Northern New York Agriculture
By karalynn
Those who would like to master the art and science of making jams, jellies, salsa and other processed foods, drying herbs, and canning, freezing and pickling may now register for the Master Food Preservation Training Course to be offered by the Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York August 21-24 at the North Franklin Education Center BOCES at 23 Huskie Lane in Malone. Registration deadline for the four-day, 8:30am-3:30pm course is August 13.
By karalynn
Crop-Scouting Takes Minimal Investment for Huge Returns
by Joe Lawrence, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lewis County
I often find myself having the same conversation with farmers about the value of scouting their fields (or hiring someone to scout them if they don’t have the time). This year, the infestation of Armyworm and Potato Leafhopper has highlighted the importance of scouting your crops. Now the question is, sure it would have paid in 2012 but would it have paid in 2011 or any other year?
The answer is undoubtedly YES, it pays each and every year.
By karalynn
By karalynn
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Northern New York’s Regional Field Crops Specialist Dr. Paul R. Peterson has provided the region’s farmers with an update on the army of worms devastating field crops in Northern New York. Click here to read more about how to cope with armyworms, where to find informational resources, and how to contact Peterson.
Peterson comes to Northern NY from his role as the University of Minnesota Extension Forage Agronomist based in St. Paul, MN. Forage management, particularly helping NNY farmers improve forage-legume persistence in the face of drainage and snout beetle challenges, grass-forage options and utilization grazing are particular interest areas for Peterson.
By karalynn
Armyworms have been identified in crops in Northern New York. Find resources from the Cornell University New York State Integrated Pest Management Program online.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York have posted an Armyworm Alert!, a listing of the insecticides registered in New York state for true armyworm, and information on the special local need label for Intrepid 2F.
Information on armyworm as a pest of field corn is available from the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Entomology Department.