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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 : $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!
Tour Stops:
The final details of the tour are nearly finished, check back for updates. Confirmed stops/topics:
- Cherry Lawn Farms, hosts Todd and Ted Furber. Nitrogen trials with Dr. Lailiang Cheng (Cornell) and Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE-LOF).
- Donald DeMarree Fruit Farms, hosts Kristen, Tom, and Alison DeMaree. Digital Agriculture trials with Dr. Terence Robinson (Cornell) and Mario Miranda Sazo.
- Lunch at B. Foreman Park in Pultneyville
- Catered by Burnap's Farm Market!
- Enjoy sponsor visits (equipment displays, display booths, speaking spots)
- Network with sponsors and other growers & industry
- Morgan Farms, host Ned Morgan - Pest Management & 1.5 DEC Credits (Category 10, 1a, 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.
* Schedule is subject to change
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
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