About Program
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.
Objectives:
- Maintain competitiveness and profitability of NY fruit farms in a global market.
- Evaluate new technology for potential increases in efficiency through applied research.
- Assist in the adoption and implementation of appropriate technologies.
- Reduce financial, legal, labor, environmental, and health risks.
- Improve production and delivery of high quality fruit to consumers.
The Lake Ontario Fruit Program is supported, in part, by
5 county Cornell Cooperative Extensions in the Lake Ontario Region
of New York: Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego and Wayne Counties.
To visit one of these Cornell Cooperative Extension's web sites,
simply click on a county within the map.
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series - Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
June 2, 2022 : Part 1 Labor - Grower Experiences
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 1 Labor - Grower Experiences
June 16, 2022 : Part 2 Labor - Specialist Panel
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 2 Labor - Specialist Panel
June 30, 2022 : Part 3 Technology - Grower Experiences
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology. A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 3 Technology - Grower Experiences
July 14, 2022 : Part 4 Technology - Specialist Panel
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology. A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 4 Technology - Specialist Panel
2022 SAP Analysis
July 15, 2022
Peel sap sampling/collection ended for Western NY/Finger Lakes regions on July.
LOF Summer Tour 2022
August 9, 2022
Please join us for the 2022 LOF Summer Tour on Tuesday, August 9th!
Stop 1: Kast Farms, Inc. Hosted by Brett Kast and family. Topics include herbicide trial updates, soil health, fire blight, mating disruption, and comparison of NY1 on G.41 vs. M.9-337 rootstocks. Stop 2: Fish Creek Orchards, LLC. Hosted by Jose Iniguez and Jason Woodworth. Topics include an introduction of the SCRI "Precision Orchard Management for Apple" project, and overviews by 3 companies working with us and growers under this umbrella - Moog, Vivid, and Dropcopter, who are working with Green Atlas for the cartography. Stop 3: Lunch at the Carleton Fire Hall & Rec Center. Lunch will be provided by Frank Penna Catering. Growers and other tree fruit industry folks will have the opportunity to visit with sponsors and likely view several demonstrations of new precision crop load management technology. Stop 4: Orchard Dale Fruit Farm. Hosted by the Brown family and employees. LOF's precision pruning work with our SCRI grant, and crop load management research with Farm Vision and Fruit Scout will be featured. Stop 5: Nesbitt Fruit Farms. Hosted by Shane Nesbitt and family. Topics include bloom thinning results on Honeycrisp with the use of the Pollen Tube Growth model, and grow-through on-farm nursery production. Note: There may be some minor changes to the itinerary.
1.75 NYSDEC Credits will be offered in categories 22, 10, and 1A.