Event Details
Date
Feb 4 - Feb 5, 2019
Time
All Day
Location
4 Feb - CCE Niagara & 5 Feb
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit ProgramKim Hazel
585-798-4265 ext 26
email Kim Hazel
2019 LOF Winter Fruit Schools
February 4 - February 5, 2019February 4, 2019 : Winter Fruit School Lockport
Feb 5 - Newark speaking and display table sponsor spots are full. Any sponsors for Newark past 24 January 2019 will not receive a display table or speaking spot.
Research/Demo 10 1.50
Agricultural Plant 1a 1.50
Fruit 22 1.50
Regulatory 9 1.50
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Presentations (order of presentations differs by day see agendas pdf below)
Managing of Grafted Apple Trees to One-, Two-, or More Leaders/Tree - Mario Miranda Sazo
Hailnetting and Reflective Fabrics - CCE - LOF Team
Labor update - NYS Hort Society
The Next Step in Precision Chemical Thinning - Terence Robinson
New York Apple Association - Marketing New York Apples - Cynthia Haskins
Progress on developing management strategies for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Spotted Wing Drosophila - Peter Jentsch
The occurrence of an endemic Nosema pathogen in Brown Marmorated Stink Bug populations in NY and surrounding states - Carrie Preston
LOF mission, purpose, & impact - Craig Kahlke
Nutrient Management in Berry Crops - Marvin Pritts
Introduction to New Berry Specialist, Harvest NY Team - Esther Kibbe
IPM update - Tess Grasswitz
Update on new invasive species: European cherry Fruit Fly and Spotted Lanternfly - Margaret Kelly
From the Soil Up: Integrated Nutritional Management for Quality and Bitter Pit Resistance in Apple Production - John Kempf
Panel on Retail Trends from Apple Wholesalers
Check with your county CCE for enrollment status; enrollment forms can be found at
https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/enrollment.php .