From Winter Spinach to Bell Peppers: Free Webinar Nov. 29 Focus on High Tunnel Vegetable Research
Northern N.Y.: November 8, 2018. Fertility for winter spinach production, the earliest warm season crops, red bell pepper varieties, and efficient pruning and training systems for pepper and cherry tomato production under high tunnel management will be in focus during a one-hour, free webinar with Cornell experts on Thursday, November 29, 2018, starting at 7 pm.
The free webinar will be offered via Zoom; participants do not need a Zoom account, but high-speed internet access by computer or smartphone is required. Access information will be provided upon registration at https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1013. The webinar will be recorded and posted for viewing at a later date. For more information, contact Amy Ivy at adi2@cornell.edu, 518-570-5991.
Webinar presenters are Cornell Extension Vegetable Specialist Judson Reid, Willsboro Research Farm Manager Dr. Michael Davis, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Specialist for Northern and Eastern New York Amy Ivy.
Horticultural research funded by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is addressing opportunities to lengthen the growing and sales seasons and to enhance soil health and farm sustainability through the use of cover crops and other best management production practices.
Farmers across the six-county Northern NY region and the Cornell Willsboro Research Farm in Willsboro, N.Y., have hosted on-farm vegetable research trials and field days. The free webinar on November 29 is conducted in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern NY Commercial Horticultural Program.
Funding for the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State Senate and administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.