A Two virtual half days Conference.

Open to the public via Zoom. Registered participants will receive a flash-drive containing all resources mentioned during the conference upon completing an evaluation after the meeting.

Agenda:

Morning 1, Tuesday, April 27, 2021

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks from Cornell Cooperative Extension and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program – Christopher Watkins, Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section and Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Keynote: Plant Health and IPM: Creating a Lens for Good Horticulture – Don Gabel, Director of Plant Health, The New York Botanical Garden
• IPM and Organic: What do They Mean for Home Gardeners? - Abby Seaman, Vegetable IPM Coordinator, NYSIPM Program
• What's Bugging You & Don't Get Ticked, New York: Resources from NYSIPM - Joellen Lampman, School and Turfgrass IPM Extension Support Specialist, NYSIPM Program
• Gardening Through the Seasons - Jennie Cramer, Horticulture Program Manager, CCE Tompkins County
• Setting Up the Garden (Planning for Success) - Steve Reiners, Professor and Horticulture Section Chair, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section Cornell AgriTech
• From the Ground Up – Soil is Key (Test? Amend?) - Joseph Heller, Urban Conservationist, USDA
• Composting – Adam Michaelides, Compost Educator, CCE Tompkins County
• Choosing Resistant Varieties, Seed Starting, Buying Transplants - Sharon Bachman, Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, CCE Erie County
• Lunch Chats: Join others for an informal chat, question and answer session over ‘virtual’ lunch tables. Limited seating per breakout room. Registered attendees will receive an email the week before the conference to choose their preferred topics, first-come…first served. Topics hosted and monitored by Guest Speakers, Cornell Cooperative Extension and New York State Integrated Pest Management Staff.

Morning 2, Wednesday April 28, 2021

• Welcome from Cornell Cooperative Extension and the NYS Integrated Pest Management Program – Alejandro Calixto, Director, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program
• Scouting, Monitoring- How to ID Insect and Disease Pests - Marion Zuefle, Vegetable Educator NYSIPM Program
• Watering, Weather, Irrigation and Weather Stations - Dan Olmstead, NEWA Coordinator (Network for Environment and Weather Applications), NYSIPM Program
• Cornell Garden-based Learning: Using Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Online Resources - Ashley Helmholdt, Extension Associate, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section
• Permaculture Design Resources - Ashley Helmholdt, Extension Associate, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section
• Weeding Smarter, Not Harder - Bryan Brown, Integrated Weed Management Specialist, NYSIPM Program
• Beneficial Bug Basics - Amara Dunn, Biocontrol Specialist, NYSIPM Program
• Paying for Home Garden installations? - Leigh McGonagle, CNLP / Owner & Designer at Poplar Point Studio
• Non-Traditional Gardening: Urban Settings, Imported Soils, and Container Options - Yolanda Gonzalez, Urban Agriculture Specialist,  CCE Harvest New York