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Valent Pome Fruit Portfolio Webinars - Free
Join Our Upcoming Valent Pome Fruit Portfolio Webinars
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Event Details
Date
April 1, 2020
Time
12-12:30pm
Location
Webinar - Register to receive meeting log-in instructions & link
Cost
FREE
Host
Webinar #1: Pre-Season
Webinar #1: Pre-season
April 1, 12-12:30 p.m. EDT
Free - Register to receive log-in instructions & link to webinar
Topics that will be covered:
- Extend pollination period to enhance fruit set in apples, pears and cherries
- Improve fruit set following a frost event
- Improved branching and revitalizing blind wood
- Improved vigor on new plantings
- Control of San Jose scale and codling moth
- Long-lasting weed control in young orchards
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Event Details
Date
April 8, 2020
Time
12-12:30pm
Location
Webinar - Register to receive meeting log-in instructions & link
Cost
FREE
Host
Webinar #2: Pre-thinning
Webinar #2: Pre-thinning
April 8, 12-12:30 p.m. EDT
To log-in to the webinar, dial: 1 (213) 336-0340
Enter user ID: 12483243#
Topics that will be covered:
- Timing and use of PGR to optimize fruit size and quality
- Thinning and sizing
- Russet control plus improved fruit quality
- Codling moth, leaf rollers and San Jose scale protection
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
2026 Cornell Winter Fruit Webinars
January 22, 2026 : Blueberry Pruning and Soil Health to Minimize Pests and Maximize Yield
Week 1: Blueberry Pruning and Soil Health to Minimize Pests and Maximize Yield
January 29, 2026 : Cost of Production for Fruit Crops
Week 2: Cost of Production for Fruit Crops - A new tool for tree fruit, updates on berry production in NY, and strategies for tracking and using expense data.
February 12, 2026 : Fire Blight Management Updates
Week 3: Fire Blight Management Updates - Pathogen Biology, Defense Inducers, Biopesticides, and Pruning Therapies
February 19, 2026 : Pink and Petal Fall Insecticides - Can We Strike the Right Balance?
Week 4: Pink and Petal Fall Insecticides - Can We Strike the Right Balance?
March 12, 2026 : Inoculating Orchards with Mycorrhizal Fungi
Week 5: Inoculating Orchards with Mycorrhizal Fungi
March 19, 2026 : St. Peachtrick's Day - Cherry Pruning Strategies and Plum Varieties for the Northeast
Week 6: St. Peachtrick's Day - Cherry Pruning Strategies and Plum Varieties for the Northeast
2026 Winter Fruit Schools
February 4, 2026 : 2026 Winter Fruit School - Niagara County
Lockport, NY
CCE-LOF are excited to bring you a return to LOF's Winter Fruit Schools, in which there will be two nearly identical programs on consecutive days in two locations in LOF's territory. We are in the process of putting together the program, and have garnered key input from our growers, businesses, and other personnel. Please note registration cost increases after January 27th, Registration Now!
February 5, 2026 : 2026 Winter Fruit School - Wayne County
Williamson, NY
CCE-LOF are excited to bring you a return to LOF's Winter Fruit Schools, in which there will be two nearly identical programs on consecutive days in two locations in LOF's territory. We are in the process of putting together the program, and have garnered key input from our growers, businesses, and other personnel. Please note registration cost increases after January 27th, Registration Now!
2026 Orleans County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Pre-Exam Training
March 9, 2026 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 1
Albion, NY
This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour official DEC training - you are exempt from the 30 hour training (and eligible for this coaching session) if you have pesticide application experience, either through working on your own farm or through employment on another farm.
March 13, 2026 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 2
Albion, NY
This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour official DEC training - you are exempt from the 30 hour training (and eligible for this coaching session) if you have pesticide application experience, either through working on your own farm or through employment on another farm.