Lake Ontario Fruit Program Enrollment

Program Areas

  • Food Safety
  • Variety Evaluation
  • Market Development
  • Pest Management
  • Cultural Practices

Enrollment Benefits

  • Telephone / Email Consultations
  • Fruit Newsletter?
  • Direct Mailings
  • Educational Meetings & Conferences
  • In-Field Educational Opportunities
  • On-Farm Research Trials

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Sorry, Pre-Registration for 2017 Niagara County Winter Pruning has passed.

Sorry, Pre-Registration for 2017 Orleans Winter Pruning has passed.

Sorry, Pre-Registration for 2017 Wayne County Winter Pruning has passed.

Sorry, Pre-Registration for 2017 Oswego County Winter Pruning has passed.


2017 Prune Smarter Not Harder Workshops presented by CCE - LOF

Please Note Pruning Meeting in Oswego County April 11!

This pruning season the Lake Ontario Fruit Program will have 4 meetings across the Western NY fruit region.  As always, all growers and employees are welcome to attend (including Spanish-speaking employees).


2017 Niagara County Winter Pruning

January 5, 2017

2pm - 4pm

Tower Farms
1755 Youngstown Wilson Rd
Youngstown, NY 14174


Cost

This event is free.


This pruning season the Lake Ontario Fruit Program will have 4 meetings across the Western NY fruit region. As always, all growers and employees are welcome to attend (including Spanish-speaking employees).

For anymore information please contact Mario Miranda Sazo.

This event is free, please pre-register online so that we can keep track of attendance to these events.


2017 Orleans Winter Pruning

February 28, 2017

1pm - 4pm

Kast Farms Inc.
14931 Zig Zag Rd
Albion, NY 14411


Cost

This event is free.


Please Note New Date & Time

The Orleans County workshop hosted by grower Brett Kast will be organized as a mini-tours with 2 stops each.  The benefits of proper pruning, minimal pruning, limb renewal pruning, precision pruning, and the transition from 3-D to 2-D canopies via manual pruning and hedging are some topics that will be discussed and demonstrated.  Special emphasis will be given to pruning of young and mature Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, NY1, and NY2 trees, on several dwarfing rootstocks. 

For anymore information please contact Mario Miranda Sazo (mrm67@cornell.edu) for more details and directions.

This event is free, please pre-register online so that we can keep track of attendance to these events.


2017 Wayne County Winter Pruning

March 1, 2017

1pm - 4pm

Datthyn Fruit Farm
6965 North Geneva Rd
Sodus, NY 14551


Cost

This event is free.


Please Note New Date & Time

The Wayne County workshop hosted by grower Steven Datthyn will be organized as a mini-tours with 2 stops each. The benefits of proper pruning, minimal pruning, limb renewal pruning, precision pruning, and the transition from 3-D to 2-D canopies via manual pruning and hedging are some topics that will be discussed and demonstrated. Special emphasis will be given to pruning of young and mature Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, NY1, and NY2 trees, on several dwarfing rootstocks.

For anymore information please contact Mario Miranda Sazo (mrm67@cornell.edu) for more details and directions.

This event is free, please pre-register online so that we can keep track of attendance to these events.

2017 Oswego County Winter Pruning

April 11, 2017

1pm - 4pm

Behling Orchards (not the farm market)
364 Hurlburt Rd
Mexico, NY 13114


Cost

This event is free.


On April 11 from 1 to 4pm, Eric Behling will host this pruning workshop which will feature the following topics:
  • Short and long pruning techniques for young, semi-young, and more mature spindle apple trees on dwarfing rootstocks
  • Hands-on pruning and discussion of establishment, trellising, growing techniques, and use of orchard mechanization for high density apple trees
  • Corrective pruning, accelerated renewal pruning, minimal pruning, canopy composition for maximum fruitfulness, and vigor control of tops
  • Reasons for conversion or transition from 3-D to 2-D canopy via mechanical pruning
  • Pruning of topworked trees to 1, 2, or 3-axis, and use of PGRs




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Upcoming Events

2024 LOF Advisory Committee Meeting - WNY Winter Fruit Conference Topics

December 6, 2024
Rochester, NY

Please join us for our winter advisory meeting, join the team and provide input for the 3rd Annual WNY Tree Fruit Conference on February 4-5 in Rochester. Please pre-register by December 2th.

Save the Date - Western NY Fruit Conference - February 4-5, 2025

Event Offers DEC Credits

February 4 - February 5, 2025 : Western NY Fruit Conference
Rochester, NY

For the 2nd year in a row, we'll be having the Western NY Fruit Conference at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Rochester!  It will be another 1 1/2 day conference. Stay tuned for program and registration info as we get closer.

Announcements

NERME Farm Grant Interest Survey - HMR & Audit/UL

NEED FREE HELP WITH HRM AND AUDIT/ULP COMPLIANCE ON YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! Just take click the link and fill out the survey.
https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WFe9dfU4dfct8y

Save the Date! - Scroll down for Upcoming Events

Have you missed a meeting recently? Scroll down for available recordings or pdf links or visits our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

2024 Events:

22-23 Oct - Farm & Food Workers Relief Program Application - Online & In Person, Apply Now

6 Dec - Lake Ontario Fruit Program Advisory Committee Meeting - more details to come 

Feb 4-5, 2025 - Western NY Fruit Conference - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Rochester



Webinar Recordings & Additional Meeting Materials

Check out the recordings of some recent webinars and/or conference materials from in person events: Recordings and Playlists are available at https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

Recording of Precision Apple Cropload MANagement PACMAN technologies at the 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour. https://youtu.be/yE6thvf4z0E

2024 Virtual Orchard Meetup Series - Water Wisdom: 






2024 Winter Fruit Webinars playlist on the NYS IPM Program YouTube Channel


PACMAN Details and Resources, Meeting Recording Links below:




Scaffolds podcast

Many of you probably read Art Agnello's statewide tree fruit updates and recommendations newsletter, "Scaffolds". Dr. Monique Rivera is bringing it back, but in a new audio version. Episode one was recorded this week, and is now available for free online at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scaffolds


NYS Tree Decline Survey

Your answers could help find the solution to tree decline in the orchard.

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours

Cornell Institute of Food Safety "Virtual Office Hours", Tuesdays Noon to 1pm https://cals.cornell.edu/institute-for-food-safety/resources/virtual-office-hours

Past recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ


Pollinator Resouces

Now available Pollinator Resource Links


Meeting Recordings Now Available

Did you miss the recent meeting?  Check and see if we recorded it and added it to our website or Lake Ontario Fruit Program YouTube Channel.

Honeycrisp Meetup recordings available here.

Why are my trees growing so poorly? recording available here.

Additional Recorded Webinars listing with recording and resource link are available at



New Publication on Growing Pawpaws

Are you a fan of pawpaws? These custardy fruits can be hard to come across, so this guide provides information on how to grow your own pawpaw from seed, and how to care for grafted seedlings. Pdf on growing now available.​ https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=799&crumb=crops|crops|unusual_fruit|crop*50

New Weed Management Technology Survey

Want to move away from herbicide reliance? Are you using novel technologies to manage weeds? We want to know about it to inform our weed science research. A team of weed scientists from University of California Davis, Oregon State University, and Cornell University are asking berry, tree fruit, tree nut, and vine crop growers to take 5 to 10 minutes and answer this short and anonymous survey. Weed Technology Survey link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEpfAijoP7puQDP

For more information on this survey please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2020/12/02/new-weed-management-technology/


Pollinator Webinar Series - Summer 2020

The Pollinator Webinar Series presented by Penn State cover bee health and pollination services.



Bloom Pesticides for Pollinator Health

A reference table created by Janet van Zoeren and Anna Wallis, is now available at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=711&crumb=pests|pests.