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2020 Events - for details and registration info click on the event title of interest:
CCE prioritizes the health, safety and well-being of the communities we serve. Given the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, and due to an abundance of caution certain events will be cancelled. Please check back through out the week for any additional event cancellations.
Spring Meetings Recordings & Slides Available
Meeting pdf & recorded webinar resources including the "10-13mm Thinning Spray Recommends" are now available at
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=707&crumb=crops|crops|apples|crop*38.
Bloom Pesticides for Pollinator Health
A reference table created by Janet van Zoeren and Anna Wallis, is now available at
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=711&crumb=pests|pests.
Weekly Webinars
Weekly webinar and/or virtual office hours, due to changing webinar links blogs are linked below for most accurate times and additional webinars please check the following links a few days before the suggested weekly days described below so you don't miss anything.
Weekly Berry Office Hours held on Thursdays at 12:30pm via Zoom or on your phone. Format will be a short, in-depth presentation about a production issue and then Q&A. Join each week, or view recordings that will be posted.
Morning Brew: Tree Fruit Pest Management Conversations via Zoom held on Mondays at 6am - 7am. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management through the season. Important…The meeting link may change every week as needed. Link on the most updated weekly email blog invitation.
Food Industry Office Hours to Answer COVID-19 Questions via Zoom held on Thursdays at 4pm - The Extension Team within the Department of Food Science at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) and Cornell AgriTech (Geneva, NY) are hosting a weekly Q&A and facilitated discussions during their online Food Industry Virtual Office Hours. You may submit questions when you register, email them in advance to
foodsafety@cornell.edu, or ask them live during the session.
COVID-19 Update from LOF Team & Link to Resources
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM OUR TEAM:
Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program prioritizes the health, safety, and well-being of our staff, constituents, and community members. Given the uncertainty surrounding the rapidly-changing COVID-19 situation, many of our upcoming events have been cancelled or postponed through May. This includes on-site farm visits and consultations. Our specialists are working from home and will still be available to help you via phone, zoom or email and we will resume our regular programming as soon as we can. Check announcements and Upcoming Events for updated information and upcoming virtual events. We look forward to helping you manage your farm business during this time and hope that you and your family stay safe and healthy!
COVID-19 Resources provides links to all COVID-19 information.
H-2A Related Updates
Visas and Travel from Major H-2A Source Countries Jamaica has stopped processing visas until April. One embassy employee tested positive for COVID-19 and is now
Read more…by Richard Stup on March 18, 2020
Arriving H-2A Workers: Reconciling Isolation and Essential Status
Much confusion exists about the availability for work of H-2A workers who are newly arriving from a foreign country. This post will attempt to clarify
Read more…"How to" Zoom: YouTube Video Link Available
To ensure the health and safety of everyone we are practicing social distancing. Specialists are still available for consult via phone calls, emails, and Zoom meetings. Zoom allows for a face to face meeting via a computer/smartphone and includes the option for screen sharing. For anyone new to this technology Cornell has created a basic YouTube video on
How to use Zoom.
Pollinator Resouces
Now available
Pollinator Resource Links Article: "Supplemental Coverage Option for Apples"
Supplemental Coverage Option for Apples - Should you add this endorsement to your apple crop insurance policy?
Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management Specialist, ENYCH
For the full article click the link below.
We partner with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wayne, Orleans, Niagara, Monroe, and Oswego Counties, Cornell University Cooperative Extension and faculty to provide educational programs for the commercial fruit industry, using research-based information to help the tree fruit and berry industries in New York compete in the world market and provide safe, high-quality produce for consumers.
