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Field Day

LIHREC will hold its annual Plant Science Day for agriculture and horticulture professionals on Thursday, July 17, rain or shine. Tours and demonstrations will be held from 4:00-6:00 pm. Registration begins at 3:30 pm. During Plant Science Day...
  • Cornell AES
  • Horticulture
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
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Webinar

Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Professor Joe Baumert will provide an overview of risk-based approaches to allergen management. Following the presentation, the speaker will join an expert panel to address questions during a moderated Q&A.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
Sign: Cornell University Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center

Field Day

Visit the many display gardens at the Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center (LIHREC) with guided garden tours on the hour. A “Flower Arranging” session will be offered at noon. Also Victory Garden demonstrations and wagon rides...
  • Cornell AES
  • Horticulture
  • Long Island Research & Extension Center
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Workshop

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Are you interested in helping New York food and beverage entrepreneurs grow their businesses and bring new products to market? Cornell Food Connections, a partnership among Cornell AgriTech, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Taste NY and the New...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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Webinar

Learn how to grow a dense, healthy lawn with fall overseeding. Stick around for insights about the relatively new beech leaf disease and what to do if you think you've seen it. About our "What's Bugging You?" series Each month at New York State...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
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Webinar

Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Wendy White will give an overview of process validation in low moisture food systems. Following the presentation, the speaker will join an expert panel to address questions during a moderated Q&A.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
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Field Day

For seed growers, and other seed professionals Agenda 8:30-8:55 am Registration, coffee, & networking 8:55 am Begin tour 9:00-10:15 am Small Grains: Breeding for Quality and Disease Resistance Mark Sorrells White and red winter wheat varieties...
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Webinar

Are you passionate about helping New York food and beverage entrepreneurs grow their businesses and bring new products to market? Cornell Food Connections, a partnership among Cornell AgriTech, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Taste NY and the New...
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Webinar

Join an informal lunchtime discussion of your current vegetable and flower garden pests! Participants can share their observations and discuss management with experts from Cornell Integrated Pest Management. Accurate identification of pests and...
  • Gardening
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Webinar

Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Assistant Professor Aaron Adalja will provide an overview of recent changes to food manufacturing supply chains. Following the presentation, the speaker will join an expert panel to address questions during a moderated Q&A.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
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Conference

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In a partnership between Harvest New York and New York State Seed to Supper, we are excited to announce that Cornell Garden-Based Learning will be hosting a two-day Resilient Gardens Conference in Geneva, NY focused on culturally relevant...
  • Gardening
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Conference

This presentation provides insights on how to support pollinators and pest-eating insects in your yard without inviting unwanted pests inside or creating stinging risks. Discover planting tips, habitat placement, and maintenance practices that...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

All pests are not created equal, and some can lead to health issues. This presentation explores effective strategies to reduce the threat from pests of medical importance in residential landscapes. Learn how to identify riskier areas and steps...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

This presentation focuses on practical, effective ways to manage unwanted plant growth around your home’s perimeter using IPM techniques. Learn how to identify problem areas and select weed-suppressing techniques to slow their growth. This talk...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

While most people focus on ground-level pest control, many invaders take to the skies. This presentation explains how wildlife and flying insects find their way into attics, vents, chimneys, and upper-story windows. This talk will cover common...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

How to keep out crawling pests, from spiders to rodents. Crawling pests often start their journey into your home right from your own yard. This presentation dives into how common landscaping elements—like mulch, ground cover, and clutter—create...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

This presentation explores how certain landscaping choices around a home can attract and support ants. It highlights how features like mulch, moisture, and dense vegetation create ideal nesting conditions and offer easy access to indoor spaces...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Conference

Landscaping around a home offers numerous benefits—boosting curb appeal, increasing property value, and creating relaxing outdoor spaces. Strategically placed trees and shrubs can also provide shade and energy savings. However, dense vegetation...
  • IPM
  • Gardening
  • Urban and Landscape Design
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Webinar

NY Invasive Species Awareness week happens in June, so we're focusing on two invasive species - spotted lanternfly and wild parsnip - and how IPM should be part of your response to them. Get an update on where we are in the SLF life cycle and...
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • What's Bugging You?
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Webinar

Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Associate Professor Abby Snyder will provide an overview of risk-based approaches for dry sanitation. Following the presentation, the speaker will join an expert panel to address questions during a moderated Q&A.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence