Northeast Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series
The Northeast Fruit Consortium is hosting a winter webinar series. Topics to be covered in the six webinars are cover strawberry IPM, kiwiberry production, apple color and sunburn prevention, pest mating disruption, changes to the Endangered Species Act and implications on pesticide use, and drought management.
Price:
Single webinar: $10 Three webinars: $25 Six webinars: $40
Webinar registration fees support the annual meeting of the Northeast Tree Fruit IPM Working Group which facilitates shared programming and collaborative research and Extension projects among IPM professionals across the region.
Register at https://na.eventscloud.com/ere...
DEC credits will be for some of the webinars.
Webinar Series:
- Management of Up and Coming Strawberry Diseases in the Northeastern United States
- February 4, 2026 noon-1:00pm
- Kiwiberry Production in the Northeast (no pesticide credits)
- February 11, 2026 noon- 1:00pm
- Apple Color and Sunburn (no pesticide credits)
- February 18, 2026 noon - 1:00pm
- The Dating Game; Updates in Lepidopteran Mating Disruption
- February 25, 2026 noon - 1:00pm
- Update: USEPA Endangered Species Act and Implications for Pesticide Use
- March 4, 2026 noon - 1:00pm
- Practical Drought Management for Fruit Growers (no pesticide credits)
- March 11, 2026 noon - 1:00pm
Event Details
Date
February 4, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
Management of Up and Coming Strawberry Diseases in the Northeastern United States
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Event Details
Date
February 11, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
Kiwiberry Production in the Northeast
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Event Details
Date
February 18, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
Apple Color and Sunburn
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Event Details
Date
February 25, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
The Dating Game; Updates in Lepidopteran Mating Disruption
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Event Details
Date
March 4, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
Update: USEPA Endangered Species Act and Implications for Pesticide Use
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Event Details
Date
March 11, 2026
Time
noon - 1pm
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Fruit Consortium
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium
Madeline Baughman
madeline.baughman@uvm.edu
Event Registration
Practical Drought Management for Fruit Growers
This is a series of six webinars hosted by UVM Fruit Program, UMASS Extension, and supported by URI, UNH, UMaine, Uconn, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Locations:
Zoom, links are provided after you register. Please save the confirmation email you receive, this is your record of the links to each webinar.
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
Post-Bloom Insect & Disease Management, Freeze Events Info, and Thinning Recommendations
May 13, 2026
Join the post bloom meeting zoom.
2026 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
April 30, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 1
Webster, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
May 28, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 2
Oswego, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
June 25, 2026 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 3
Medina, NY
The Twilight Meetings are a series of monthly meetings, where we examine seasonal changes in tree fruit and berry crop phenology, discuss and demonstrate scouting and monitoring for insects and diseases, and provide integrated pest management solutions to maximize the health and productivity of berry and tree fruit plantings.
Please arrive at 6pm for pizza and soda. This year Twilight meetings will begin and end 30minutes earlier than last year!
2026 Virtual Orchard Meetup Series
February 27, 2026 : Session 1 - The Impacts of Weather on Pome Fruit Quality and Storability: Lessons Learned
The Impacts of Weather on Pome Fruit Quality and Storability: Lessons from 2025 - The first meetup will be conducted live on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 10:30pm (PST)/1:30pm (EST). The webinar will last 90 minutes. The format will include brief presentations by two SPARC scientists, followed by a packer/grower panel of industry leaders across North America. The meetup will conclude with an open discussion in a very inclusive virtual format. Viewers are invited to share solutions, ask questions, and interact with scientists and panelists. The program is free of charge.
June 11, 2026 : Session 2
Details to follow.
June 18, 2026
Details to follow.
June 25, 2026 : Session 4
Details to follow.