Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, in partnership with the Watershed Agricultural Council, will host the 21st annual Catskill Regional Agriculture Conference on Thursday, Jan. 11 in person at SUNY Delhi. Register by Jan. 7 at pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=CatskillAgConference2024_212
Come and join farmers from around the region for this premier agricultural event. Top-notch speakers will present timely information about dairy, livestock, and horticulture production as well as grazing management with a focus on effective practices for farmers in the Catskill region.
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. with early bird sessions at 10. Dairy, livestock, grazing, vegetables, and flower tracts start at 11, 1:40 and 2:40. At noon in-person attendees will enjoy a delicious local food lunch while learning about climate policy impacts on farms.
Attendees may choose to follow a single track or mix and match sessions that are of interest:
Dairy
• Transitioning a Farm Business to the Next Generation
• Mineral Nutrition for Dairy
• The Hidden Costs of NOT Growing Your Heifers Right
Livestock
• Mineral Nutrition for Livestock
• Emerging and Evolving Livestock Diseases
• Successfully Selling Meat
Grazing
• Grazing Wet Areas of Your Farm
• Watering Systems Design, Troubleshooting, & Maintenance
• Multi Species Grazing-What We’ve Learned
Horticulture
• Encouraging Pollinators on Flower and Vegetable Farms
• Growing at Flower Hill Farm
• IPM Strategies for Vegetable and Cut Flower Producers
