Events - month view
earlier monthsFebruary 2025
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
February 4, 2025 : Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
TBA
Webinar
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
Western NY Fruit Conference
February 4 - February 5, 2025 : Western NY Fruit Conference
1 1/2 days
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Rochester
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. Again, this replaces our traditional "LOF Fruit Schools" and our participation in the Empire Producers Expo in Syracuse. The program will run all day on Tuesday (Feb 4) and Wednesday morning (Feb 5). There will be two Pest Management sessions Tuesday morning, followed by Business and Soil Health afternoon sessions. Wednesday will have 2 morning sessions (Marketing/Fruit Quality and Precision Ag), ending with lunch at noon.
Becker Forum
February 5, 2025
8:30am - 4pm
Jordan Hall
Geneva, NY
Becker Forum will focus on key labor issues and trends.
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
February 11, 2025 : Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
3 - 4:30pm
Webinar
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
February 13, 2025 : Session 4: Panelists - Rescheduled
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom - Registration Required
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
Cornell Fruit Winter Webinars
February 14, 2025 : Week 3: The Value of "Eco-Friendly" Marketing - OMRI Certification, Red Tomato, EcoApple, NYS Grown
11:00am-12:30pm
Zoom
Speakers: Liz Higgins (CCE ENYCHP), Josh Morgenthau (Fish Kill Farms), Jim Bittner (Bittner-Singer Orchard, and Kevin Clark (Rose Hill Farm)
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
February 18, 2025 : Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
3 - 4:30pm
Webinar
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
February 20, 2025 : Session 5: Panelists
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom - Registration Required
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
February 25, 2025 : Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
3 - 4:30pm
Webinar
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
Advisory Committee Meeting - Program & Project Updates
February 26, 2025
10:00am - 3pm
Ogden Town Hall
Spencerport, NY
Please join us for our advisory meeting, join the team as they share their current and future projects and programming. Please pre-register by noon on February 24th.
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
February 27, 2025 : Session 6: Panelists
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom - Registration Required
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
Cornell Fruit Winter Webinars
February 28, 2025 : Week 4: Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
11:00am-12:30pm
Zoom
Speaker(s): McKenzie Schessl (Cornell AgriTech) and Samantha Willden (Cornell AgriTech)
March 2025
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
March 4, 2025 : Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise
3 - 4:30pm
Webinar
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
March 6, 2025 : Session 4: Panelists - Rescheduled
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom - Registration Required
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
2025 Wayne County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Pre-Exam Training
March 13, 2025 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 1
12:45pm Sign-In; 1pm - 5pm
Wayne County Cornell Cooperative Ext.
Newark, 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.
Cornell Fruit Winter Webinars
March 14, 2025 : Week 5: St. Peachtrick's Day: Stone Fruit Insect and Disease Management
11:00am-12:30pm
Zoom
Speakers: Dr. George Sundin (Michigan State University) and Brett Blaauw (University of Georgia)
2025 Wayne County - DEC Certified Pesticide Applicator License Pre-Exam Training
March 17, 2025 : DEC Certified Applicator Pre-Exam Training Day 2
1pm - 5pm
Wayne County Cornell Cooperative Ext.
Newark, 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.
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School - Honeycrisp & Other High Value Apple Cultivars
March 19 - March 20, 2025
Registration 8:30am W 8:45am - 4:30pm; T 8:45am - 3pm
DoubleTree by Hilton
East Syracuse, NY
Join us for this in depth review of the most successful cultural practices for growing challenging high value apple cultivars.
April 2025
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Upcoming Events
From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
January 7, 2025 : Session 1: The 30,000-foot view, what are you trying to accomplish? What resources do you have?
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 1: The 30,000-foot view, what are you trying to accomplish? What resources do you have?
January 14, 2025 : Session 2: Introduction to Project Management
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 2: Introduction to Project Management
January 21, 2025 : Session 3: How Business Planning Becomes a Business Plan
Unit 1: Introduction to Business Planning and the Business Plan (Liz Higgins)
- Session 3: How Business Planning Becomes a Business Plan
January 28, 2025 : Session 4: Your Market and Your Competition
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
Session 4: Your Market and Your Competition
February 4, 2025 : Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 5: Revenue and Product Mix to Achieve Your Goals
February 11, 2025 : Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Farm (Bonnie Nelsen)
- Session 6: Marketing Plan and Evaluation of Marketing Efforts
February 18, 2025 : Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 7: The Basics of Financial Statements
February 25, 2025 : Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 8: Enhancing Confidence in Your Numbers
March 4, 2025 : Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise
Unit 3: Developing a Financial Plan for Your Farm Business (Steve Hadcock)
- Session 9: Using Financial Statements and Financial Information to Plan and Evaluate an Enterprise
Farm Grant Literacy Workshop
January 16, 2025 : Session 1: Understanding Farm Grant Opportunities
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
January 23, 2025 : Session 2: Identifying Farm Grant Opportunities
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
January 30, 2025 : Session 3: How To Read and Interpret Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 13, 2025 : Session 4: Panelists - Rescheduled
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 20, 2025 : Session 5: Panelists
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
February 27, 2025 : Session 6: Panelists
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
March 6, 2025 : Session 4: Panelists - Rescheduled
GRANT MONEY FOR YOUR FARM? IT'S POSSIBLE! THIS WORKSHOP WILL SHOW YOU HOW!
Advisory Committee Meeting - Program & Project Updates
February 26, 2025
Spencerport, NY
Please join us for our advisory meeting, join the team as they share their current and future projects and programming. Please pre-register by noon on February 24th.