Field Days Highlight Sustainable Farming Practices Across New York
The 2024 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Days continue with nine more events showcasing soil health and climate resilience practices in various cropping systems across New York. Organized by the New York Soil Health initiative in collaboration with regional partners and farms, these events provide attendees with actionable knowledge and innovative techniques.
July Events:
July 11, 2024 | 4:00-6:00 PM | Brooklyn Grange Navy Yard
July 12, 2024 | 3:00-5:00 PM | Governor’s Island Teaching Garden
Topic: Best practices for building climate resilience on urban farms
Presented by: Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Ag Climate Resiliency Program, New York Soil Health, and Harvest NY
Agenda: Basics of climate resilience, adaptation planning, and soil health
FREE
July 16, 2024 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Eastern NY – Albany County
Topic: Cover Crops for Sunflower Production
Location: Moody Farms, 122 Garfield Rd, Poestenkill, NY 12140
Presented by:
- Joseph Amsili, Extension Associate, Soil Health Program, School of Integrative Plant Science Soil, Crop Science Section, Cornell University
- Jingjing Yin, Regional Commercial Horticulture Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program
Agenda:
- Cover crops for sustainable crop production
- Results of winter cover crop trials
- Farm tour
Fee: $5.00 per person
July 25 | 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM | Central NY – Seneca Falls
Topic: Cover crops, reduced tillage, soil health, weed management
Location: Rodman Lott & Son Farms, 2973 Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Topic: cover crops, reduced tillage, soil health, weed management
Presented by:
- Janice Thies (Cornell), Soil Biota and their impact on soil health
- Louis Longchamps (Cornell), On-Farm Experimentation and Biologicals
- Vipan Kumar (Cornell), Sustainable Weed Management Strategies
- Farmer Panel on Soil Health Practices:
- Mark Lott (Lott Farms)
- Klaas Martens< (Lakeview Organic Grain)
- Jared Marshall (Marshdale Farms)
Agenda:
- Soil Biota
- Biologicals & Experimentation
- Weed Management
- Farmer Panel
- Demonstrations: Cover crops, soil pit, no-till soybeans, drone
Fee: $10.00 per person (includes BBQ lunch)
Register 7/25/2024
August and September Events:
August 15 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Northern NY | Peru – Champlain Valley | Location TBA
- Topic: Orchard soil health
August 19 (English) & August 20 (Spanish) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Suffolk County | Long Island Hort. Research & Ext. Center
- Topic: Summer cover crops
August 20, 2024 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Topic: Cover Crops for Cut Flowers
- Location: Lot 32 Flower Farm, 266 Christie Rd, Greenwich, NY 12843
August 30 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Central NY – Tompkins County | Oechsner Farms
- Topic: Organic field crops
September 24 | 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Central NY | Backbone Farm & Ramble On Farm
- Topic: Pasture and silvopasture soil health
Date and Time TBD
- New York City – Location TBA
- Topic: Soil biology, urban soil health
Event Highlights:
- Cover crops for different cropping systems and seasons
- Sustainable weed management strategies
- Orchard soil health
- Summer cover crops
- Organic field crops
- Pasture and silvopasture soil health
- Soil biology and urban soil health
- New York Soil Health Trailer demonstrations
- Panels featuring local farmers and agricultural experts
Special Opportunity for Veterans:
Cornell University’s veteran project, Farm Ops, provides scholarships for veterans residing in New York State to attend a field day of their choice. Farm Ops will reimburse the registration fee, mileage to and from the event, and a $100 stipend to offset additional costs. Learn more and apply for the scholarship.
Collaborators and Partners:
Backbone Farm, Betts Farm, Cayuga Ag Enterprises, Cayuga SWCD, Cornell CALS, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Small Farms, Franklin SWCD, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, King’s AgriSeeds, NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets, NOFA-NY, Oechsner Farms, Propagate, Rodman Lott and Son Farms, Scenic Hudson, Tompkins SWCD, USDA-NRCS
For more information about each event, including locations, and to register, please visit fielddays.newyorksoilhealth.org.
Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your understanding of sustainable farming practices and improve your crop management techniques across New York!