2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour
Event Details
Date
August 13, 2024
Time
8:30am - 4:30pm
Location
Starting Location Toussaint Farms Ledge Rock Farm
4362 S. Gravel Rd.
Medina, NY 14103
Cost
Registration by August 6th : $5.00
(addl attendee $5.00 ea.)
At The Door Price
Registration after August 9th : $10.00
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit ProgramWe are excited to announce the second 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 Orleans 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!
Tour Stops:
- Toussaint Farms, at their Ledge Rock Farm Location, 4362 S. Gravel Rd., Medina, NY 14103
- 8:30-9 AM - Check in
- Program 9-9:50 AM - Stop Leader - Dr. Bonnie Nelsen, CCE-LOF
- Welcome & Intros - Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF
- Farm Leasing, Multi-generation, Growing field crops, Hispanic Farm Manager from Ledge Rock transition to Toussaint Farms leasing, Managing multiple farms for efficiency Jeff Toussaint, Jeff Smith, Kenny, Sergio, Jose
- 2-3 sponsor spots
- 9:55-10:20AM - travel to Zingler Farms (25 minutes)
- Zingler Farms, 16603 Skillington Rd., Holley 14470
- 10:30-11:15 AM - Stop Leader - Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE-LOF
- Narrow, 2D plantings with limb tying, and training personnel to grasp detailed horticulture - Mike and Jimmy Zingler
- 2-3 sponsor spots
- 11:20-11:45 AM - Travel to Circle R Farm Market (25 minutes)
- 10:30-11:15 AM - Stop Leader - Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE-LOF
- Circle R Farm Market, 13485 Roosevelt Hwy, Waterport, NY 14571
- 11:55 AM - 1:30 PM - Lunch Stop/Visit with Sponsors/rest of sponsor spots - Lunch Stop Leader - Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF
- During Lunch, Check-in for NYS attendees seeking recertification credits
- 1:30-3:10 PM - Educational Stop Leader - Janet van Zoeren, CCE-LOF
- Final check-in for NYS DEC credits
- Welcome, sponsor speaking spots, Marketing, Peaches - Bernie Heberle
- 'The fungus formerly known as Marssonina and other emerging diseases in NYS, Vaughn Gingerich, Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, Inc.
- 'Identifying Novel Genetic Resistance to Apple Scab: A Promising Path to Increased Orchard Profitability and Sustainability', Dr. Awais Khan, Cornell University
- 'Wet seasons and managing stone fruit and strawberry diseases with an emphasis on root rots' - Kerik Cox, Cornell University
- pdf available at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/su...
- 'Optimizing installations of mating disruption for lepidopteran pests, and insecticide applications for woolly apple aphid', Dr. Monique Rivera, Cornell University
- 3:10-3:15 PM - Travel to Orchard Dale Fruit Farm (5 minutes)
- Orchard Dale Fruit Farm - ~1494 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571
- 3:25-4:30 PM - Stop Leader Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF
- Farm Intro - Bobby Brown, Orchard Dale Fruit Farm
- Precision Crop Load Management for Apples SCRI Update & Overview, Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell University
- Variable Rate Sprayer Technologies with Legasse/Munckhof/Aurea, Ross Gansz, Legasse Fabrication
- Outfield & Vivid Scans for Thinning Potential and Yield/Size Prediction , Dr. Brian Lawrence, Cornell University
- Ground-truthing and the MSU Fruit Size Distribution Model, Mario & Craig, CCE-LOF
- 3:25-4:30 PM - Stop Leader Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF
4:30 PM ADJOURN & SAFE TRAVELS!
* Schedule is subject to change slightly
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
January 16, 2025 : Session 1: Understanding Farm Grant Opportunities
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January 23, 2025 : Session 2: Identifying Farm Grant Opportunities
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January 30, 2025 : Session 3: How To Read and Interpret Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 13, 2025 : Session 4: Panelists
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 20, 2025 : Session 5: Panelists
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 27, 2025 : Session 6: Panelists
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
Cornell Fruit Winter Webinars
January 17, 2025 : Week 1: Digging into Pruning and Soil Health
Speakers: Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOFP) and Dr. Debbie Aller (Cornell CALS)
January 31, 2025 : Week 2: Cider Apples - Mechanized Harvesting and Sweet Cider Food Safety
Speakers: Dr. Greg Peck (Cornell CALS) and Dr. Randy Worobo (Cornell CALS)
February 14, 2025 : Week 3: The Value of "Eco-Friendly" Marketing - OMRI Certification, Red Tomato, EcoApple, NYS Grown
Speakers: Liz Higgins (CCE ENYCHP), Josh Morgenthau (Fish Kill Farms), Jim Bittner (Bittner-Singer Orchard, and Kevin Clark (Rose Hill Farm)
February 28, 2025 : Week 4: Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
Speaker(s): McKenzie Schessl (Cornell AgriTech) and Samantha Willden (Cornell AgriTech)
March 14, 2025 : Week 5: St. Peachtrick's Day: Stone Fruit Insect and Disease Management
Speakers: Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State University) and Brett Blaauw (University of Georgia)
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
January 7, 2025 : Session 1: The 30,000-foot view, what are you trying to accomplish? What resources do you have?
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 1: The 30,000-foot view, what are you trying to accomplish? What resources do you have?
January 14, 2025 : Session 2: Introduction to Project Management
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 2: Introduction to Project Management
January 21, 2025 : Session 3: How Business Planning Becomes a Business Plan
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 3: How Business Planning Becomes a Business Plan
January 28, 2025 : Session 4: Your Market and Your Competition
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
Session 4: Your Market and Your Competition
February 4, 2025 : Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
February 11, 2025 : Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
February 18, 2025 : Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
February 25, 2025 : Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
March 4, 2025 : Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise