Monday January 13

Becker Forum

Marriott Syracuse Downtown, 100 East Onondaga Street, Syracuse, NY

Immigration Policy and Washington Update
Craig Regelbrugge, American Hort, Washington DC

H-2A Application Process Changes
Cay/in Gwise of NY State Deportment of labor

State Law Update: Overtime, Day of Rest, Wage Board, Sexual Harassment
Josh Viau, Fisher Philips law firm, Atlanta, GA

Administration of Farm Employee Collective Bargaining
John Wirenius, NY Public Employment Relations Boord

The View from California: How Growers are Adapting to Survive Changing Labor Regulations and Labor Markets
Brad Goehring

Tuesday January 14

Ballroom East

Sweet Corn

Organizer(s): Marion Zuefle, New York State IPM Program and Steve Reiners, Cornell

IPM Practices in Sweet Corn: Overview of practices and resources. and: there’s an app for that!
Marion Zuefle, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

2019 update on NEWA western bean cutworm flight predictions for sweet corn production in New York
Dan Olmstead, NYS IPM Program NEWA Coordinator, Cornell

Solar Farming

Organizer(s): Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Economic, agronomic, and other considerationse
Jennifer Ifft, Asst. Professor, Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell

Evaluating Solar Agreements
Elizabeth Wolters, NYS Farm Bureau

The municipal perspective: Crafting good local policy and working with farms
Dan Lang, Dept. of Buildings and Properties, Batavia, NY

Weed Management - Processing/conventional

Organizer(s): Bryan Brown, New York State IPM Program

The Biology, Ecology, and Management of Herbicide-Resistant, Perennial, and Other Difficult-to-Control Weed Species: What We Know Now, and What We Need to Learn for the Future
Lynn Sosnoskie, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Uniform Stand Establishment

Organizer(s): Ali Nafchi and Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Seed Quality and Technology
Alan Taylor, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Soil Variability Impacts on Uniformity
Jodi Putman, CCE Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program

Precision Agriculture Role in Uniformity
Ali Nafchi, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Ballroom West

Investing in Your Future: Orchard Planning for the Long-term

Organizer(s): Mark Wiltberger, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program

How to Plan Your Orchard Investments in a Rapidly Changing Marketplace
Matt Wells, New York Apple Sales, Inc., Glenmont, NY

Succession Strategies: Bearing Long-term Fruit from your Business
Christopher Anderson, Farm Credit East, Cortland, NY Office

Tree Fruit - Horticulture

Organizer(s): Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Application of New Technologies to Midwestern and Eastern Apple Systems: Containerized Nursery Trees, PGRs, and Crop Load Management Tools
Todd Einhorn, Michigan State University

How to Choose Your Next Orchard by Understanding Physiological Principles
Terence Robinson, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

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Agricultural Employment Update and Farmworker Housing Best Practices

Organizer(s): Richard Stup, Cornell and Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell

Solving the High-Density Pear Puzzle – It is simple, We Have All the Pieces!
Todd Einhorn, Michigan State University

Big Changes to New York Farm Employment Laws
Richard Stup, Cornell University

Rooms 1-2

Energy Savings - Ways to Cut Costs

Organizer(s): Liese Boese and Adam Boese, Daylight Savings Company

Energy Bill Little-Known Discounts and Other Ways to Cut Costs
Adam Boese, Daylight Savings Company

Biocontrol I

Organizer(s): Amara Dunn, New York State IPM Program

How does it work? Fungi that attack insects
Amara Dunn, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program

Hitting the target – Important considerations in using beneficials for pest management
Betsy Lamb, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program

Choosing pesticides to conserve natural enemies of pests
Amara Dunn, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program

Biocontrol II

Organizer(s): Amara Dunn, New York State IPM Program

Biopesticide workshop: Make a plan to use biopesticides on your farm in 2020
mara Dunn, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program

Greenhouse

Organizer(s): New York State Flower Industries

Top greenhouse insect pests and conventional and biological methods of control
John Sanderson, Entomology, Cornell

Managing light, temperature and relative humidity in the greenhouse environment
Neil Mattson, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell

Room 3

USDA Risk Management

Organizer(s): USDA ERS Risk Management Focus Group

Pest-free Worker Housing - How to Do it and Why it Matters

Organizer(s): Abby Seaman, New York State IPM Program

Best Practices for Addressing the Challenges and Consequences of Pests in Worker Housing
Matt Frye, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Uninvited Hitchhikers: What you Need to Know about Bed Bugs to Help Eliminate Them
Matt Frye, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Understanding and Avoiding Ticks on the Farm

Organizer(s): Abby Seaman, New York State IPM Program

Don’t Get Ticked!
Joellen Lampman, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

INVASION! Status of the Newly Introduced Asian Longhorned Tick in NY
Joellen Lampman, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Optimizing IPM Practices for Rodents and Birds in Packing Houses

Organizer(s): Abby Seaman, New York State IPM Program

Understanding Pest Management Regulations in Packing Houses
Matt Frye, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Not for the Birds! Methods for Keeping Birds out of Packing Houses
Matt Frye, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Rooms 4/5/6

Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training

Organizer(s): Betsy Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 1: Introduction to Produce Safety
Betsy Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 2: Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
Laura Acuna-Maldonado, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 3: Soil Amendments
Laura Acuna-Maldonado, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 4: Wildlife, Domestic Animals, and Land Use
Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team

Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part I: Production Water
Laura Acuna-Maldonado, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 5: Agricultural Water – Part 2: Postharvest Water
Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team

Module 6: Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
Betsy Bihn, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Module 7: How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
Laura Acuna-Maldonado, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell

Rooms 7/8

Postharvest Cooling for Fruits and Vegetables

Organizer(s): Michael Mager, Artic Refridgeration

How much refrigeration do you need for your fruit and vegetable cooler
Michael Mager, Arctic Refrigeration, Batavia, NY

Farm to School: the Market Opportunity for New York Farmers

Organizer(s): Cheryl Thayer, CCE Harvest New York

THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY FOR NY FARMERS
Cheryl Thayer, Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY Jake Perrin, Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County Nique Wilson, Wayne Central School District

Pesticide Labels/Personal Protective Equipment

Organizer(s): Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell

Have You Really Read that Pesticide Label? and Personal Protective Equipment
Mike Helms, Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell

Wednesday January 15

Ballroom East

Phytophthora Blight

Organizer(s): Greg Vogel, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell

Can Phytophthora blight be effectively managed?
Margaret McGrath, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell

Options and outlook for Phytophthora resistance in peppers and squash
Greg Vogel, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell

Phytophthora blight in Tennessee: A southern perspective
Zachariah Hansen, University of Tennessee

Grower experiences with Phytophthora blight
Dan Henry, W.D. Henry & Sons, Inc., Eden, NY; John Hand, Hand Melon Farm, Greenwich, NY

Vine Crops

Organizer(s): Steve Reiners, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Can biopesticides help you manage cucurbit powdery mildew?
Amara Dunn, NYS IPM, Cornell

Report on status of UV arrays to reduce powdery, downy mildew and potential applications to other pests
Ziggy Majumdar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Soil Fertility

Organizer(s): Sandra Menasha, CCE Suffolk County

Foliar Feeding – What Works?
Dr. Steve Reiners, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Soil Sulfur Trends and Implications in NYS
Jodi Putman, CCE Cornell Northwest Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team; Michael Rosato, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Controlled Release Nitrogen in Vegetable Crop Production
Sandra Menasha, CCE Suffolk County

Small-scale Potatoes

Organizer(s): Margie Lund, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Fresh Market Potato Varieties Available for Small Scale Growers
Walter De Jong, Plant Breeding and Genetics/SIPS Cornell

Disease and Pest Management in Organic Potatoes
Abby Seaman, NYS IPM, Cornell

Ballroom West

Tree Fruit: Quality and Food Safety

Organizer(s): Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Bitter pit comes of age at 150: A review of what we know and what it means for Honeycrisp and other sensitive varieties
Randolph Beaudry, Professor & Graduate Program Director, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

The potential use of insect exclusion/anti-hail nets to reduce or eliminate apple thinning
Todd Einhorn, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Update on the MSU Center for Produce Safety project on the survival of Listeria on stored apple fruit
Randolph Beaudry, Professor & Graduate Program Director, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Tree Fruit: Fire Blight Management

Organizer(s): Awais Khan, PPPMB/SIPS, Cornell

Managing Fire Blight in Young High-Density Orchards
George Sundin, Professor, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Landing, MI.

Updates on Prohexadione Research and Tools for Managing Blossom and Shoot Blight
Kerik Cox, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Managing Fire Blight by Choosing Decreased Host Susceptibility Levels and Rootstock Traits
Awais Khan, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Organic Tree Fruit Production

Organizer(s): Kate Brown and Gregory Peck, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell

Guided Panel Discussion with Attendee Participation - Orchard Weed Management and Implications for Soil Health
Kate Brown, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell; Gregory Peck, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell; Deborah Aller, CCE Suffolk County

Hard Cider

Organizer(s): Greg Peck and Chris Gerling, Cornell; Craig Kahlke, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; Lindsey Lashow, CCE Harvest New York

Mechanical Cider Apple Harvesters
Whitney Knickerbocker & Greg Peck, Cornell, SIPS

Red-Juice Apple Cultivars for Hard Cider Production
Chris Gottschalk, PhD Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Strategies for Managing YAN in the Orchard
Greg Peck & Adam Karl, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell

Rooms 1-2

Onion SLB Fungicide Resistance Workshop Part I

Organizer(s): Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

The ever-changing field performance of fungicides for control of Stemphylium leaf blight of onion
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Current status of Stemphylium leaf blight fungicide resistance in onion in New York
Frank Hay, Cornell, SIPS

Effect of fungicide rate and rotation on development of Stemphylium leaf blight fungicide resistance in onion
Katrin Ayer, Cornell, SIPS

Onion SLB Fungicide Resistance Workshop Part II

Organizer(s): Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Feature presentation: Fungicide resistance 101 – Knowledge is power!
Craig Austin, Syngenta Crop Protection

2020 vision: New fungicide recommendations for Stemphylium leaf blight
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Onion thrips research round-up from 2019
Brian Nault and Karly Regan, Dept. of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

Onion Pest Management

Organizer(s): Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

How abiotic and landscape factors influence onion maggot damage in New York
Erica Moretti, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

Flies in the ointment: Update on onion maggot and Allium leafminer management
Brian Nault, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

Unravelling the intricacies of Outlook herbicide injury in onion
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Cabbage

Organizer(s): Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Light on the horizon: A molecular discovery opens the door for developing cabbage varieties resistant to black rot
Zoe Dubrow, Chris Smart and Adam Bogdanove, PPPMB/SIPS, Cornell

The Lorsban Ban: Cabbage maggot control without it
Brian Nault, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

On-farm cabbage herbicide trial featuring control of lambsquarters
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Room 3

Energy Savings: Ways to Cut Costs

Organizer(s): Liese Boese and Adam Boese, Daylight Savings Company

Energy Bill Little-Known Discounts and Other Ways to Cut Costs
Adam Boese, Daylight Savings Company

Cleaning and Sanitizing for Wash and Packing Facilities

Organizer(s): Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Cleaning and Sanitizing Practices for Wash/Pack Facilities
Caitlin Vore and Robert Hadad, CCE CVP

Food Safety for Produce Farm Workers (with Spanish Tranlation Available

Organizer(s): Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Worker training
Robert Hadad & Caitlin Vore CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Rooms 4/5/6

High Tunnels

Organizer(s): Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Effect of shade and cultivar on colored pepper production in high tunnels
Ajay Nair, Iowa State University

Cover Crops for High Tunnels
Judson Reid and Caitlin Vore, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Crop rotation alternative for high tunnels: Specialty melons
Ajay Nair, Iowa State University

Tomato Grafting Workshop

Organizer(s): Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Progra

Hands on tomato grafting workshop
Judson Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program; Margaret Frank, and Hannah Rae Thomas, Plant Biology/SIPS Cornell

Sweet Potatoes

Organizer(s): Chuck Bornt, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team

Variety Trials and Slip Production and Quality Evaluations
Chuck Bornt, CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Team

Managing Wireworm Damage in Sweet Potato Production
Teresa Rusinek, CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Team

Growing sweet potatoes for phytochemicals
Gaurav Moghe, Cornell, SIPS

Hazard and Risk of Glyphosate

Organizer(s): Dan Wixted, Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell

Assessing Pesticide Hazard and Risk: Glyphosate, a Case Study
Dan Wixted, Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell

Rooms 7/8

Farm to School: The Market Opportunity for New York Farmers

Organizer(s): Cheryl Thayer, CCE Harvest NY

Apple IPM Intensive for a Healthy Crop

What is Integrated Pest Management?
Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM Program, Cornell

Rate your current IPM tactics
Janet van Zoeren, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program

What are the major pests targeted by apple IPM? Insects and Mites
Art Agnello, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

What are the major pests targeted by apple IPM? Plant Diseases
Kerik Cox, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

What are the major pests targeted by apple IPM? Weeds and Wildlife
Juliet Carroll, NYS IPM, Cornell

IPM for plum curculio, oriental fruit moth and codling moth
Art Agnello, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

IPM for obliquebanded leafroller, mites and apple maggot
Art Agnello, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech

Thursday January 16

Ballroom East

Hemp I

Organizer(s): Maire Ullrich, CCE Eastern NY Horticulture Team

Update on Permitting in New York
Chris Logue, Director, Div. of Plant Industries NYS DAM

Production Costs and Budgeting for Hemp
John Hanchar, NWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program Specialist, CCE

Considerations in greenhouse production of Hemp: From cuttings to flowers
Neil Mattson, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell

Hemp II

Organizer(s): Maire Ullrich, CCE Eastern NY Horticulture Team

Weed Management in Hemp
Lynn Sosnoskie, Horticulture/SIPS Cornel AgriTech

Pesticide Applications for Hemp
Jeanine Broughel, Chief, Pesticide Product Registration Section, Bureau of Pesticides Management, NYSDEC

Powdery Mildew on Hemp
Chris Smart & Ali Cala, PPPMB/SIPS Cornel AgriTech

Crop Insurance Options for Hemp Growers
Jennifer Ifft, Cornell

Hemp III

Organizer(s): Maire Ullrich, CCE Eastern NY Horticulture Team

Cornell Hemp Trial Results 2019
Larry Smart, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Organic Certification for Hemp -What does it require to certify?
Lauren Tonti, Certification Co-Director, NOFA-NY Certified Organic

Ballroom West

Berries I

Organizer(s): Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team; Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest New York

Raspberry Crop Management – Alternatives to Traditional Production Systems
Marc Poirier, Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

How Can I Get a High Tunnel? Support for Protected Culture
Rebecca Foltasz, NRCS, Syracuse, NY

Berries II

Organizer(s): Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team; Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest New York

Improving Customer Satisfaction – Insights from 2019 Survey
Miguel Gomez, Dyson School, Cornell

June bearing strawberry production in NJ – moving from matted row to plasticulture
Peter Nitzsche, Rutgers, Pittstown, NJ

Berries III

Organizer(s): Laura McDermott, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team; Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest New York

Organic Pest Management at Wegmans organic berry farm
Esther Kibbe, CCE Harvest NY and Wegman’s Farm Mgr.; Mark Bowker, Wegmans, Canandaigua, NY

Protected culture – an aid to organic pest management
Marc Poirier, Quebec Ministry of Agriculture

Rooms 1-2

Soil Health I

Organizer(s): Ryan Maher, Cornell Small Farms Program

Soil quality and health: Microscopic warriors of vegetable production systems
Ajay Nair – Iowa State University

Microarthropods alter microbial activity and impact crops under different fertilizers
Ashley Jernigan, Entomology, Cornell

Weed microbial competition for nitrogen: A new soil-based tool for weed management?
Maria Gannett –Horticulture/SIPS Cornell

Characterizing NY soil health by texture and operation type
Haley Rylander – NY Soil Health Program

Soil Health II

Organizer(s): Ryan Maher, Cornell Small Farms Program

No-till tools and cover crop practices for vegetables
Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm – Hollis, NH

Managing soils in a permanent raised-bed tillage system
Asher Burkhart-Spiegel, Common Thread Community Farm, Madison, NY

Weed Management - Organic

Organizer(s): Bryan Brown, New York State IPM Program, Cornell

Weed Management with Solarization
Sonja Birthisel, University of Maine

Initial Results Using Soil Steaming
Andre Cantelmo, Heron Pond Farm

Room 3

Specialty Root Crops

Organizer(s): Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program and Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE - Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program

Salsify, Scorzonera, and Root Parsley: They’re More Than Just Ugly Roots!
Robert Hadad, CVP

Yacon: What is it, and should you grow it?
Peter Nitzsche, Rutgers and Crystal Stewart, ENYCHP

Soil health and root diseases: a grower perspective on the connection
Linley Dixon, Abode House Farm, Durango, Colorado

Hands-on Workshop: Choosing and Using the Right Small Sprayer

Organizer(s): Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Overview of Sprayer & Nozzle Types
Elizabeth Buck, Cornell Vegetable Program

Sprayer Calibration Math Review
Elizabeth Buck, Cornell Vegetable Program

Garlic

Organizer(s): Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE - Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program

Fusarium management research update: Raised beds, mulches, biocontrols and more
Crystal Stewart-Courtens CCE ENYCHP and Robert Hadad, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Fertility management for garlic—it’s less than you think!
Christy Hoepting, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Rooms 4/5/6

FFA Student Session

Organizer(s): Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Table Beet Workshop I: Why Grow Beets

Organizer(s): Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Everything Old is New Again: The Reemergence of the Table Beet
Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Table Beet Workshop II: the Down and Dirty on Production

Organizer(s): Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Basic Beet Agronomy
Steve Reiners, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Identification of Foliar Pathogens and Best Management Practices for Cercospora Leaf Spot
Sarah Pethybridge, PPPMB/SIPS, Cornell AgriTech

Rhizoctonia, the Most Prevalent Beet Root Pathogen in New York
Eric Branch, PPPMB/SIPS, Cornell AgriTech

Table Beet Breeding: The Slowest of the Performing Arts
Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Attributes of Commercially Available Table Beet Varieties
Lisa Leete, Sakata Seed America, Inc., Washington Boro, PA Jason Plate, Bejo Seeds, Inc., Geneva, NY

Grow Beets, Not Weeds
Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Cutworms, Wireworms, Leaf Miners and Beet Armyworms
Julie Kikkert, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program

Rooms 7/8

Apple IPM Intensive for a Health Crop

Apple Diseases & IPM Defenses

Organizer(s): Juliet Carroll, New York State IPM Program, Cornell

IPM for apple scab and fire blight
Kerik Cox, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

IPM for powdery mildew and summer diseases
Kerik Cox, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Wildlife, Weeds & the IPM Wrap-up

Organizer(s): Mike Basedow, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Team

Management programs for arthropods
Art Agnello, Entomology, Cornell Agritech

Management programs for diseases
Kerik Cox, PPPMB/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

IPM for weeds & rate your learning
Lynn Sosnoskie, Horticulture/SIPS Cornell AgriTech

Putting it all together – maximizing your time efficiency
Art Agnello, Entomology, Cornell Agritech
Kerik Cox, Plant Pathology, Cornell AgriTech