Movento now available for management of Onion Thrips in NY Onions!!!

kep39 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:41 +0000

Movento, by Bayer CropScience, is now available, via Section 18 Emergency Exemption, to NY Onion Growers for use on Bulb Onions for management of Onion Thrips. This is a great new tool for growers with a completely new active ingredient. Contact Christy Hoepting, Cornell Vegetable Program with usage questions.

Click here to view the Section 18 Movento Label

Relative onion thrips damage among storage, red and kraut cabbage varieties 2004-2008

kep39 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:58:24 +0000

Use this table as a gauge to determine relative onion thrips damage among storage and kraut cabbage varieties.

Click here to view the Relative Onion Thrips Damage Among Cabbage Varieties Table

Pre-Sidedress N Tests Save Local Grower $20,000

kep39 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:49:47 +0000

Reduced nitrogen rates based on pre-sidedress nitrogen test (PSNT) results performed by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable Program (CVP), saved Martin Farms of Brockport in Monroe County $20,509 and $2880 in nitrogen and fuel costs, respectively, on 600 acres of cabbage and butternut squash in 2008.

Click here to read entire article and learn how you too can save money with PSNT’s! This article is also available in the June issue of Veg Edge

PSNT Article

Herbicides for Snap & Dry Bean Weed Control

jrk2 — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:39:29 +0000

Herbicides for Snap and Dry Bean Weed Control (and how they rate against 15 problem weeds). Revised for 2009 by Robin Bellinder, Cornell and Carol MacNeil, CCE, Cornell Vegetable Program.

Click on the link below for the pdf file. Contact Carol if you have questions.

2009-Bean-herbicide-chart

2009 Pea Herbicide Chart

jrk2 — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:34:53 +0000

Use this chart to help you select which herbicides are most effective against common weed species in pea fields in New York. Click on the link below for the pdf file. Contact Julie if you have questions.

2009-pea_herbicide_chart2

2008 Annual Report

kep39 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:21:47 +0000

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Vegetable Program

Your trusted source for research-based knowledge

2008 in Review

MISSION STATEMENT: The Cornell Vegetable Program seeks to provide vegetable, greenhouse, potato and dry bean growers, and allied industries, in Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne and Yates Counties with high quality educational programs and cutting-edge research-based information so they can profitably produce and market safe and healthful crops in an environmentally sound manner. This will benefit all residents by supplying safe, high quality, locally grown products to consumers while maintaining viable farms to enhance the rural landscape and economy.

Please follow the link to view the complete 2008 Annual Report:

Cornell Vegetable Program 2008 Annual Report

Eggplant Variety Trial

kep39 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:14:29 +0000

Asian and gourmet varieties of eggplants can provide a decent profit for fresh market growers. Knowing your product and knowing your market will improve the sales of this item. Ethnic groups and people who are looking for more diversity when cooking will be especially interested in many of these varieties.

When going into Asian and gourmet eggplant production, it is best to start small with a couple of varieties or have several varieties but not a lot of plants of each. Test your market. See what is the best way to market your produce. Sell larger eggplants by the pound while the smaller ones (ones of different color) might sell better mixed in quart baskets. Taste them for your self using various recipes. Provide recipes for your customers. Learn when the fruit are at the right stage for picking – before they get seedy. This can be different as the season progresses. Smaller fruit or “baby” fruit might sell better than 2-3lb fruit. Keep water available and constant across the season, though during heavy fruit load in the heat, extra water will be necessary. Protecting against insects is especially important from transplanting to flowering. Get good leaf canopy going and watch for Colorado potato beetle, flea beetle, and spider mites.
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Onion Fungicide Recommendations for BLB and PB

kep39 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:31:15 +0000

Check out the most up to date, research based fungicide recommendations for Botrytis Leaf Blight and Purple Blotch in onions:

Onion Fungicide Recommendations for BLB and PB powerpoint

Onion Fungicide Recommendations for BLB and PB handout

2008 Kraut Cabbage Variety Report

kep39 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:33:16 +0000

Twenty-two kraut cabbage varieties were evaluated from five seed companies. Fresco and Bobcat, Kaitlin, and Hinova were used as early, main and late industry standards, respectively. View entire variety report: 2008 Kraut Cabbage Variety Evaluation Final Report

Picture reviews by maturity class:

Early Maturing Varieties- Kraut 2008

Mid Maturing Varieties- Kraut 2008

Mid-Late Maturing Varieties- Kraut 2008

Late Maturing Varieties- Kraut 2008

2007-2008 Storage Cabbage Report

kep39 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:14:12 +0000

Twenty-two storage cabbage varieties were evaluated from five seed companies. Amtrak, Huron and Rona were used as industry standards. Two varieties from Bejo, with black rot tolerance, were entered for field observation only. See the complete report: 2007-2008 Storage Cabbage Variety Summaries

Summary of scale diagrams: For average head size prior to storage, after common (16 weeks) and cold (refrigerated, 26 weeks) storage, presented in order of approxmiate maturity by type: Head Sizes to Scale

View Picture Presentations by Market Type:

Small Green Box Types

Green Amtrak Types

Red Types