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New York Certified Organic (NYCO) Farmer-to-Farmer March 2025 Meeting

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  • Field Crops
  • Organic
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Dairy
  • IPM
  • Cornell AgriTech

New York Certified Organic’s annual farmer-to-farmer meetings are designed to help local farmers make connections and build relationships to help them succeed.

There is no registration required for this year’s event, but to receive updates on possible weather-related changes, contact Bryan Brown at bjb342 [at] cornell.edu or leave a message at (315) 787-2432.   

Date & Time

March 11, 2025
10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Farmer-to-Farmer Meeting Agenda

  • 10 a.m.—Welcome and coffee
  • 10:15 a.m.—Harvest weed seed destruction 
    Vipan Kumar, Cornell University 
  • 10:45 a.m.—Lightning talks: experiences with alternative fertility sources
    • On-farm composting 
      Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management
    • Integrating animals in a grain rotation 
      Adam Murray, PRO Dairy
    • Selecting the most suitable cover crops for fertility
      Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell University 
    • How to compare fertility sources, including off-farm manure
      Emily Reiss, CCA
  • Noon—Potluck lunch
  • 1 p.m.—Guided breakout group discussions
    Based on the morning topics as well as agronomic challenges and any new topics of interest
  • 2 p.m.—Adjourn 

About NYCO Winter Meetings

NYCO winter meetings have grown from a gathering of six organic grain producers in the Martens Farms farmhouse kitchen in 1992 to filling the auditorium at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. Subscribe by emailing NYCO-group-L-request [at] cornell.edu (NYCO-group-L-request[at]cornell[dot]edu) with "join" as the subject and no text in the body of the email. Unsubscribe by emailing NYCO-group-L-request [at] cornell.edu (NYCO-group-L-request[at]cornell[dot]edu) with "leave" as the subject and no text in the body of the email.

More information about this event.

Contact Information

Bryan Brown

Speaker

Various Speakers

Departments

PRO-DAIRY

New York State Integrated Pest Management

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