NOTE-Pre-registration has closed! At the door cost is $20 per person.

We are excited to announce the first annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! The first of many tours to come, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruitgrower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!

 Draft Agenda - subject to minor changes, but most speakers/topics confirmed.

Stop 1 - Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms, LLC., 8130 Glover Rd., Sodus, NY. 8:30-10:35 AM - Hosted by Ted & Todd Furber, and Eric Budinger.

8:30 - 9:00 AM - Check in & receive name tags (pre-registration will be required for lunch count and BBQ estimates.)

9:00-Program Begins -  Welcome & Introductions, format for the day

"No More Ugly Honeys!" - Presentations and discussion on current Honeycrisp (HC) management practices to produce quality fruit and reduce biennial bearing. Perspectives from other crop consultants and businesses will be shared, in addition to Cornell/CCE-LOF. Specifics include past nutritional studies conducted at the farm (Dr. Lailiang Cheng, CU), early, mid, pre-harvest diagnostic tools, Passport concept for HC management (Dr. Terence Robinson, CU), Calcium foliar spray discussion for bitter pit reduction (multiple people), peel and other sap analysis (multiple people), and the use of PGR's to reduce bitter pit (Dr. Todd Einhorn, MSU). There will be ample time for questions and group discussion.

Pre-site Preparation & Mulching -  Ted Furber discusses what has and hasn't worked on his farm thus far.

Soil Analysis -  Dr. Deborah Aller, Cornell Soil Health will present.

10:35-10:55 - Return to vehicles and drive to stop 2.

Stop 2 - Donald DeMaree Fruit Farm Inc., 7654 Townline Rd., Williamson, NY. 11 AM - 12:30 PM - Hosted by Alison, Kristen, and Tom DeMaree.

"Not Your Grandfather's Orchard" - New Technologies that can increase your efficiency and returns.

Labor & Task Tracking Technology with Agri-Trak - Jamie Sonneville, Agri-Trak. Jamie will introduce and demonstrate this powerful tool that is already helping many growers.

Irrigation Monitoring & Scheduling with Phytech™ - Kristen DeMarree shares her experiences.

A Grower Experience with PACMAN using Orchard Robotics Technology ­- DeMarree Fruit Farm shares the pros and cons of this technology in its first season of use on their farm.

Orchard Robotics, an Introduction by company CEO Charlie Wu.

Cornell's Trials with the Outfield Drone - Dr.'s Yu Yiang and Luis Gonzalez, Cornell University

Outfield, an introduction by company representatives.

Cornell's Trials with Pometa (Formerly Farm Vision) - Mario Miranda Sazo, Luis Gonzalez, and Mike Basedow discuss the use of this technology, in the 2^nd season for some.

Pometa, an introduction by company representatives.

Cornell's trials using the Einhorn Fruit Size Distribution Model - Craig Kahlke and Mario Miranda Sazo

The Fruit Size Distribution Model - Dr Todd Einhorn, MSU.

12:30 PM - Return to vehicles and drive to stop 3.

Stop 3 - B. Forman Park, 4507 Lake Rd., Williamson, NY. 12:45 - 1:45 PM

Enjoy a catered lunch, networking, and a cool lake breeze at this beautiful location. You can sign up for DEC credits ahead of the next stop here if you wish.  NOTE - Equipment and sponsor spots will NOT be featured at this stop - they will be featured at the final stop of the day. Educational non-profits may have display tables set up here if they wish.

1:45 - Travel to stop 4.

Stop 4 - S & L Farms, Inc., 7999 Dufloo Rd., Sodus. 2:00-4:45 PM (Educational Sessions), 4:45 PM - TBA (BBQ), Hosted by Brian Cuvelier & John Bernhard.

2:00-2:20 PM - Sign up for DEC credits if you haven't done so at the lunch stop.

2:20-2:45 - Sponsor speaking spots for any businesses that haven't done so far or are not during the round robin and demonstrations.

"Round Robin" talks - 4 stations, 15 minutes per station. Split into groups, each presenter will come to you.  Talk A - What can you use for Dogwood Borer Control? by Janet van Zoeren - Several industry representatives. Talk B - Alternatives for those exporting Captan sensitive varieties to Canada that can no longer use Ziram - Introduction of the issue by Vaugh Gingerich, Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, and Alternative Products/Spray Program, Dr. Kerik Cox, CU. Talk C - New Herbicides and Novel Technology for Weed Management, by Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, CU. Talk D  - Biology and management of Wooly Apple Aphids, by Dr. Monique Rivera.

Demonstrations - at 4 stations, attendees rotate to each station. Demo 1 - Electric Weeder, Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, CU. Demo 2 - Butch McQueen, R.E. & H.J. McQueen, Inc. Smart Sprayer Demonstration. Demo 3 - Ross Gansz, Lagasse Machine & Fabrication. Ross will demonstrate possible applications with their equipment coupled with Munckhof technologies. Demo 4 - TBA. 1-1.5 hrs. DEC credits will be received.

4:45 PM - Educational program adjourns.

4:45-TBA - Food, beverages, fun, and networking  at the Jeff Alicandro Celebration BBQ at S & L farms.

Sponsorship information will be sent out the week of June 19 and registration for attendees will be set up shortly thereafter.

We hope to see you all there!