March 2016

An informational publication courtesy of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County

Sincerely,

Whenever You’re Looking for DEC Recertification Points, Consider This New Tool

Try New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Pesticide Management Information Portal at www.dec.ny.gov/nyspad/?0. This information portal contains a wealth of information for persons looking for pesti-cide recertification credits.

Steps to search the site for courses you would like in your category location and date

1. Go to the website www.dec.ny.gov/nyspad/?0

2. On the right-hand side of the screen click on the “Courses” button.

3. For specific category offerings, fill in your category number (on the right) in the corresponding box and hit search. All classes that have credits in your category should come up.

4. You can also refine your search even further to select within our DEC Region.

As an example, on February 3rd, I completed a search for my category and area and found five meetings within a ten day time-frame. It took less than 10 minutes and the following meetings are what were offered to me:

2/9 Auburn Ag Products; 2/11 Primrose Seed Annual Meeting; 2/12 CaroVail Farmer Meeting; 2/16 Helena Chemical Annual Meeting; 2/8 Legal and Safety Issues.

This is an easy process to look for meetings. Please continue to refer to our publication, we always try to list as many recertifi-cation credit classes and meetings that we are aware of but the NYS DEC’s Bureau of Pesticide Management Information Por-tal is a huge improvement. Thank you, DEC.

Weed Science Society of America Offers Free Fact Sheets

Finally, WSSA is offering free, open access to a special online issue of the journal Weed Science, focusing on weed science re-search methods. The publication contains 13 articles for online reading or download – from “Experimental Methods for Crop-Weed Competition Studies” to “Proving Allelopathy in Crop–Weed Interactions.”

All three publications are available on WSSA’s website.

Free fact sheet on types of weeds: http://wssa.net/wp-content/uploads/WSSA-Weed-Science-Definitions.pdf

Free “weed facts” brochure: http://wssa.net/wp-content/uploads/WSSA-Fact-SheetFinal.pdf

Free issue of Weed Science: http://wssajournals.org/page/research-methods-collection

NYS Soil Health Workgroup Meeting Monday, March 21st 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

CCE Cayuga County Education Center 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn, NY

Some of the topics to be discussed include:

Interseeding into standing crops: Auburn Ag discus-sion of the approximately 700 acres conducted in 2015

A demonstration of the use of a new growing degree calculator, how has the accumulated growing degrees base 32 changed in the fall and spring the last 5 years compared to the previous 25.

Discussion of: Cover crop planting dates (growing degree days), planting methods, cover crop use and termination stage on seeding rate recommendations.

Discuss Empire Farm Days seminar center, topics, farmer panelists and speakers needed.

How to support 2016 on farm workshops. A cover crop transect survey is utilized to track cover

crop usage in a state, do we recommend that this should be done and how.

New York State Farmer soil health alliance. On farm cover crop, nutrient management and re-

duced tillage research needs and adaptive manage-ment practice to fund this activity

The NYS Soil Health Workgroup is comprised of rep-resentatives from NRCS, SWCD, Cornell, Extension, Consultants, Agribusiness and Farmers. All interested persons are welcome to be a part of this meeting.

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TRAINING CLASS FOR NYS DEC PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION TEST Thursdays - March 17th and March 24th from 12:30 – 3:30pm. At the Cornell Cooperative Extension Cayuga County Education Center, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn, NY Cost: $25 per person

This is a training to assist those people who are preparing to pass the Pesticide CORE and Category exams as required by NYS DEC to obtain a license.

Day 1 March 17th from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Session will include a review of the key items in the CORE Training Manual that are likely to be on the test.

Day 2 March 24th from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Session will include additional training, information and a greater opportunity to focus beyond the basic. It will be an elaboration to the first day’s information and also provide opportunities for clarification and review.

We recommend that those wanting to prepare for the test attend both days. This CORE training is NOT to provide RECERTIFICATION CREDIT, as may have been in the past. Prior to registering for these training classes, call the DEC at 1-800-388-8244 ext. 232 to review your

qualifying experience and determine if you are eligible to receive the packet of registration materials to be able to take the CORE and Category test.

CORE and Category tests are conducted in Syracuse or Cortland by the NYS DEC. The NYS DEC fee to take the CORE test and one Category test is $100 on that given day.

Call Keith Severson @ 315-255-1183 ext. 225 for additional details or clarification about the materials needed.

TRAINING CLASS FOR PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION TEST

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE: CCE Cayuga County SEND by February 26th to: Attn: Peggy Lillie 248 Grant Avenue Auburn, New York 13021-1495

Name(s) attending: ________________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________ City:_______________ State:_______ Zip:____________

Telephone:__________________ Number Attending:________ Total Amt. Enclosed($25 per person):______

Questions regarding registration? Call Peggy @ 315-255-1183 ext. 238 or email: psb4@cornell.edu

If you are a person planning to participate in this program with a disability and require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations, please contact us at least two weeks prior to the class.

CORE Training Manual Essentials:

To follow and participate in this training you must have a Core Training Manual (3rd Edition blue and white cover) to work with in class. We are urging you to call DEC 1-800-388-8244 ext. 232 and Cornell Coopera-tive Extension of Cayuga County 315-255-1183 ext. 225 (Keith) in advance to set things up for the train-ing and the testing.

CORE Training Manuals and Category Manuals need to be ordered in advance of the first class. The dead-line for placing an order with our office is Thursday, March 3rd.

The CORE Training Manual is $51.00; Category Manuals (various prices) are ordered based on topic and type of license you are pursuing.

Call ahead 315-255-1183 to register (maximum 20 in this class) and declare which manuals you will need.

Register online! Go to:

Herbicide Insecticide

Rodenticide Etc.

mailto:psb4@cornell.eduhttp://blogs.cornell.edu/ccecayuga

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Attention Sweet Corn Growers IPM METHODS OF PEST CONTROL IN SWEET CORN

Pesticide Recertification Meeting Wednesday, March 23, 2016

1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension Cayuga County

Education Center, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn, NY

Recertification credits applied for

COST: $10 per person

IPM approaches to managing insects and diseases in Sweet Corn AGENDA 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Power point demonstration and discussion, on early life cycle insects and control scenarios:

2:30 to 2:45 p.m. Break

IPM METHODS OF PEST CONTROL IN SWEET CORN Pesticide Recertification Meeting Wednesday, March 23rd MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE: CCE Cayuga County 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. SEND by March 18th to: Attn: Peggy Lillie

248 Grant Avenue Auburn, New York 13021

Name(s) of Person(s) Attending:_____________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________ City:_____________________ State:____ Zip: _________

Telephone:_________________ (in case of cancellation) E-mail: _______________________________

Number Attending:_______ Total Amount Enclosed ($10 per person for class): _______________________

Questions regarding registration? Call Peggy @ 315-255-1183 ext. 238 or email: psb4@cornell.edu

If you are a person planning to participate in this program with a disability and require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations, please contact us at least two weeks prior.

2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Integrated Pest Management: Pest Monitoring, Thresholds and Management

* Sweet corn pheromone trap network * Stewart’s wilt forecast

* Scouting and thresholds * Conserving beneficial insects

* Biological control of European corn borer * Pesticide choices (Cornell Guidelines, Environmental Impact Quotient)

Western Bean Cutworm

Pest and Beneficial Insect Identification and Biology

* European Corn Borer * Fall Armyworm

* Corn Earworm * Western Bean Cutworm – NEW to New York State

* Corn Rootworm * Corn Leaf Aphid

* Corn Flea Beetle * Beneficial insects that can help control pests

Identifying Plant Diseases

* Stewart’s Wilt * Corn Leaf Rust

* Northern Corn Leaf Blight

mailto:psb4@cornell.edu

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Education Center 248 Grant Avenue, Suite 1 Auburn, New York 13021-1495

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The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is implied by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Where trade names are used, no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is implied. Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete and up-to-date pesticide recommendations. Nevertheless, changes in pesticide regulations occur constantly and human errors are possible. Any recommendations herein are not a substitute for pesticide labeling. Please read the label before applying.

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Calendar of Events

Below is a list of upcoming events that we thought might be important to you! If you have further questions or need to clarify any information, you can always check out our website http://blogs.cornell.edu/ccecayuga, go to the Ag Calendar under the Agriculture tab on top. We try our best to keep information as up-to-date as possible so that you have a quick, easy reference available 24/7. Of course, you can always call our office with any questions or concerns you might have at 315-255-1183, Judy Wright (Ext. 234) or Keith Severson (Ext. 225)—be sure and leave a message with your phone number.

March 16 ......... NYS Dry Bean Meeting in LeRoy. March 17 ......... Training Class for NYS DEC Pesticide Certification Test. Held at the CCE Cayuga County

Education Center, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn , NY. Cost is $25 per person. See page 2 of this newsletter for more information or to register.

March 19—20 Maple Weekend throughout New York State. Visit http://www.mapleweekend.com to learn more.

March 21 ......... NYS Soil Health Workgroup Meeting. Held at the CCE Cayuga County Education Center, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn. Emphasizing cover crops and cost sharing regulations. Held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

March 23 ......... IPM Methods of Pest Control in Sweet Corn. Held at the CCE Cayuga County Education Cen-ter, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn, NY. Recertification credits have been applied for. Cost is $10 per person. Page 3 of this newsletter has more information and how to register.

March 24 ......... Training Class for NYS DEC Pesticide Certification Test. Held at the CCe Cayuga County Edu-cation Center, 248 Grant Avenue, Auburn, NY. Cost is $25 per person. See page 2 of this news-letter for more information or to register.

April 2 & 3 ...... Maple Weekend throughout New York State. Visit http://www.mapleweekend.com to learn more.