Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
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.
Twilight Meeting 1 of 4 (PDF; 3205KB)
Twilight Meeting 2 of 4 (PDF; 3244KB)
Twilight Meeting 3 of 4 (PDF; 3267KB)
Event Details
Date
April 24, 2025
Time
6:45 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Location
Blue Barn Cidery
928 Manitou Rd
Hilton, NY 14468
Cost
Free - No Registration Required : Free
Host
CCE-LOFP & CCE-HNY & NYSIPMTree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
This series of monthly meetings will examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crops, demonstrate scouting techniques, and discuss integrative pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and fruit plantings.
Please bring pictures or descriptions of pests you are concerned about on your farm.
1.5 DEC credits will be offered in categories 1a, 10, and 22.
Please arrive at 6:45PM for Pizza and Soda and to sign-in for DEC credits.
No pre-registration required; event is free to attend. Meetings are held from 7-8:30PM on the last Thursday of every month from April through July. Watch for new meeting locations every month.
Event Details
Date
May 29, 2025
Time
6:45 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Location
Hurd Orchards
17260 W. Ridge Rd
Holley, NY 14470
Host
CCE-LOFP & CCE-HNY & NYSIPMTree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
This series of monthly meetings will examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crops, demonstrate scouting techniques, and discuss integrative pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and fruit plantings.
Please bring pictures or descriptions of pests you are concerned about on your farm.
1.5 DEC credits will be offered in categories 1a, 10, and 22.
Please arrive at 6:45PM for Pizza and Soda and to sign-in for DEC credits.
No pre-registration required; event is free to attend. Meetings are held from 7-8:30PM on the last Thursday of every month from April through July. Watch for new meeting locations every month.
Event Details
Date
June 26, 2025
Time
6:45 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Location
Cornell Orchards
709 Dryden Rd
Ithaca , NY 14850
Host
CCE-LOFP & CCE-HNY & NYSIPMTree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
This series of monthly meetings will examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crops, demonstrate scouting techniques, and discuss integrative pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and fruit plantings.
This meeting will include Spanish Interpretation. Este mes en Español también.
Please bring pictures or descriptions of pests you are concerned about on your farm.
1.5 DEC credits will be offered in categories 1a, 10, and 22.
Please arrive at 6:45PM for Pizza and Soda and to sign-in for DEC credits.
No pre-registration required; event is free to attend. Meetings are held from 7-8:30PM on the last Thursday of every month from April through July. Watch for new meeting locations every month.
Event Details
Date
July 31, 2025
Time
CANCELED
Host
CCE-LOFP & CCE-HNY & NYSIPMTree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4 - CANCELED
Canceled. Looking for a tree fruit focused meeting on July 31st consider joining the 3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, featuring Wayne County more details at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/ev...
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
Williamson, 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.
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.