Willsboro Farm Open House
Event Details
Date
July 10, 2024
Time
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Location
Willsboro Research Farm
48 Sayward Rd
Willsboro, NY 12996
Host
Cornell University Willsboro Farm
Mike Davis
518-963-7492
Willsboro Farm Open House
The Cornell University Willsboro Research Farm will hold an open house on Wednesday, July 10 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm. A tour of the facilities and research plots will leave the main office (48 Sayward Lane, Willsboro) at 2:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
Research topics featured at this year's open house include high tunnel melon production, strawberry growing systems, alternatives to neonic seed treatments, winter rye cover crop breeding nursery, corn silage variety plots, alfalfa variety plots, soybean variety plots, crop management for soil health, hazelnut and chestnut plantings, juneberry nursery and production trials, Aronia variety plantings, a honeyberry variety trial, forage and grain plots of winter triticale, and the CCE Essex Master Gardener demonstration garden.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information call 518-963-7492.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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