Please register by January 23 for this important field crop meeting
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County in conjunction with the Southwestern NY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team will be hosting the Southern Tier Crop Congress at the Belfast Fire Hall – Belfast, NY from 9:45 am to 2:30 pm.
This meeting will feature recent updates in field crop production as we look into the 2026 growing season. Topics for this meeting will include: Early-Season Pest Damage Across New York State: Risk Under Different Management Practice in Light of the Neonicotinoid Ban presentation by Chloe Cho, Doctoral student at Cornell University; Pesticide Mixing Fundamentals will be a hands-on activity with Elizabeth Buck, CVP & Katelyn Miller, SWNYDLFC; and Field Crop Disease Update from Camilo Parada-Rojas, Plant Pathologist at Cornell University.
DEC and CCA credits are available. Lunch and refreshments will be provided with registration. Fee is $15.00 per person, payable at the door. Call in registration appreciated by January 23rd to assist with planning, please contact Kelly Torrey 585-268-7644 ext. 10. Walk-ins accepted. For more information contact Lynn Bliven, 585-268-7644 ext. 18, or email lao3@cornell.edu.
The Southern Tier Crop Congress is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County (CCE-Allegany). The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. For more information, call 585-268-7644 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/allegany. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
