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URL:https://mohawkvalley.today/events/corn-and-soybean-seed-treatment-fiel
 d-day-at-suny-cobleskill/
SUMMARY:Corn and Soybean Seed Treatment Field Day at SUNY Cobleskill
DESCRIPTION:Event on July 22 hosted by Cornell and SUNY Cobleskill will pro
 vide farmers and Ag industry stakeholders with research updates and inform
 ation on neonicotinoid regulation\nRegistration Deadline: Jul 14\, 2025\nC
 obleskill\, NY - In preparation for the upcoming implementation of the Bir
 ds and Bees Protection Act\, which will restrict the use of neonicotinoid-
 treated corn\, soybean\, and wheat seed in New York beginning in 2029\, Co
 rnell Integrated Pest Management (Cornell IPM)\, in collaboration with Cor
 nell University\, and Cornell Cooperative Extension\, has announced a Fiel
 d Day co-sponsored and hosted by SUNY Cobleskill.\n\nDesigned to provide g
 rowers\, crop consultants\, certified crop advisors\, industry representat
 ives\, crop managers and policymakers with timely information on the legis
 lation and current research efforts\, this event will highlight preliminar
 y research findings from ongoing statewide trials and introduce the develo
 pment of a seed pest risk assessment tool designed to guide pest managemen
 t decisions in the absence of neonicotinoid treatments.\nLargest on-farm r
 esearch and demonstration project in Cornell IPM’s history\nSupported by
  the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York
  State Department of Environmental Conservation\, this initiative represen
 ts the largest on-farm research and demonstration project in Cornell IPM
 ’s history. With participation from over 80 corn and soybean growers acr
 oss the state\, the project will determine where and when there is a signi
 ficant risk of pest damage\; aid in the development and deployment of a se
 ed pest risk assessment tool\; and test and demonstrate IPM alternatives\,
  including the viability of not using insecticide seed treatments.\n\nThis
  work is a proactive step to support New York’s growers as they prepare 
 for the transition mandated by the Birds and Bees Protection Act\, ensurin
 g that agricultural productivity and environmental stewardship go hand in 
 hands.\nIPM Strategies to Protect Corn and Soybean Seed in New York State\
 n\n 	Location: Champlin Hall\, SUNY Cobleskill\, Cobleskill\, NY\n 	Date: 
 July 22\, 2025\n 	Time: 10 AM - 1:30 (sign-in 9:15-10:00 AM)\n 	Registrati
 on Cost: Free\, open to the public\; lunch included\n 	Registration Deadli
 ne: Jul 14\, 2025\n\nAdvance registration is required. For more informatio
 n or to register visit: https://cals.cornell.edu/events/ipm-strategies-pro
 tect-corn-and-soybean-seed-new-york-state-cobleskill-meeting\n\nNew York S
 tate DEC Pesticide Applicator Recertification Credits will be available (1
 .5 cr. - Cat. 1A\, 4\, 10\, 21)\, as well as Certified Crop Advisor CEUs (
 pending approval: 1.0 cr. - IPM\; 0.5 cr. - Sustainability) .\n\nFor more 
 information about CCE’s Central NY Regional Team\, see https://cnydfc.cc
 e.cornell.edu/.
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CATEGORIES:Cobleskill NY,Schoharie County
LOCATION:SUNY Cobleskill\, 106 Suffolk Circle\, Cobleskill\, New York\, 120
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