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.
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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
2026 Orleans County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Pre-Exam Training
March 9, 2026 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 1
Albion, NY
This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour official DEC training - you are exempt from the 30 hour training (and eligible for this coaching session) if you have pesticide application experience, either through working on your own farm or through employment on another farm.
March 13, 2026 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 2
Albion, NY
This training is only for those with experience and does not qualify for the 30-hour official DEC training - you are exempt from the 30 hour training (and eligible for this coaching session) if you have pesticide application experience, either through working on your own farm or through employment on another farm.
2026 Orleans County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Exam
March 16, 2026
Albion, NY
A Certification Exam will be administered on March 16th by the DEC to Qualified Applicants. Plan to arrive by 8:30am. The fee for the exam is $100: bring a check payable to NYSDEC the day of the exam. You must register with DEC to take the exam. To register for the exam or if you have questions regarding the Certification Process, please contact Justin Schoff at the Bath DEC office (607) 622-8290.
Postharvest Water Management, Sanitation, and Traceability Workshop
March 18, 2026
Albion, NY
Cornell University personnel from the National GAPs Program and the Produce Safety Alliance are presenting a workshop on postharvest water management, sanitation, and traceability. This workshop will include a mix of short talks and hands-on activities to provide attendees with applied experience with sanitation, postharvest water, and traceability topics.
2.75 NYSDEC CEU's in categories 10, 1a, 22, and 23 available.