Capital District Vegetable Program

Serving the vegetable industry in

Albany / Columbia / Rensselaer / Schoharie County

Site is currently under construction. Check back for frequent updates.

Regional Vegetable Educator

Chuck Bornt
518-859-6213

2005 Projects

Ø Soil Health Monitoring Demonstrations – Year 3 – Roxbury Farm, Columbia County and Barber Farms, Schoharie County

Ø Demonstration of Zone-Tillage Equipment – CU Research Farm, Valatie, Columbia County, Altobelli Family Farm, Kinderhook, Columbia County and Feura Farm, Feura Bush, Albany County

Ø Demonstration of Sweet Corn Herbicides – CU Research Farm, Valatie, Columbia County

Ø Early and Late Blight-Resistant Tomato Variety Evaluation – Year 1 – Roxbury Farm, Kinderhook, Columbia County and Feura Farm, Feura Bush, Albany County

Ø Bacterial Disease Management in Tomatoes – Moses Farm, Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer County

Ø Colorful Bell Pepper Variety Evaluation –Year 2 – Moses Farm, Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer County

Ø Zucchini and Yellow Squash Variety Evaluation – Year 2 – Wertman Farm, Melrose, Rensselaer County

Ø High Tunnel Video and Manual – Year 1 – Throughout the Northeast

Special Projects

High Tunnel Video & Manual

2005 Field Meetings

Field Day	July	Sweet Corn Herbicides Zone Tillage	Valatie Research Farm
Twilight Meeting	August	Disease Management Squash Varieties Zone-till Sweet Corn Pumpkins	Stanton Farm
Twilight Meeting	September	Tomato & Potato Varieties Soil Health Monitoring	Roxbury Farm
Twilight Meeting	October	Tomato Disease Management Pepper varieties Biodegradable Mulches	Moses Farm

Conferences

Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Conference - February
NE Organic Farming Conference - January
New England Vegetable and Fruit Meeting - December
New Jersey Vegetable Growers Conference - January

Other Programs Participated In:

· Cornell Soil Health Program Work Team

· Northeast Minimum Tillage Grower Advisory Group

· NYS Organic Vegetable Advisory Group

· NY Statewide Vegetable Program Planning Committee