March 31 - April 01, 2021
Virtual

The 2021 Muck Conference will be virtual and held on Wednesday March 31 and Thursday April 1 from 12:30 to 3:30.

Details to join:
https://zoom.us/j/91572879046?pwd=TUZOcWJqTE9WbDY4ZVlBdG1VVnZRZz09

Download a copy of the Agenda

Wednesday March 31: Carrots

12:30 – 12:40
Welcome and Introduction to the 2021 Program

12:40 – 1:00
Weed management options for carrots and onions. Clarence Swanton

1:00 – 1:20
What’s the best herbicide program for managing resistant Pigweed? Kristen Obeid and Dennis Van Dyk

1:20 – 1:35
IPM Update- the year in review and plans for 2021. Tyler Blauel, K. Vander Kooi, M.R. McDonald

1:35 – 1:40
Industry Update – Corteva. Chantal Veilleux

1:40 – 1:55
Cover crops for muck soils. Dennis Van Dyk, K. Vander Kooi, T. Blauel and M.R. McDonald

1:55 – 2:05 BREAK

2:05 – 2:20
Stunted carrots? Carrot cyst nematode update in the Holland Marsh. Tyler Blauel, Dennis Van Dyk, K. Vander Kooi and M.R. McDonald

2:20 – 2:30
What’s wrong with these beets? Beets Me! – Beet Rhizomania. Dennis Van Dyk and M.R. McDonald

2:30 – 2:45
Provision – Food Safety Software. Mike Meinhardt and Anthony Mondia

2:45 – 2:50
Industry Update – Bayer. Marieke Patton and Laura Aarts

2:50 – 3:10
Highlights of the carrot cultivar trials. Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald

3:10 – 3:30
Highlights of carrot research trials. M.R. McDonald and Kevin Vander Kooi

Thursday April 1: Onions

TIME
SPEAKER and TOPIC

12:30 – 12:40
Welcome and Introduction to the 2021 Program

12:40 – 1:00
Stemphylium on onions: Past, present, and future. Sara Stricker,
B.D. Gossen, M.R. McDonald

1:00 – 1:25
Stemphylium leaf blight – a continually evolving problem for onion growers in New York. Frank Hay and Daniel Heck

1:25 – 1:30
Industry Update – Syngenta. Eric Phillips

1:30 – 1:55
Update on management tactics for onion insect pests in New York. Brian Nault

1:55 – 2:05
HMGA Update – Jody Mott

2:05 – 2:15 BREAK

2:15 – 2:30
Minor Use Update. Jim Chaput

2:30 – 2:50
Labour – SAWP/TFWP Update. Stefan Larrass and Ken Forth

2:50 – 2:55
Industry Update – BASF. Tom Clarke

2:55 – 3:15
Highlights of onion research trials. Kevin Vander Kooi and M.R. McDonald

3:15 – 3:35
Highlights of the onion cultivar trials. Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald