Department will present new information on detecting and managing crop diseases including brown root rot in alfalfa. He\u2019ll cover new disease developments affecting malting barley, winter wheat, and soybeans, as well as provide an update on Northern Leaf Blight in corn.<\/p>\n<p>The 4 R\u2019s of Fertilizer Management will be presented by Mike Hunter, Field Crop Specialist in Jefferson and Lewis Counties. He\u2019ll review 4 basic principles in using fertilizer &#8211; choosing the right kind, rate, time, and placement. Keith Waldron from NYS IPM Program will report on the latest activity on tracking Western bean cutworm in field and sweet corn in New York, as well as in dry bean crops.<\/p>\n<p>After lunch, Dr. Elson Shields from Cornell University\u2019s Entomology Department will cover how Neonicotinoids in Groundwater, Bee Decline and BT-Corn Rootworm resistance present a double whammy for corn production. Don Nelson, NY DEC Pest Control Specialist in Region 7 will update producers on what\u2019s new in the area of regulatory compliance and review basic information on reading and following pesticide labels.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Jim Carrabba, Agricultural Safety Specialist at New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) will provide information on respirators and respiratory protection that may be required when applying pesticides. He\u2019ll describe different types of respirators &#8211; their cleaning and storage, and review OSHA rules pertaining to respirators and proposed changes in EPA\u2019s Worker Protection Standard rules.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County by calling (315) 684-3001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Cazenovia, NY \u2013 Feb. 2015) The annual Madison County Field Crops Meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17. \u00a0Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Empire Tractor, 2893 Route 20 East in Cazenovia. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Empire Tractor, and requires pre-registration by calling them at (315) 655- 8146. 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