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Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

February 28, 2018

Time

9:00am-3:30pm

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County
18 Seward Ave, Suite 300
Middletown, NY 10940

Cost

$60.00 Enrolled ENYCHP Members
(additional attendee $60.00 ea.)

$75.00 Non-Enrolled
(additional attendee $75.00 ea.)



At the Door
$85.00

Host

Lake Ontario Fruit Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: February 24, 2018

EVENT HAS PASSED

Orange County Onion School

February 28, 2018

Orange County Onion School

Save $25 if you attend both the Onion School and the March 1st PSA Grower Training Course. To register for this bundle deal, CLICK HERE

Agenda:

8:45-9:15      Sign In, DEC Credit Registration, Coffee

9:15-9:20      Welcome

9:20-10:05    2017 Herbicide Trial Results and Recommendations, Christy Hoepting- CCE CVP

10:05-10:20  Food Safety Modernization Act and GAPs Updates for 2018, Erik Schellenberg- CCE Orange County

10:20-10:45   Ozone Systems for Post-Harvest Black Mold Management, Noel Currie- Currie Chemical Company

10:45-11:00    Coffee Break

11:00-11:45    Onion Thrips and Onion Maggot Management Strategies, Dr. Brian Nault- CU Dept. of Entomology

11:45-12:10   Allium Leafminer Report, Ethan Grundberg- CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program

12:10-12:50   Lunch (Catered from Quaker Creek Store)

12:50-1:15     RiteYield and RiteTrace Systems for Precision Farming and Food Safety, Bill Menkveld- GreenTronics

1:15-2:15     Stemphylium Leaf Blight Fungicides and Resistance Management Workshop, Ethan Grundberg and Christy Hoepting

2:15-2:45     PlantTape Onion Trials in Georgia, Brian Antle- Tanimura & Antle Produce Company

2:35-3:15   Pink Root Management Trials in Idaho, Dr. Mike Thornton- University of Idaho Dept. of Plant Sciences

3:15-3:30    Wrap Up

Registration questions please call Abby Henderson at 518-746-2553, If you have program questions please call Ethan Grundberg at 845-344-1234





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Upcoming Events

2024 WNY and Capital Region Virtual Petal Fall Thinning Meeting

May 13, 2024

Join CCE-ENYCHP & CCE-LOF program specialist Mike Basedow, Craig Kahlke, and Mario Miranda Sazo for regional phenology updates.  Guest speakers include Jim Eve & Vaughn Gingerich providing additional phenology updates in Wayne County and Dr. Terence Robinson providing thinning recommendation for both regions. 

2024 Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings

Event Offers DEC Credits

April 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 1 of 4
Newark, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

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May 30, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
Lockport, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

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June 27, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
Penn Yan, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

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July 25, 2024 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
Mexico, NY

Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Osatuke, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.

NYS Honeyberry Conference

June 29, 2024
Mexico, NY

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego County) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY (CCE Harvest NY) will be hosting a state-wide conference on a new emerging fruit called Honeyberry, also known as Haskap (Lonicera caerulea).

Announcements

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


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:

13 May - Virtual Petal Fall Thinning Meeting - 4-5pm, Virtual

29 Jun - NYS Honeyberry Conference - 8:30am - 4:30pm, Mexico, Space is limited, register now!

30 May - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 2_4 - 6:45pm sign-in, 7pm-8:30PM, Lockport

27 Jun - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 3_4 - 6:45pm sign-in, 7pm-8:30PM, Penn Yan

25 Jul - Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meeting 4_4 - 6:45pm sign-in, 7pm-8:30PM, Mexico

13 Aug - 2nd Annual WNY Fruit Grower Tour - Orleans County

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



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


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



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


PACMAN Details and Resources, Meeting Recording Links below:




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.