2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics
Event Details
Date
December 6, 2024
Time
10:00am - 2pm
Location
Gates Public Library, Community Space B
902 Elmgrove Rd
Rochester, NY 14624
Cost
Attending Meeting : Free
Please share any food restrictions or allergies
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Craig Kahlke
585-735-5448
cjk37@cornell.edu
Please join us for our 1st of 2 winter advisory meetings where you can spend time with the team providing us feedback on programming input for the 3rd Annual WNY Tree Fruit Conference on February 4-5, 2025 in Rochester. You will also here updates form our partner CCE associations and Cornell. In addition, we will be scheduling the 2nd advisory meeting (likely February or March) 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, please register for meal planning purposes!
Proposed Agenda:
9:30 Coffee and light refreshments
10:00 Welcome and Introductions
10:15 Peruse & Approve March 8th, 2024 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 3rd Annual Fruit Conference (Feb. 4-5, DoubleTree by Hilton, Rochester)
~12:00 Lunch
~12:30 Continue Discussion of Programming Ideas for LOF's 3rd Annual Fruit Conference
1:30 Set a Date for next LOF Advisory Meeting - Specialist's Programming (detailed coverage of each specialist 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
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May 29, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
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Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
June 26, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
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July 31, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
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Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
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: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
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July 31, 2025
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!
Stay tuned for more info as we get into the summer!