Events - month view
earlier monthsJuly 2019
5th CCE LOF Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour
July 13, 2019
2pm - 6:30pm
Drone Demo Sponsored by the Cornell Khan Pathology Lab, Apple Leaf LLC, & Lake Ontario Fruit Team
July 15, 2019
8:30am Registration, 9am - 3:45pm Program
Alton, NY
The Khan Lab has been gathering orchard data and developing interpretive programs for tree stresses and they'd like to share and showcase the new technologies and discuss its practical applications.
2019 Lake Ontario Fruit Summer Fruit Tour
July 18, 2019
All day - see pdf for detailed program
Youngstown, NY
LOF IPM Specialist Interview - NOTE ADJUSTED TIMES!
July 25, 2019
11AM-1PM
Rochester, NY
Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms - Tools for Employers - Orleans County
July 29, 2019
9:30am - 1pm
Albion, NY
Updates and Resources for the NYS Sexual Harassment Regulations.
We have prepared new, farm-friendly training materials for farm employers to use. These materials will meet the state's training requirements. Please join the meeting to learn more.
In the Lake Ontario Fruit region, meetings will take place at the Orleans County CCE office on Monday, July 29th and at the Wayne County CCE office on Tuesday, July 30th. Click "View Details" for more information and to register.
Preventing Sexual Harassment on Farms - Tools for Employers - Wayne County
July 30, 2019
9:30am - 1pm
Newark, NY
Updates and Resources for the NYS Sexual Harassment Regulations.
We have prepared new, farm-friendly training materials for farm employers to use. These materials will meet the state's training requirements. Please join the meeting to learn more.
In the Lake Ontario Fruit region, meetings will take place at the Orleans County CCE office on Monday, July 29th and at the Wayne County CCE office on Tuesday, July 30th. Click "View Details" for more information and to register.
August 2019
2019 Young Fruit Growers Study Trip
August 5 - August 7, 2019
3 Days
The 4th annual Young Fruit Grower Study Trip will be held in the Hudson Valley region of New York August 5th-7th.
The Young Fruit Growers of WNY, in partnership with the LOF Program, have organized an excellent itinerary. Stops will include innovative grower orchards, farm markets, and packing houses in the Hudson Valley. Participants will learn about grafting, hail netting, balancing new varieties, handling a transition, and more.
The study tour is focused on helping next generation growers develop the knowledge and skills needed to take their family farms into the future.
Crop Insurance Webinar: Types of Crop Insurance Available for Apple Growers
August 22, 2019
12:00PM - 12:30PM
1st Pre-Harvest Meeting - Wayne County
August 28, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
North Rose, NY
September 2019
2nd Pre-Harvest Meeting - Orleans County
September 4, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Medina, NY
Crop Insurance Webinar: Record-Keeping and Preparing Your Farm for Apple Crop Insurance
September 5, 2019
12:00PM - 12:30PM
Upcoming Events
2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
April 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
Newark, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
May 30, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Lockport, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
June 27, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Penn Yan, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
August 13, 2024
We are excited to announce the second annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Orleans County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
Save the Date - Western NY Fruit Conference - February 4-5, 2025
February 4 - February 5, 2025 : Western NY Fruit Conference
Rochester, NY
For the 2nd year in a row, we'll be having the Western NY Fruit Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Rochester! It will be another 1 1/2 day conference. Stay tuned for program and registration info as we get closer.