Cornell Cooperative Extension - Pesticide Safety Education Program
2024 Ronald D. Gardner Food Processing Pest Management Workshop with Post-Workshop Fumigation and Structural Pest Management Sessions
February 6th and 7th, 2024. RIT Inn & Conference Center, Henrietta, NY
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Hotel Information

This seminar will be conducted at the RIT Inn & Conference Center. If you need overnight accommodations, please make reservations directly with the hotel at: (585) 359-1800. The hotel has a block of rooms reserved, please book yours before January 15, 2024. The block is under the name Cornell University.

RIT Inn & Conference Center
5257 West Henrietta Road
Henrietta, NY 14467
Phone: (585) 359-1800
RIT Inn & Conference Center

Directions

From the East or West
  1. From Route I-90, The New York State Thruway, travel to Exit 46.
  2. Follow signs for I-390 North.
  3. IMMEDIATELY exit onto Route 253 (Lehigh Station Road).
  4. Turn left onto Route 253.
  5. Turn left onto Route 15 - West Henrietta Road.
  6. Travel 1/2 mile and the RIT Inn and Conference Center will be on your right.
From The North
  1. Take I-390 South to Exit 12 - Route 253 (Lehigh Station Road).
  2. Turn right onto Route 253.
  3. Turn left onto Route 15 - West Henrietta Road.
  4. Travel 1/2 mile and the RIT Inn and Conference Center will be on your right.
From The South
  1. Take I-390 North to Exit 12 - Route 253 (Lehigh Station Road).
  2. Turn left onto Route 253.
  3. Turn left onto Route 15 - West Henrietta Road.
  4. Travel 1/2 mile and the RIT Inn and Conference Center will be on your right.
From the Rochester International Airport
  1. Turn right onto Brooks Avenue.
  2. Veer right onto 1-390 South to Exit 12 - Route 253 (Lehigh Station Road).
  3. Turn right onto Route 253.
  4. Turn left onto Route 15 - West Henrietta Road.
  5. Travel 1/2 mile and the RIT Inn and Conference Center will be on your right.
What is this workshop about?
Don Downing originated the program in 1986. Cornell’s Pesticide Management Education Program took it over in 1996, with Ron Gardner running the workshop until his retirement in 2017. The workshop addresses a variety of pest problems and management strategies, proper pesticide use, and regulatory perspectives. It focuses on the food industry, with post-workshop sessions that broaden the scope to include general structural pest control and/or space and commodity fumigation.