2022 Small Grains Management Field Day

The 2022 Small Grains Management Field Day is to be held Thursday, June 2nd from 9:30 am - noon at Poormon Farms in Seneca Falls, NY.

AGENDA

• Registration check-in and refreshments, 9:30 – 10 AM
• View winter wheat and winter barley variety plots
• Welcome and introductions, 10 AM
• 2022 Crop development and management observations, Cornell Cooperative Extension Field Crops Educators, Mike Stanyard leading
  • Discussion of preharvest sprouting, low falling numbers in 2021 – how can we prevent a repeat?
  • Discussion of wheat lodging issues – causes and solutions
• Recommended small grain varieties and availability of seed, Mark Sorrells, David Benscher, Phil Atkins
• Progress on the ‘Born, Bred, and Brewed in New York’ winter barley variety development, Karl Kunze
• Refreshment Break
• Update on integrated disease management in small grains – including best fungicide options, grain quality and mycotoxin surveys in malting barley, Gary Bergstrom
• New York grains for New York schools, Cheryl Bilinski
• Update on ‘Value-added Grains’ and ‘Northeast Grainshed’ projects, Mark Sorrells, others
• Updates and comments from attendees [incl. market conditions, new products and services]

Pre-registration is required

NYS Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits Available (3.0); 1.0 crop management and 1.0 IPM CCA credits will be available