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New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association.
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The 2016 Summer Crop Tour put on by the Corn and Soybean Growers Association is set for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 4 at Sunnyside Farms on Indian Field Road, Scipio Center, Cayuga County.
The event, titled "Optimizing Opportunities for Cows, Corn and Soybeans," will include a talk on maximizing profits in 2016, a panel discussions titled Cultivating the Relationship Between Cash Crop and Dairy Farmers, and breakout sessions on a large variety of topics. Lunch is included.
Some of the breakout session topics include
- Optimizing Variable Rate Seeding in NYS with Savanna Crossman
- Analyzing root function by digging though root pits in corn,
soy and undisturbed ground and discussing soil health improvement as the
foundation for growing great crops with David DeGolyer
- Maximizing yield potential of a hybrid and the soils using the Nitrogen response Trial in Corn with Brian Boerman
Tickets are $75 and available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-corn-soybean-summer-crop-tour-tickets-25994733949
A soybean workshop called "Soybean Marketing 1010" is scheduled for late July.
The workshops are designed to help growers new to the
soybean industry learn about grain contracting and purchasing crop insurance
while under contract.
There will be two sessions of the workshop. The first is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 24 at the Carolina House, 59 Broad St., Kinderhook. Dinner will be served at this meeting. The second is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn off Arsenal Street in Watertown. This program includes lunch.
Two grain marketing experts, Karen Thorp of DeLong Grain Co., and Jeremy Forrett of Crop Growers, Farm Credit East, will present information at the workshops. Thorp will discuss the benefits of grain contracting and how it can improve a farm operation's bottom line. Forrett will talk about how forward contracting and crop insurance work together.
Those who plan to attend must RSVP by July 19 to Julia Robbins at (315) 583-5296 or juliarobbins@gmail.com
Attendance at a "Soybean Marketing 101" meeting also will include a complimentary ticket to the New York Corn and Soybean Growers Association summer crop tour Aug. 13 at Du Mond Farm in Union Springs, Cayuga County.
