Lake Ontario Fruit Program Enrollment

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  • Market Development
  • Pest Management
  • Cultural Practices

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  • Educational Meetings & Conferences
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  • On-Farm Research Trials

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2022 Pruning Workshops

Precision Pruning Workshops for Honeycrisp and other Important Apple Cultivars in WNY. Most meetings will only be provided in one language. Please note the language the demonstration will be provided in when choosing which meeting to attend. 

For additional pruning guidance you can refer to the recently posted CCE LOF YouTube video titled 'Pruning Guide for Precision Crop Load Management'. A new video describing precision pruning, why, how and when to accomplish it. This video is available with captions in English and Spanish and is very useful for pruning crews. 

English Captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29cF8yOKup0 

Spanish Captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29cF8yOKup0





Event Details

English Language Pruning Workshop

Date

March 16, 2022

Time

10:30am - 12pm

Location

Kast Farms, Inc
2948 Lattin Rd
Albion, NY 14411

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


English Language Pruning Workshop



Dr. Robinson will show modern pruning techniques and share results from his extensive 'Honeycrisp' precision pruning trials at Cornell AgriTech and on-farm trials. Hosted by Brett Kast, Kast Farms, Inc.




Event Details

Spanish Language Pruning Workshop

Date

March 16, 2022

Time

1:30pm - 3pm

Location

Ledge Rock Farms, LLC.
4362 South Gravel Rd
Medina, NY 14103

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Spanish Language Pruning Workshop



Mario will introduce, explain, and show modern apple pruning techniques to Spanish orchard managers and their pruning crews. Hosted by Jeff Toussaint, grower, and Jose Vallejo, Spanish orchard manager, Ledge Rock Farms, LLC.




Event Details

First Bilingual Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 12, 2022

Time

4pm - 5:30pm

Location

Furber's shop
8130 Glover Road
Sodus, NY 14551

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


First Bilingual Language Pruning Workshop



The Wayne County bilingual pruning workshop will be hosted by orchard managers Justin Dimercy from Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms and Joaquín Hernández Nava from Johnson Fruit Farm. Mario Miranda Sazo will cover pruning concepts and how to adjust pruning severity of 'Honeycrisp' trees in 2022 with both orchard managers in a bilingual format and with their respective Jamaican and Spanish pruning crews. All pruning crews are invited to attend this unique educational activity in Wayne.




Event Details

Second Spanish Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 13, 2022

Time

4pm - 5:30pm

Location

Marshall Farm
3168 Marshall Rd.
Medina, NY 14103

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Second Spanish Language Pruning Workshop



This Orleans County pruning workshop will be hosted by Sergio and Silvia Rosario of Rosario Brothers on Wednesday April 13 (4-5:30pm). Mario Miranda Sazo will cover the pruning concepts and how to adjust pruning severity of 'Honeycrisp' trees in 2022 in the Spanish language with the Rosarios and Spanish orchard workers of the area.





Event Details

Oswego - English Language Pruning Workshop

Date

April 20, 2022

Time

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Location

Behling Orchards
14 Potter Road
Mexico, NY 13114

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Oswego - English Language Pruning Workshop



Mario will show and discuss how to adjust bud load targets for 'Honeycrisp' with Eric and his Jamaican pruning employees. English language will be used during instruction with all participants.  Hosted by growers Eric Behling of Behling Orchards in Mexico, Oswego County.




Event Details

Monroe - Bilingual Pruning Workshop (English and Spanish languages)

Date

April 27, 2022

Time

1:30 - 3:30pm

Location

Burch Farms Inc.
527 North Avenue (Route 259)
Hilton, NY 14468

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Mario Miranda Sazo
315-719-1318


Monroe - Bilingual Pruning Workshop (English and Spanish languages)



Join Mario for a demonstration and discuss on how to adjust bud load targets for 'Honeycrisp' trees on Geneva rootstocks with grower hosts, Bayard C. Burch, and Benjamin H. Burch or Burch Farms Inc., and participants.  English and Spanish languages will be used during instruction.



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Upcoming Events

2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics

December 6, 2024
Rochester, NY

Please join us for our winter advisory meeting, join the team and provide input for the 3rd Annual WNY Tree Fruit Conference on February 4-5 in Rochester. Please pre-register by December 2th.

Save the Date - Western NY Fruit Conference - February 4-5, 2025

Event Offers DEC Credits

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.

Announcements

NERME Farm Grant Interest Survey - HMR & Audit/UL

NEED FREE HELP WITH HRM AND AUDIT/ULP COMPLIANCE ON YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! Just take click the link and fill out the survey.
https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WFe9dfU4dfct8y

Save the Date! - Scroll down for Upcoming Events

Have you missed a meeting recently? Scroll down for available recordings or pdf links or visits our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

2024 Events:

22-23 Oct - Farm & Food Workers Relief Program Application - Online & In Person, Apply Now

6 Dec - Lake Ontario Fruit Program Advisory Committee Meeting - more details to come 

Feb 4-5, 2025 - Western NY Fruit Conference - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Rochester



Webinar Recordings & Additional Meeting Materials

Check out the recordings of some recent webinars and/or conference materials from in person events: Recordings and Playlists are available at https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

Recording of Precision Apple Cropload MANagement PACMAN technologies at the 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour. https://youtu.be/yE6thvf4z0E

2024 Virtual Orchard Meetup Series - Water Wisdom: 






2024 Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the NYS IPM Program YouTube Channel


PACMAN Details and Resources, Meeting Recording Links below:




Scaffolds podcast

Many of you probably read Art Agnello's statewide tree fruit updates and recommendations newsletter, "Scaffolds". Dr. Monique Rivera is bringing it back, but in a new audio version. Episode one was recorded this week, and is now available for free online at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scaffolds


NYS Tree Decline Survey

Your answers could help find the solution to tree decline in the orchard.

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours

Cornell Institute of Food Safety "Virtual Office Hours", Tuesdays Noon to 1pm https://cals.cornell.edu/institute-for-food-safety/resources/virtual-office-hours

Past recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ


Pollinator Resouces

Now available Pollinator Resource Links


Meeting Recordings Now Available

Did you miss the recent meeting?  Check and see if we recorded it and added it to our website or Lake Ontario Fruit Program YouTube Channel.

Honeycrisp Meetup recordings available here.

Why are my trees growing so poorly? recording available here.

Additional Recorded Webinars listing with recording and resource link are available at



New Publication on Growing Pawpaws

Are you a fan of pawpaws? These custardy fruits can be hard to come across, so this guide provides information on how to grow your own pawpaw from seed, and how to care for grafted seedlings. Pdf on growing now available.​ https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=799&crumb=crops|crops|unusual_fruit|crop*50

New Weed Management Technology Survey

Want to move away from herbicide reliance? Are you using novel technologies to manage weeds? We want to know about it to inform our weed science research. A team of weed scientists from University of California Davis, Oregon State University, and Cornell University are asking berry, tree fruit, tree nut, and vine crop growers to take 5 to 10 minutes and answer this short and anonymous survey. Weed Technology Survey link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEpfAijoP7puQDP

For more information on this survey please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2020/12/02/new-weed-management-technology/


Pollinator Webinar Series - Summer 2020

The Pollinator Webinar Series presented by Penn State cover bee health and pollination services.



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.