Whole Farm Weed Management Field Day
Event Details
Date
June 9, 2021
Time
6pm - 8:30pm
Location
Farm of Mr. John Girod
10228 County Rd 23
Fillmore, NY 14735
Host
CCE Allegany
Lynn Bliven
585-268-7644 ext. 18
email Lynn Bliven
6:00 - 8:30 pm, June 9th, 2021
Farm of Mr. John Girod
10228 County Rd 23, Filmore NY, 14735
DEC credits requested: 2.5 in 1a & 10,1.25 in 21, 2.0 in 22 & 23.
Cost: Free
Pre-register by 5pm on June 8th.
To register contact Lynn Bliven lao3@cornell.edu or phone 585-268-7344 ext. 18
5:50 PM DEC Credit sign-up, Introductions, Housekeeping
6:00 PM Weed ID Practice and Learning New Pigweed Species
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell University
Live specimens of common and troublesome weed species will be used to help growers refine their ID skills. Specimens will include seedling and more mature stages. Comparisons of common pigweed and newly arrived Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp will teach growers to recognize these very tough to control species early to prevent bad infestations.
(0.5 credits in 1a, 10, 21, 22, and 23 requested)
6:30 PM Improved Designs for Hoes
Dr. Bryan Brown, NYS IPM Program
Growers will have the opportunity to test out hoes of improved designs on weeds of various ages and species in several crops. Dr. Brown will discuss why these designs offer better weed control and share tips on which one work best for certain weed-crop pairings. (0.25 credits in 1a, 10, 21, 22, and 23 requested)
6:45 PM How well is your cultivator set up?
Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program
This demonstration will teach growers a simple technique they can use at home to better visualize the level of action (vibration), aggression, and eveness of disturbance of their cultivator teeth. This method can also be used to compare adjustments or different sweep types. (0.25 credits in 1a, 10, 22, and 23 requested)
7:00 PM Assessing Weed Impact and Weed Control Strategies in Small Grains
Josh Putman, CCE Southwest NY Dairy Livestock Field Crops Team
Josh will lead a field walk to teach growers how to assess the risk of yield loss, gauge weed seed production stage and quantity, and reinforce weed ID. The group will then cover control tactics for various weed-grain-timing combinations, driven by grower questions & the tour field.
(0.5 credits in 1a, 10, 21)
7:30 PM Update on Herbicide Resistant Horseweed, Giant Ragweed, & Lambsquarters
Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie
Share recent research results on population resistance assessments conducted in WNY.
(0.25 credits in 1a, 10, 21, 22, and 23 requested)
7:45 PM Cultivator Attachment Demonstration
Dr. Bryan Brown & Elizabeth Buck
Most growers in the region outfit their cultivators with simple sweeps. Other tools offer enhanced weed control, including in hard to reach places like bed edges and in-row. In this segment we will demonstrate different tools like finger weeders, cultivating discs, basket weeders, and vegetable knives and discuss which situations they are best suited to.
(.75 credits in 1a, 10, 22, and 23 requested)
8:30 PM Adjourn
Attendees seeking DEC credit will be required to provide their DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator ID and/or registration number. Only the attendees who sit for the entire course will be awarded a certificate.
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ProDairy Forage Management
Are you prepared to change your routine this spring?While spring tasks vary by farm, there are many "rites of spring," and they are often completed in a fairly rigid sequence. Depending on the farm, these often include fixing fence, spreading manure, planting new seedings, planting corn and harvesting first cutting, and are often performed in this order.
We are optimistic that the upcoming turn in weather will allow these task to be accomplished in a timely manner, but at this point it is time to ask yourself: Are you willing to change your spring routine?
In addition to adverse weather it is no secret that everyone is facing extremely tight economic times, and dealing with forage inventories of poor digestibility forages from 2017. This combination of factors makes it more critical than ever to be ready to tackle the task that will have the most impact on your business at the proper time.
Recent reference articles on dealing with tough times:
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First Cutting
The number one focus should be on timely harvest of first cutting.
• Park the corn planter when a field of first cutting is ready for harvest.
o Monitoring 1st cut harvest timing
• Approach harvest by the acre, not by the field. Be ready to skip over a field that has passed its optimum harvest stage.
o Dynamic Harvest Schedules
• Strategically plan feed storage to best utilize forage inventories for the right group of animals.
o Strategic Forage Storage Planning
o When More is Better
Corn Planting
The window for planting for silage is generally wider than for grain, which is why first cutting can and should take priority over corn planting. However, in the event of extreme delays in planting corn, performance will diminish with late plantings. If corn planting progresses into late May or early June, begin to consider alternative options for those acres. Previous research from Cornell and Penn State suggest a 0.5 to 1 ton/acre per week decline in silage yield for planting after mid to late May.
Multi-Tasking
First and foremost during a time of year that can be very busy and stressful, taking every precaution to keep your team safe is critical.
The idea of fitting all of this work into a condensed time period, and still getting key tasks completed before critical deadlines can seem impossible, but year after year many find unique ways to get it all done. Consider working with neighbors, custom operators or renting equipment to accomplish these key tasks on time.
If you currently utilize custom operators, now is a good time to set up a time to meet with them and make sure you are on the same page to get tasks accomplished in the time-frame needed. Make sure that your expectations and goals are clearly defined. They will also be under stress to fit their work into a condensed period and meet their customers' expectations, so defining expectations and pre-planning how to most efficiently get the work accomplished when the custom operator arrives can go a long way to increase the chances for success.
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