36th Annual LI Agricultural Forum
36th Annual LI Agricultural Forum %
2017 SESSIONS Ag Issues Potato
Sustainable Agriculture
Greenhouse/Floriculture Tree Fruit
Vegetable Viticulture Nursery
Environmental Landscaping & Gardening Farm Loan Opportunities Regulation Updates
Farm Transition Planning
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January 12 & 13, 2017
Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road Riverhead, NY 11901
AG FORUM SPONSORS Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Long Island Farm Bureau LI Horticultural Research & Extension Center USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service Suffolk Co. Soil & Water Conservation District USDA/Farm Service Agency New York State Department of Labor
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INDEX Thursday, January 12 Room . . . . . . Page Early Morning: 7:30 – 9:00 AM Check In / Coffee / Trade Show:. . . . . Cafeteria. . . . . 6 Morning Session: 9:00 AM - Noon General Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 6 Lunch Break: Noon – 2:00 PM Special Session 1: 1:00 – 1:45 PM NYS Dept. of Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S114. . . . . . . . 7 Special Session 2: 1:00 – 1:45 PM Nationwide Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . C15. . . . . . . . . 7 Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 – 5:00 PM Potato Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 8 Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . M107/108 . . . . 9 Greenhouse/Floriculture. . . . . . . . . . . C1 . . . . . . . . . 9 Tree Fruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . . . 10 Environmental Landscaping & Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5. . . . . . . . . . 11
Friday, January 13 Room . . . . . . Page Early Morning: 7:30 – 9:00 AM Check In / Coffee / Trade Show:. . . . . Cafeteria. . . . . 12 Morning Sessions: 9:00 AM - Noon Vegetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 12 Viticulture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C15. . . . . . . . . 13 Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M107/108 . . . . 14 Lunch Break: Noon – 2:00 PM Special Session: 1:00 – 1:45 PM Farm Service Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . S114. . . . . . . . 15 Afternoon Session: 2:00 – 5:00 PM General Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 15 C – Corchaug Building M – Montaukett Building S – Shinnecock Building
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36th Annual LI Agricultural Forum The Long Island Agricultural Forum is for all those in the agriculture and ornamental horticulture industries. The Planning Committee has endeavored to develop a program that addresses the many important issues and needs faced by all currently working in these industries. We welcome and encourage you to attend.
REGISTRATION Early Bird Registration: $30/person through January 6. Additional registrations from same farming operation $20/person (Early Bird only). After January 6 and day of: $45/person (no multi-registration discounts - no exceptions) See Registration Form at the center of this brochure for details.
CHECK-IN ALL attendees must check in at the registration desk to receive a name tag BEFORE proceeding to Trade Show and/or educational sessions. NOTE: Persons without a name tag WILL NOT be admitted into the educational sessions
PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS Recertification credits are offered at most sessions. See page 16 for specific sessions and their correlating categories. The exact number of credits offered will be available by December. If you wish to receive DEC credits you MUST bring your applicator ID card and attend the ENTIRE session. After you check-in and BEFORE you attend educational sessions stop at the credit table to pick up a credit form.
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TRADE SHOW Conference attendees are encouraged to attend the Trade Show in the Peconic Building prior to the start of the program, at coffee and lunch breaks and after educational sessions are over. Trade Show Hours: Thursday, January 12, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Friday, January 13, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
36th ANNUAL AG FORUM DINNER The Ag Forum Dinner will be on Thursday evening, January 12 at Riverhead Polish Hall, 214 Marcy Ave., Riverhead. Cash Bar opens at 5:30 PM and a family style dinner will be served at 6:30. Dinner tickets are $30. Please see registration form to reserve your dinner tickets.
Directions to Suffolk County Community College
121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY From Western LI: LIE (495) to Exit 70. Right turn onto County Road 111. Continue 4 miles and turn left onto 51 and continue 3 miles then turn right onto Speonk-Riverhead Road. The college is on the right. From Orient Point: Proceed West on Route 25. Turn onto Rt. 105 South. Continue 2 miles and turn right onto Rt. 24. Proceed through traffic circle and turn left onto Rt. 51 South. Continue 2.8 miles. Turn left Speonk-Riverhead Road; college is on the right. From Montauk Point: Take Montauk Hwy. to Sunrise Hwy. Proceed on Sunrise to Exit 62 and take County Rd. 51 North and turn right onto Speonk-Riverhead Road. College is on right.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 REGISTRATION AND VISIT TRADE SHOW 7:30 AM, Peconic Building GENERAL SESSION: AG ISSUES Thursday Morning, January 12 Shinnecock Building, Room 101; Chair: Rob Carpenter
9:00 AM Welcome Steven Bellone, Suffolk County Executive 9:15 AM
State and Federal Policy Updates
9:45 AM
How NY FarmNet Can Help Your Farm and Family
Kelly Young, Deputy Director of Public Policy, New York Farm Bureau
Dan Welch, Business Planning Coordinator, NY FarmNet
10:00 AM Loan Opportunities from the
Farm Service Agency
Carol Ronne, Farm Loan Manager, USDA Farm Service Agency
10:10 AM Updates from SWCD and NRCS:
Fuel Tanks, Cost Share Programs, and Other Opportunities
Liz Camps, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Sharon Frost, Technician, SC Soil and Water Conservation District Corey Humphrey, District Manager, SC Soil and Water Conservation District
10:30 AM What’s New From Industry 10:35 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
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11:00 AM H2-A Program: Common Issues,
Minor Infractions & Violations
Ivette Zigano, H2-A Regional Ag. Coordinator, U.S. Department of Labor
11:30 AM Long Island Pesticide Pollution
Prevention Strategy and Other NYSDECUpdates
Scott Menrath, Director, Bureau of Pest Management, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Jason Pelton, Project Manager, Bureau of Pest Management, NYS Department of Conservation
12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH AND VISIT TRADE SHOW (PECONIC BLDG) ~~ DOOR PRIZES 12:45 PM
SPECIAL SESSION 1
NYS Dept. of Labor: Farm Labor Contractors Responsibilities and the Role They Play Servicing Farms Thursday, January 12, Shinnecock Building, Room 114: 1:00-1:45 PM Speaker: Jose Vega, Agriculture Labor Specialist, NYS Dept. of Labor
SPECIAL SESSION 2
Nationwide Insurance: Land as Your Legacy ® Farm Transition Planning Thursday, January 12, Corchaug Building, Room 15: 1:00-1:45 PM Speaker: Nationwide Insurance Representative TBA
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POTATO SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12, Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Sandra Menasha 2:00 PM
Golden Nematode Program – Deregulation and Rotations Explained
Daniel Kepich, USDA APHIS PPQ and Chris Logue, Director Division of Plant Industry, NYS Ag and Markets
2:30 PM
Management of Blackleg Caused By Dickeya
Amy Charkowski, PhD, Professor and Head, Biological Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University
3:00 PM
Challenges with Controlling Wireworms and White Grubs in Potatoes Thomas Kuhar, PhD, Professor and Extension Vegetable Entomologist, Virginia Tech
3:30 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:35 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
4:00 PM
Tuber Necrosis Viruses in Potato
4:30 PM
Potato Variety Trial Highlights
Amy Charkowski, PhD, Professor and Head, Biological Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University Sandra Menasha, Vegetable/Potato Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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SUSTAINABLE AG SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Montaukett Building, Room 107/108 Chairs: Anastasia Yakaboski and Ken Johnson 2:00 PM
Hot Water Treating Seed: The Whys and the Hows
Margaret McGrath, PhD, Vegetable Pathologist, Cornell University, LIHREC
2:30 PM
Ecologically Based Weed Management: Targeting the Weed Seedbank
Eric Gallandt, PhD, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management, University of Maine
3:20 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:25 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:50 PM
Evaluating Product Contact Surface Sanitizers
Meredith Melendez, Agricultural and Resource Management Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
4:20PM
Food with a Place, a Face and a Taste Scott Chaskey, Farmer Poet; Director, Quail Hill Farm/Peconic Land Trust
GREENHOUSE/FLORICULTURE SESSION Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building Room 1 Chair: Nora Catlin, PhD
Workshop on Cut Flowers 2:00 PM
Welcome, General Announcements and Updates Nora Catlin, PhD, Floriculture Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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2:10 PM
Growing Cut Flowers to Manage the Market: Tips on Producing the Cut Flowers Your Consumer Wants Chris Wein, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University
2:55 PM
Managing Weeds in FieldGrown Cut Flowers Andrew Senesac, PhD, Weed Scientist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3:25 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:30 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:45 PM
Diseases to Deal With in Cut Flower Crops
Margery Daughtrey, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University, LIHREC
4:15 PM
Pests of Cut Flowers: What You Need To Know
Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
TREE FRUIT SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building, Room 3 Chair: Faruque Zaman, PhD 2:00 PM
Augmentative Approaches to Dogwood Borer and Spotted Wing Drosophila Management. Peter J. Jentsch, Senior Extension Associate - Department of Entomology, Cornell University/ Hudson Valley Research Lab
2:40 PM
Management of Fruit Crop Diseases in a Challenging Climate Srdjan Acimovic, PhD, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University/ Hudson Valley Research Lab
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3:20 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:25 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:40 PM
Management of Lepidoptera Insects in Tree Fruits
Faruque Zaman, PhD, Associate Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
4:30 PM
The Mystery that is Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp
Dan Donahue, Tree Fruit Specialist, ENY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPING & GARDENING Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building Room 5 Chair: Robin Simmen
2:00 PM
Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) on Long Island: An Overview
John D. Wernet, Supervising Forester, NYS DEC Division of Lands and Forests
2:30 PM
Southern Pine Beetle in Residential Landscapes
Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3:00 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:05 PM
Break And Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:30 PM
Ticks, Mosquitoes, and Disease on Long Island
Tamson Yeh, PhD, Turf and Land Management Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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36th Annual AG FORUM DINNER Thursday Evening, January 12 Polish Hall, Marcy Ave., Riverhead 5:30 PM – Cash Bar • 6:30 PM – Dinner $30/person
Friday, January 13, 2017 REGISTRATION AND VISIT TRADE SHOW 7:30 AM, Peconic Building VEGETABLE SESSION
Friday Morning, January 13 Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Sandra Menasha 9:00 AM
Innovations in Physical Weed Control
Eric Gallandt, PhD, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management, University of Maine
9:40 AM
They May be Tiny, but They Can Pack a Punch – Managing Flea Beetle and Aphids on Vegetables Thomas Kuhar, PhD, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
10:10 AM What’s New From Industry 10:15 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
10:30 AM Preharvest Factors that
Impact Postharvest Quality
Meredith Melendez, Agricultural and Resource Management Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
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11:00 AM Using Brassica Cover Crops,
Biofumigation, and Reduced Tillage in a Soil Health Program to Improve Soil-Borne Disease Management Justin O’Dea, Field Crop and Vegetable Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
11:30 AM A Can of Worms: Having the
Last Word in Vegetable Crops
Dan Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
VITICULTURE SESSION Friday Morning, January 13 Corchaug Building, Room 1 Chair: Alice Wise
9:00 AM
Crown Gall on Grapevines: Management Strategies Based on Current Understanding of Pathogen Biology
Tom Burr, PhD, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Cornell University/NYSAES
9:45 AM
Improving Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Extensively Cover-Cropped Vineyards
Tony Wolf, PhD, Director, Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Winchester, VA
10:30 AM What’s New From Industry 10:40 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
11:15 AM Review of Suffolk County Well
Testing Program and Results from Agricultural Test Wells
Ron Paulsen, Hydrogeologist, Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services, Office of Water Resources
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NURSERY SESSION
Friday Morning, January 13 Montaukett Building, Room 107/108 Chair: Mina Vescera
9:00 AM Disease Management of Leyland Cypress and Other Conifers Margery Daughtrey, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University, LIHREC
9:30 AM 2016 Nursery Research Update in Weed Science, Entomology, and Cultural Practices Andrew Senesac, PhD, Weed Scientist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Dan Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Mina Vescera, Nursery/Landscape Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
10:30 AM What’s New from Industry 10:35 AM Break and Visit Trade Show - Peconic Building 11:00AM Irrigation Management in Nursery Production (Field and Container) Raul I. Cabrera, PhD, Nursery Production & Management Extension Specialist, Rutgers University
12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH AND VISIT TRADE SHOW (PECONIC BLDG) ~~ DOOR PRIZES 12:45 PM
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SPECIAL SESSION
Loan Opportunities: Farm Service Agency Friday Afternoon, January 13, 1 – 1:45, Shinnecock Building, Room 114 Speaker: Carol Ronne, Farm Loan Manager, USDA Farm Service Agency, Information on farm loan programs, Q & A session and meet with potential applicants
GENERAL SESSION
Friday Afternoon, January 13 Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Nora Catlin, PhD 2:00 PM
Farm Insurance 101
2:45 PM
Leadership Development for Long Island Agriculture: Why it Matters
Nationwide Insurance Company, Speaker TBA
Larry Van De Valk, Executive Director, LEAD New York
2:55 PM
Update on the Agricultural Capital Equipment Grant Program Melanie Cirillo, Director of Conservation Planning, Peconic land trust Thomas Hobson, Administrative Assistant, Peconic Land Trust
3:05 PM
Update on the Taste of NY facility Gregory Sandor, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County Bernadette Martin, Taste of NY Store Manager
3:15 PM
Break – Shinnecock Building
3:30 PM
Worker Protection Standard: A Review of the New Requirements NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Speaker TBA
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PESTICIDE TRAINING CREDITS The following pesticide categories have been applied for. For exact number of credits for a particular session call 631-727-7850 X 341 after Dec. 1. Date Session
Categories Applied For
1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12
General Potato Sustainable Ag Greenhouse/Flor Tree Fruit Env. Landscape/ Garden
10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 1a, 3a 23,1a, 10, 9 23,1a, 10 24, 1a, 10 22, 1a, 10
1/13 1/13 1/13 1/13
Vegetable Viticulture Nursery General
23, 1a, 10, 9 22, 1a, 10 1a, 3a, 25, 10 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 1a, 3a
3a, 3b, 8, 9, 10
Certification Categories 1a – Commercial Agriculture Plant 3a – Commercial Turf & Ornamentals 3b – Turf 9 – Regulatory 10 – Demonstration 21 – Private; Field & Forage 22 – Private; Fruit 23 – Private; Vegetable 24 – Private; Greenhouse and Florist 25 – Private; Nursery, Ornamentals & Turf
2017 LI AGRICULTURAL FORUM COMMITTEE Sandra Menasha, Chair
Jessica Anson Marie Boulier Ann Marie Calabro Liz Camps Robert Carpenter Nora Catlin Melissa Elkins Sharon Frost Dan Gilrein Corey Humphrey Kenneth Johnson Kimberly Krupski
Laurie McBride Margaret McGrath Shannon Moran Sarah Osborn Andrew Senesac Robin Simmen Mina Vescera Alice Wise Becky Wiseman Anastasia Yakaboski Tamson Yeh Faruque Zaman
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2017 LI AG FORUM EXHIBITORS Chemical Consulting 41 E Main St, Babylon NY 11702 [email protected] Hans Helmprecht, 631-587-0632 Crop Production Services 380 Decatur Ave., Shirley, NY 11967 www.lovelandproducts.com [email protected] Chris Ledford, 631-880-7804 DeBeauchamp Landscapes, Inc 2650 Willard Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510 [email protected] Peter DeBeauchamp, 516-319-7376 Farm Credit East ACA 1281 Route 58, Riverhead, NY 11901 www.farmcrediteast.com [email protected] Krista Flammia, 631-727-2188 Farm Family – Long Island Agency 859 Connetquot Ave., Suite II, Islip Terrace, NY 11752 Vincent Daley, 631-277-7770 Gowan USA 1630 Berry Rd., LaFayette, NY 13084 www.gowanco.com [email protected] David Pieczarka, 315-447-0560 Green Island Distributors 730 W. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 www.greenislanddistributors.com [email protected] Tom Germano, 631-727-4993 Island Bio Greens 1448-1 Riverhead-Speok Road, Speonk, NY www.islandbiogreens.com [email protected] Ken Kraus, 516-658-8318 Gary Baumann, 631-902-4242 Lee Rain Inc. 2079 E. Wheat Rd., Vineland, NY 08361 www.leerain.com [email protected] Lee Fiocchi, 856-207-5408
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Long Island Cauliflower Association 139 Marcy Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 www.licassoc.com [email protected] John Bokina, 631-727-2212 Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp. 51 Webster Str., Malverne NY 11565 www.millerchemical.com [email protected] Frank A. Rush, 516-446-9452 Monosem Inc. 453 Five Mile River Rd., Putnam, CT 06260 www.monosem-inc.com [email protected] Pete Everson, 860-377-0799 Pete’s Tire Barns 1341 Rt. 14, White River Junction, VT 05001 www.petestire.com [email protected] Lennie Jones, 802-291-9216 Plant Food Company Inc 38 Hightstown-Cranbury Station Rd, Cranbury, NJ 08512 www.plantfoodco.com [email protected] Mike Giovanelli, 609-448-0935 Theriault Equipment 120 Caribou Rd., Presque Isle, ME 04769 www.theriaultequip.com [email protected] Gary Nadeau, 207-764-4405 Valent USA Corp 200 Rollingwood Rd. Eliot, ME 03903 www.valent.com • [email protected] Steve Zimmer, 827-696-7036
NON-PROFIT & AGENCY EXHIBITORS Energize New York www.energizeny.org [email protected] Heather Flournoy, 914-302-7300 LEAD New York [email protected] Larry Van De Valk, 607-255-7907
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LI Dispute & Resolution Center-EAC Network www.eacinc.org [email protected] Gregg Scheiner, 631-265-0490 Long Island Farm Bureau www.lifb.com [email protected] Rob Carpenter, 631-727-3771 Long Island Native Plant Initiative www.linpi.org • [email protected] Polly Weigand, 631-830-5992 Peconic Land Trust www.peconiclandtrust.org [email protected] Melanie Cirillo, 631-283-3195x27 NY Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health [email protected] Karen Anderson, 607-547-6023 NYS Department of Ag & Markets www.agriculture.ny.gov [email protected] James Schmitt, 631-288-2379 NY Farm Viability Institute www.nyfvi.org • [email protected] Dave Grusenmeyer, 315-453-3823 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation www.dec.ny.gov [email protected] Joyce Rodler, 631-444-0340 Nationwide Insurance [email protected] Mike Spalding, 860-387-5651 Suffolk Co. Soil & Water Conservation Dist. 423 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 [email protected] Corey Humphrey, 631-852-3285 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service www.nass.usda.gov [email protected] Blair Smith, 518-457-5570 US Department of Labor / Wage & Hour www.dol.gov [email protected] Janese Gonzalese, 516-876-6371
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423 Griffing Avenue, Suite 100 Riverhead, NY 11901-3071
NonProfit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Riverhead, NY Permit No. 21
2017 SESSIONS Ag Issues Potato
Sustainable Agriculture
Greenhouse/Floriculture Tree Fruit
Vegetable Viticulture Nursery
Environmental Landscaping & Gardening Farm Loan Opportunities Regulation Updates
Farm Transition Planning
©
January 12 & 13, 2017
Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road Riverhead, NY 11901
AG FORUM SPONSORS Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Long Island Farm Bureau LI Horticultural Research & Extension Center USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service Suffolk Co. Soil & Water Conservation District USDA/Farm Service Agency New York State Department of Labor
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INDEX Thursday, January 12 Room . . . . . . Page Early Morning: 7:30 – 9:00 AM Check In / Coffee / Trade Show:. . . . . Cafeteria. . . . . 6 Morning Session: 9:00 AM - Noon General Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 6 Lunch Break: Noon – 2:00 PM Special Session 1: 1:00 – 1:45 PM NYS Dept. of Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S114. . . . . . . . 7 Special Session 2: 1:00 – 1:45 PM Nationwide Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . C15. . . . . . . . . 7 Afternoon Sessions: 2:00 – 5:00 PM Potato Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 8 Sustainable Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . M107/108 . . . . 9 Greenhouse/Floriculture. . . . . . . . . . . C1 . . . . . . . . . 9 Tree Fruit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3. . . . . . . . . . 10 Environmental Landscaping & Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C5. . . . . . . . . . 11
Friday, January 13 Room . . . . . . Page Early Morning: 7:30 – 9:00 AM Check In / Coffee / Trade Show:. . . . . Cafeteria. . . . . 12 Morning Sessions: 9:00 AM - Noon Vegetable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 12 Viticulture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C15. . . . . . . . . 13 Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M107/108 . . . . 14 Lunch Break: Noon – 2:00 PM Special Session: 1:00 – 1:45 PM Farm Service Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . S114. . . . . . . . 15 Afternoon Session: 2:00 – 5:00 PM General Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S101. . . . . . . . 15 C – Corchaug Building M – Montaukett Building S – Shinnecock Building
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36th Annual LI Agricultural Forum The Long Island Agricultural Forum is for all those in the agriculture and ornamental horticulture industries. The Planning Committee has endeavored to develop a program that addresses the many important issues and needs faced by all currently working in these industries. We welcome and encourage you to attend.
REGISTRATION Early Bird Registration: $30/person through January 6. Additional registrations from same farming operation $20/person (Early Bird only). After January 6 and day of: $45/person (no multi-registration discounts - no exceptions) See Registration Form at the center of this brochure for details.
CHECK-IN ALL attendees must check in at the registration desk to receive a name tag BEFORE proceeding to Trade Show and/or educational sessions. NOTE: Persons without a name tag WILL NOT be admitted into the educational sessions
PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS Recertification credits are offered at most sessions. See page 16 for specific sessions and their correlating categories. The exact number of credits offered will be available by December. If you wish to receive DEC credits you MUST bring your applicator ID card and attend the ENTIRE session. After you check-in and BEFORE you attend educational sessions stop at the credit table to pick up a credit form.
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TRADE SHOW Conference attendees are encouraged to attend the Trade Show in the Peconic Building prior to the start of the program, at coffee and lunch breaks and after educational sessions are over. Trade Show Hours: Thursday, January 12, 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Friday, January 13, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
36th ANNUAL AG FORUM DINNER The Ag Forum Dinner will be on Thursday evening, January 12 at Riverhead Polish Hall, 214 Marcy Ave., Riverhead. Cash Bar opens at 5:30 PM and a family style dinner will be served at 6:30. Dinner tickets are $30. Please see registration form to reserve your dinner tickets.
Directions to Suffolk County Community College
121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY From Western LI: LIE (495) to Exit 70. Right turn onto County Road 111. Continue 4 miles and turn left onto 51 and continue 3 miles then turn right onto Speonk-Riverhead Road. The college is on the right. From Orient Point: Proceed West on Route 25. Turn onto Rt. 105 South. Continue 2 miles and turn right onto Rt. 24. Proceed through traffic circle and turn left onto Rt. 51 South. Continue 2.8 miles. Turn left Speonk-Riverhead Road; college is on the right. From Montauk Point: Take Montauk Hwy. to Sunrise Hwy. Proceed on Sunrise to Exit 62 and take County Rd. 51 North and turn right onto Speonk-Riverhead Road. College is on right.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 REGISTRATION AND VISIT TRADE SHOW 7:30 AM, Peconic Building GENERAL SESSION: AG ISSUES Thursday Morning, January 12 Shinnecock Building, Room 101; Chair: Rob Carpenter
9:00 AM Welcome Steven Bellone, Suffolk County Executive 9:15 AM
State and Federal Policy Updates
9:45 AM
How NY FarmNet Can Help Your Farm and Family
Kelly Young, Deputy Director of Public Policy, New York Farm Bureau
Dan Welch, Business Planning Coordinator, NY FarmNet
10:00 AM Loan Opportunities from the
Farm Service Agency
Carol Ronne, Farm Loan Manager, USDA Farm Service Agency
10:10 AM Updates from SWCD and NRCS:
Fuel Tanks, Cost Share Programs, and Other Opportunities
Liz Camps, District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Sharon Frost, Technician, SC Soil and Water Conservation District Corey Humphrey, District Manager, SC Soil and Water Conservation District
10:30 AM What’s New From Industry 10:35 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
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11:00 AM H2-A Program: Common Issues,
Minor Infractions & Violations
Ivette Zigano, H2-A Regional Ag. Coordinator, U.S. Department of Labor
11:30 AM Long Island Pesticide Pollution
Prevention Strategy and Other NYSDECUpdates
Scott Menrath, Director, Bureau of Pest Management, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Jason Pelton, Project Manager, Bureau of Pest Management, NYS Department of Conservation
12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH AND VISIT TRADE SHOW (PECONIC BLDG) ~~ DOOR PRIZES 12:45 PM
SPECIAL SESSION 1
NYS Dept. of Labor: Farm Labor Contractors Responsibilities and the Role They Play Servicing Farms Thursday, January 12, Shinnecock Building, Room 114: 1:00-1:45 PM Speaker: Jose Vega, Agriculture Labor Specialist, NYS Dept. of Labor
SPECIAL SESSION 2
Nationwide Insurance: Land as Your Legacy ® Farm Transition Planning Thursday, January 12, Corchaug Building, Room 15: 1:00-1:45 PM Speaker: Nationwide Insurance Representative TBA
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POTATO SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12, Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Sandra Menasha 2:00 PM
Golden Nematode Program – Deregulation and Rotations Explained
Daniel Kepich, USDA APHIS PPQ and Chris Logue, Director Division of Plant Industry, NYS Ag and Markets
2:30 PM
Management of Blackleg Caused By Dickeya
Amy Charkowski, PhD, Professor and Head, Biological Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University
3:00 PM
Challenges with Controlling Wireworms and White Grubs in Potatoes Thomas Kuhar, PhD, Professor and Extension Vegetable Entomologist, Virginia Tech
3:30 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:35 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
4:00 PM
Tuber Necrosis Viruses in Potato
4:30 PM
Potato Variety Trial Highlights
Amy Charkowski, PhD, Professor and Head, Biological Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University Sandra Menasha, Vegetable/Potato Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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SUSTAINABLE AG SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Montaukett Building, Room 107/108 Chairs: Anastasia Yakaboski and Ken Johnson 2:00 PM
Hot Water Treating Seed: The Whys and the Hows
Margaret McGrath, PhD, Vegetable Pathologist, Cornell University, LIHREC
2:30 PM
Ecologically Based Weed Management: Targeting the Weed Seedbank
Eric Gallandt, PhD, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management, University of Maine
3:20 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:25 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:50 PM
Evaluating Product Contact Surface Sanitizers
Meredith Melendez, Agricultural and Resource Management Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
4:20PM
Food with a Place, a Face and a Taste Scott Chaskey, Farmer Poet; Director, Quail Hill Farm/Peconic Land Trust
GREENHOUSE/FLORICULTURE SESSION Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building Room 1 Chair: Nora Catlin, PhD
Workshop on Cut Flowers 2:00 PM
Welcome, General Announcements and Updates Nora Catlin, PhD, Floriculture Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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2:10 PM
Growing Cut Flowers to Manage the Market: Tips on Producing the Cut Flowers Your Consumer Wants Chris Wein, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University
2:55 PM
Managing Weeds in FieldGrown Cut Flowers Andrew Senesac, PhD, Weed Scientist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3:25 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:30 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:45 PM
Diseases to Deal With in Cut Flower Crops
Margery Daughtrey, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University, LIHREC
4:15 PM
Pests of Cut Flowers: What You Need To Know
Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
TREE FRUIT SESSION
Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building, Room 3 Chair: Faruque Zaman, PhD 2:00 PM
Augmentative Approaches to Dogwood Borer and Spotted Wing Drosophila Management. Peter J. Jentsch, Senior Extension Associate - Department of Entomology, Cornell University/ Hudson Valley Research Lab
2:40 PM
Management of Fruit Crop Diseases in a Challenging Climate Srdjan Acimovic, PhD, Plant Pathologist, Cornell University/ Hudson Valley Research Lab
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3:20 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:25 PM
Break and Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:40 PM
Management of Lepidoptera Insects in Tree Fruits
Faruque Zaman, PhD, Associate Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
4:30 PM
The Mystery that is Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp
Dan Donahue, Tree Fruit Specialist, ENY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPING & GARDENING Thursday Afternoon, January 12 Corchaug Building Room 5 Chair: Robin Simmen
2:00 PM
Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) on Long Island: An Overview
John D. Wernet, Supervising Forester, NYS DEC Division of Lands and Forests
2:30 PM
Southern Pine Beetle in Residential Landscapes
Daniel Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
3:00 PM
What’s New From Industry
3:05 PM
Break And Visit Trade Show Peconic Building
3:30 PM
Ticks, Mosquitoes, and Disease on Long Island
Tamson Yeh, PhD, Turf and Land Management Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
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36th Annual AG FORUM DINNER Thursday Evening, January 12 Polish Hall, Marcy Ave., Riverhead 5:30 PM – Cash Bar • 6:30 PM – Dinner $30/person
Friday, January 13, 2017 REGISTRATION AND VISIT TRADE SHOW 7:30 AM, Peconic Building VEGETABLE SESSION
Friday Morning, January 13 Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Sandra Menasha 9:00 AM
Innovations in Physical Weed Control
Eric Gallandt, PhD, Professor of Weed Ecology and Management, University of Maine
9:40 AM
They May be Tiny, but They Can Pack a Punch – Managing Flea Beetle and Aphids on Vegetables Thomas Kuhar, PhD, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
10:10 AM What’s New From Industry 10:15 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
10:30 AM Preharvest Factors that
Impact Postharvest Quality
Meredith Melendez, Agricultural and Resource Management Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
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11:00 AM Using Brassica Cover Crops,
Biofumigation, and Reduced Tillage in a Soil Health Program to Improve Soil-Borne Disease Management Justin O’Dea, Field Crop and Vegetable Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
11:30 AM A Can of Worms: Having the
Last Word in Vegetable Crops
Dan Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
VITICULTURE SESSION Friday Morning, January 13 Corchaug Building, Room 1 Chair: Alice Wise
9:00 AM
Crown Gall on Grapevines: Management Strategies Based on Current Understanding of Pathogen Biology
Tom Burr, PhD, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Cornell University/NYSAES
9:45 AM
Improving Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Extensively Cover-Cropped Vineyards
Tony Wolf, PhD, Director, Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Winchester, VA
10:30 AM What’s New From Industry 10:40 AM Break and Visit Trade Show
Peconic Building
11:15 AM Review of Suffolk County Well
Testing Program and Results from Agricultural Test Wells
Ron Paulsen, Hydrogeologist, Suffolk County Dept. of Health Services, Office of Water Resources
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NURSERY SESSION
Friday Morning, January 13 Montaukett Building, Room 107/108 Chair: Mina Vescera
9:00 AM Disease Management of Leyland Cypress and Other Conifers Margery Daughtrey, Senior Extension Associate, Cornell University, LIHREC
9:30 AM 2016 Nursery Research Update in Weed Science, Entomology, and Cultural Practices Andrew Senesac, PhD, Weed Scientist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
Dan Gilrein, Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Mina Vescera, Nursery/Landscape Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
10:30 AM What’s New from Industry 10:35 AM Break and Visit Trade Show - Peconic Building 11:00AM Irrigation Management in Nursery Production (Field and Container) Raul I. Cabrera, PhD, Nursery Production & Management Extension Specialist, Rutgers University
12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH AND VISIT TRADE SHOW (PECONIC BLDG) ~~ DOOR PRIZES 12:45 PM
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SPECIAL SESSION
Loan Opportunities: Farm Service Agency Friday Afternoon, January 13, 1 – 1:45, Shinnecock Building, Room 114 Speaker: Carol Ronne, Farm Loan Manager, USDA Farm Service Agency, Information on farm loan programs, Q & A session and meet with potential applicants
GENERAL SESSION
Friday Afternoon, January 13 Shinnecock Building, Room 101 Chair: Nora Catlin, PhD 2:00 PM
Farm Insurance 101
2:45 PM
Leadership Development for Long Island Agriculture: Why it Matters
Nationwide Insurance Company, Speaker TBA
Larry Van De Valk, Executive Director, LEAD New York
2:55 PM
Update on the Agricultural Capital Equipment Grant Program Melanie Cirillo, Director of Conservation Planning, Peconic land trust Thomas Hobson, Administrative Assistant, Peconic Land Trust
3:05 PM
Update on the Taste of NY facility Gregory Sandor, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County Bernadette Martin, Taste of NY Store Manager
3:15 PM
Break – Shinnecock Building
3:30 PM
Worker Protection Standard: A Review of the New Requirements NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Speaker TBA
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PESTICIDE TRAINING CREDITS The following pesticide categories have been applied for. For exact number of credits for a particular session call 631-727-7850 X 341 after Dec. 1. Date Session
Categories Applied For
1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12 1/12
General Potato Sustainable Ag Greenhouse/Flor Tree Fruit Env. Landscape/ Garden
10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 1a, 3a 23,1a, 10, 9 23,1a, 10 24, 1a, 10 22, 1a, 10
1/13 1/13 1/13 1/13
Vegetable Viticulture Nursery General
23, 1a, 10, 9 22, 1a, 10 1a, 3a, 25, 10 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 1a, 3a
3a, 3b, 8, 9, 10
Certification Categories 1a – Commercial Agriculture Plant 3a – Commercial Turf & Ornamentals 3b – Turf 9 – Regulatory 10 – Demonstration 21 – Private; Field & Forage 22 – Private; Fruit 23 – Private; Vegetable 24 – Private; Greenhouse and Florist 25 – Private; Nursery, Ornamentals & Turf
2017 LI AGRICULTURAL FORUM COMMITTEE Sandra Menasha, Chair
Jessica Anson Marie Boulier Ann Marie Calabro Liz Camps Robert Carpenter Nora Catlin Melissa Elkins Sharon Frost Dan Gilrein Corey Humphrey Kenneth Johnson Kimberly Krupski
Laurie McBride Margaret McGrath Shannon Moran Sarah Osborn Andrew Senesac Robin Simmen Mina Vescera Alice Wise Becky Wiseman Anastasia Yakaboski Tamson Yeh Faruque Zaman
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2017 LI AG FORUM EXHIBITORS Chemical Consulting 41 E Main St, Babylon NY 11702 [email protected] Hans Helmprecht, 631-587-0632 Crop Production Services 380 Decatur Ave., Shirley, NY 11967 www.lovelandproducts.com [email protected] Chris Ledford, 631-880-7804 DeBeauchamp Landscapes, Inc 2650 Willard Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510 [email protected] Peter DeBeauchamp, 516-319-7376 Farm Credit East ACA 1281 Route 58, Riverhead, NY 11901 www.farmcrediteast.com [email protected] Krista Flammia, 631-727-2188 Farm Family – Long Island Agency 859 Connetquot Ave., Suite II, Islip Terrace, NY 11752 Vincent Daley, 631-277-7770 Gowan USA 1630 Berry Rd., LaFayette, NY 13084 www.gowanco.com [email protected] David Pieczarka, 315-447-0560 Green Island Distributors 730 W. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 www.greenislanddistributors.com [email protected] Tom Germano, 631-727-4993 Island Bio Greens 1448-1 Riverhead-Speok Road, Speonk, NY www.islandbiogreens.com [email protected] Ken Kraus, 516-658-8318 Gary Baumann, 631-902-4242 Lee Rain Inc. 2079 E. Wheat Rd., Vineland, NY 08361 www.leerain.com [email protected] Lee Fiocchi, 856-207-5408
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Long Island Cauliflower Association 139 Marcy Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 www.licassoc.com [email protected] John Bokina, 631-727-2212 Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp. 51 Webster Str., Malverne NY 11565 www.millerchemical.com [email protected] Frank A. Rush, 516-446-9452 Monosem Inc. 453 Five Mile River Rd., Putnam, CT 06260 www.monosem-inc.com [email protected] Pete Everson, 860-377-0799 Pete’s Tire Barns 1341 Rt. 14, White River Junction, VT 05001 www.petestire.com [email protected] Lennie Jones, 802-291-9216 Plant Food Company Inc 38 Hightstown-Cranbury Station Rd, Cranbury, NJ 08512 www.plantfoodco.com [email protected] Mike Giovanelli, 609-448-0935 Theriault Equipment 120 Caribou Rd., Presque Isle, ME 04769 www.theriaultequip.com [email protected] Gary Nadeau, 207-764-4405 Valent USA Corp 200 Rollingwood Rd. Eliot, ME 03903 www.valent.com • [email protected] Steve Zimmer, 827-696-7036
NON-PROFIT & AGENCY EXHIBITORS Energize New York www.energizeny.org [email protected] Heather Flournoy, 914-302-7300 LEAD New York [email protected] Larry Van De Valk, 607-255-7907
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LI Dispute & Resolution Center-EAC Network www.eacinc.org [email protected] Gregg Scheiner, 631-265-0490 Long Island Farm Bureau www.lifb.com [email protected] Rob Carpenter, 631-727-3771 Long Island Native Plant Initiative www.linpi.org • [email protected] Polly Weigand, 631-830-5992 Peconic Land Trust www.peconiclandtrust.org [email protected] Melanie Cirillo, 631-283-3195x27 NY Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health [email protected] Karen Anderson, 607-547-6023 NYS Department of Ag & Markets www.agriculture.ny.gov [email protected] James Schmitt, 631-288-2379 NY Farm Viability Institute www.nyfvi.org • [email protected] Dave Grusenmeyer, 315-453-3823 NYS Department of Environmental Conservation www.dec.ny.gov [email protected] Joyce Rodler, 631-444-0340 Nationwide Insurance [email protected] Mike Spalding, 860-387-5651 Suffolk Co. Soil & Water Conservation Dist. 423 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 [email protected] Corey Humphrey, 631-852-3285 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service www.nass.usda.gov [email protected] Blair Smith, 518-457-5570 US Department of Labor / Wage & Hour www.dol.gov [email protected] Janese Gonzalese, 516-876-6371
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