Event Details
Date
August 18, 2016
Time
5:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Location
Hemdale Farms
2800 Orleans Rd
Seneca Castle, NY 14547
Cost
This event is free.
You must pre-register for this event.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureCarol MacNeil
585-313-8796
email Carol MacNeil
Pre-Registration Deadline: August 15, 2016
Finger Lakes Soil Health Discussion Group Field Meeting
August 18, 2016
Casey Kunes of Hemdale Farms will lead a discussion on why Hemdale Farms switched to zone tillage, and how they've been successful doing it for field crops and vegetables. Equipment will be available for viewing. The many niches available for cover crop planting, and the benefits of different cover crops will be covered by Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell. There will be ample time for open group discussion on reduced tillage, cover crops, and all aspects of improving soil health.
DEC recertification credits will be available. A light supper will be provided to those that pre-register.
This event is FREE but pre-registration is required by noon on Monday, August 15. Contact Carol MacNeil to pre-register.
Sponsored by a NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant and the Cornell Vegetable Program.
Directions:
From Geneva - From Rte. 5 & 20 and Preemption Rd. just west of the city, go west about 4 miles. Turn right/north onto Seneca Castle Rd. and continue through Seneca Castle. Go less than a mile from Seneca Castle to Hemdale Farms on the right.
