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2025 New York Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Day Series

The 2025 New York Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Days return with a statewide series of events hosted at farms, research sites, and other locations across New York. These gatherings bring together farmers, researchers, extension educators, and conservation partners to share practical strategies for improving soil health and building resilience in a changing climate.

“From vegetable plots on Long Island to pasture conversions in Western New York, this fourth annual series highlights how farmers across New York are putting soil health principles into practice, successfully, and in diverse settings,” said Joseph Amsili, New York Soil Health program director.

On June 24, the Field Days series continues with an evening program at Grindstone Farm in Pulaski, NY, focusing on soil health in diversified organic vegetable farms.

With 14 events (so far!) planned from spring through fall, this series highlights regional practices and innovations across various production systems, including field crops, dairy, organic vegetables, vineyards, and silvopasture. Each event includes farmer-led discussions, applied research insights, and hands-on demonstrations tailored to local conditions.

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LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

Video: LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

White rot, also known as sclerotinia, is a common agricultural fungal disease caused by various virulent species of Sclerotinia. It initially affects the root system (mycelium) before spreading to the aerial parts through the dissemination of spores.

Sclerotinia is undoubtedly a disease of major economic importance, and very damaging in the event of a heavy attack.

All these attacks come from the primary inoculum stored in the soil: sclerotia. These forms of resistance can survive in the soil for over 10 years, maintaining constant contamination of susceptible host crops, causing symptoms on the crop and replenishing the soil inoculum with new sclerotia.