Annual LOF Advisory Committee Meeting
Event Details
Date
December 8, 2023
Time
10:00am - 2pm
Location
Ogden Town Hall
269 Ogden Center Road
Spencerport, NY 14559
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Craig Kahlke
585-735-5448
cjk37@cornell.edu
Please join us for our annual winter advisory meeting where you can spend time with the team providing us feedback on programming input for the 2nd Annual Tree Fruit Conference on February 8-9, 2023 in Rochester. As well as scheduling a second meeting in winter in which each specialist has ample time to cover their programming and gather stakeholder input. Advisory meetings are important for the team to ensure that our programs and research are aligned with the industry's needs. All are invited to this FREE event! A second meeting to Full agenda to follow.
Proposed Agenda:
9:30 Coffee and light refreshments
10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:15 Peruse & Approve December 16th, 2022 Advisory Minutes
10:25 CCE Regional Team Updates - Peter Landre
10:35 CCE County Association Updates - ED's or Craig K.
10:55 Cornell Update - TBA
11:10 Update of Advisory Committee Members
11:20 Begin Discussion of Programming Ideas for LOF's 2nd Annual Fruit Conference (Feb. 8-9, DoubleTree by Hilton, Rochester)
~12:00 Lunch
~12:30 Continue Discussion of Programming Ideas for LOF's 2nd Annual Fruit Conference
1:30 Set a Date for 2nd LOF Advisory Meeting (detailed coverage of each Specialist's Programming)
1:40 Calendar: Other educational events
1:45 "Around the Table" - Final Thoughts
2:00 Adjourn
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
2025 Apple Social
July 17, 2025 : Wayne County - Apple Social
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
July 24, 2025 : Orleans County - Apple Social
Lyndonville, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School Recordings
April 8, 2025
July 31, 2025
: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County
July 31, 2025
Registration open!
We are excited to announce the 3rd 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! Located in Wayne County, 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 again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
* Schedule subject to change.