3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County
Event Details
Date
July 31, 2025
Time
All Day
Location
Farms in Wayne County
Cost
Registration by July 24th : $5.00
(addl attendee $5.00 ea.)
At The Door Price
Registration after July 24th, closes July 29 @ 6 PM : $10.00
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
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!
Registration/check-in will be 8:30-9 AM, with the educational program at stop 1running from ~ 9-10AM. Stop 2: ~10-11:45AM. Lunch/Sponsor stop ~Noon-1:30 PM. Stop 3 ~1:45-4:15 PM. 4:15 PM ADJOURN & SAFE TRAVELS.
Stops/topics:
Stop 1. Cherry Lawn Farms. 8130 Glover Rd, Sodus, NY. Registration-check-in, receive name tag. Welcome, coordinated by Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF. Host Ted Furber. Nutrient Management Stop. In this stop, Dr. Lailiang Cheng (Cornell U.) Mario, and Ted will present a summary of the
current suggested nutrient management strategies for 'Honeycrisp' with the intent of providing in one stop a list of grower
recommendations for this variety. The new recommendations are based on 10-15+ years of research trials.
Stop 2. Donald DeMaree Fruit Farms, 7677 East Townline Rd, Williamson, NY. host Kristen DeMarree. Coordinated by Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE-LOF.
Digital Agriculture Stop In this stop, Dr. Terence Robinson (Cornell U.) Mario, and Kristen will give an update about the 2025
on-farm research done with the use of vision systems and variable rate sprayers. A comparison of the use of the Fruit
Growth Rate Model versus the Fruit Size Distribution Model will be discussed.
Lunch & Sponsor Visits/Demonstrations Stop
- Lunch at B. Foreman Park, 4507 Lake Rd., Williamson, NY.
- Catered by Burnap's Farm Market!
- Enjoy sponsor visits (equipment displays, display booths, speaking spots, demos)
- Network with sponsors and other growers & industry
Stop 3. Morgan Farms, 3131 Pigeon Hill Road, Marion, NY host Ned Morgan - Coordinated by Janet van Zoeren, CCE-LOF. Pest Management & DEC Credits -1.5 hrs in categories 1a, 10, and 22
- Berry disease management & diagnostics with Anya Stansell, CCE Harvest NY
- Disease management overview with Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell
- Mating disruption technology with Dr. Monique Rivera, Cornell
- How temperature and rainfall impact weeds and weed management with Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie, Cornell
- Other apple pests with Vaughn Gingerich, Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, Inc.
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Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
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Last Day to Book : Sunday, July 12, 2026
Start Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
End Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: See Cornell and New York Cider Association's Hard Cider Tours details below for the hotel and registration links.
Book your group rate for New York Cider Association They must enter the code: NYCNYCA in the "corporate/promo" area of your Marriott Bonvoy App if guests are making reservations through that app
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