Cornell Rice Field Day sponsored by Cornell University"s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Friday, October 18, 2024 / 8:30am to 5pm
$45 per person (includes breakfast, lunch and transportation between Parts 1 & 2 locations.
Each workshop attendee must complete a separate registration and payment form. Registration information below the agenda.
Agenda:
Part 1 at at Cornell's Homer C. Thompson Research Farm in Freeville, NY
- 8:30-9am: Registration
- 9am-9:30am: Welcome remarks and presentation overview of the NY Rice Project
- 9:30-10am: Climate Adaptation and the Potential for Flood Tolerant Agriculture in NYS
- 10-11:45am: Tour of the Rice Paddy System and Overview of Farming Practices
- 11:45am-12:150pm: Improving Water Quality with Rice Farming through a Circular Nutrient Economy
- 12:15-12:45pm: Taste Test Survey featuring the NY Rice cooked rice and value-added products
- 2:45-1:30pm: Lunch (included in registration fee)
Part 2 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tioga County in Candor, NY (transportation provided)
- 2:30-3:15pm: Tour of the Drip Irrigation Rice Fields at Hilltop Community Farm
- 3:15-4:30pm: Tour of the Grain Processing Equipment and Postharvesting Storage
- 4:30-5pm: Market Potential for NY Rice