Northern Veg School

March 15, 2016


Cost of $25 includes lunch and resource materials.

DEC pesticide recertification credits will be available for morning session and afternoon session
separately.

Speakers: Crystal Stewart, Chuck Bornt, Amy Ivy from the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program
Special Guest Speaker: Paul Arnold from Pleasant Valley Farm in Argyle, NY will speak on: Growing Salad
Greens Spring through Fall at Pleasant Valley Farm.

• 8:30‐9:00 Registration and coffee
• 9:00‐9:45 Root Vegetables, carrots, beets, parsnips - Crystal Stewart
• 9:45‐10:00 Making the most of soil testing - Amy Ivy
• 10:00‐10:15 Ginger and Edamame market possibilities - Amy Ivy
• 10:15‐10:45 Garlic - Crystal Stewart
• 10:45‐11:00 Break
• 11:00‐12:00 Growing Salad Greens Spring ‐ Fall at Pleasant Valley Farm - Paul Arnold
• 12:00‐12:15 Whole Farm Revenue Protection - Anita Deming
• 12:15‐1:00 Lunch from Clover Mead Cafe

Afternoon sessions include organic and conventional control options
Speakers are Chuck Bornt and Amy Ivy

• 1:00‐1:45 Disease control strategies for sweet corn, pumpkins, field grown vegs
• 1:45‐2:20 Insect control strategies for sweet corn, pumpkins, field grown vegs
• 2:20‐3:00 Weed control strategies in sweet corn, pumpkins, field grown vegs