2024 Western NY Fruit Conference Materials
Conference presentations can be found in pdf format here, pending publication permission from author.
For more details visit: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nystreefruitconference/
Western New York Fruit Conference Program
- Followed at conference
US Apple Association Industry Update (pdf; 2183KB)
- Chris Gerlach, talk on production trends, holdings, etc.
Fireblight and other updates (pdf; 30471KB)
- Kerik Cox
Refining IPM Programs for woolly apple aphid management (pdf; 2659KB)
- Monique Rivera
Tree Fruit IPM Monitoring and Scouting: Upcoming Opportunities (pdf; 4829KB)
- Anna Wallis
The EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy: What it Means for You (pdf; 11825KB)
- Lynn Sosnoskie
Precision Crop Load Management with Digital Tools (pdf; 3086KB)
- Terence Robinson
New Trends on Orchard Innovatin, Mechanization, (pdf; 69984KB)
- and the Adoption of Digital Technologies Mario Miranda Sazo
Labor Update (pdf; 146KB)
- Bonnie Nelsen
TracCrops upgrade of TracApple Software (pdf; 473KB)
- Julie Carroll
Robinson ReTain and Harvista Options (pdf; 1487KB)
- Terence Robinson
Harvest Maturity of High-Value Varieties for CA storage (pdf; 4483KB)
- Craig Kahlke
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.