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earlier monthsApril 2022
Remote Good Agricultural Practices Training
April 4 - April 5, 2022
April 4, 8:45 AM-4:45 PM. April 5, 8:45 AM-2 PM
Zoom
This is a basic Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) training, followed by a second (optional) farm food safety writing workshop.
2022 Respirator Fit Testing Clinic
April 7, 2022
9am - 4pm
CCE Orleans County - Conference Room - South Entrance
Albion, NY
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and
Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit
testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region
on April 7.
2022 Pruning Workshops
April 12, 2022 : First Bilingual Language Pruning Workshop
4pm - 5:30pm
Furber's shop
Sodus, NY
Join Mario Miranda Sazo for this bilingual pruning demonstration.
2022 Pruning Workshops
April 13, 2022 : Second Spanish Language Pruning Workshop
4pm - 5:30pm
Marshall Farm
Medina, NY
Join Mario Miranda Sazo for this pruning demonstration presented in Spanish.
2022 Pruning Workshops
April 20, 2022 : Oswego - English Language Pruning Workshop
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Behling Orchards
Mexico, NY
Join Mario Miranda Sazo for this pruning demonstration in English.
2022 DEC Special Permit Training
April 22, 2022
Emails containing training materials and instructions will start being sent out on April 11th
Registration Extended
Independent Virtual Training Format
Special Permit Training (SPT) for 2022 will be offered again this year in a virtual format. It will be the responsibility of the Supervisor/Certified Pesticide Applicator(s) on each farm to administer the pre-recorded training modules and written exam to their Special Permit trainees.
For those who registered emails containing training materials will be sent out the week of April 11, you will then have until May 16 to complete the training and mail the tests back. For more information click view details.
2022 Pruning Workshops
April 27, 2022 : Monroe - Bilingual Pruning Workshop (English and Spanish languages)
1:30 - 3:30pm
Burch Farms Inc.
Hilton, NY
Join Mario for a demonstration and discuss on how to adjust bud load targets for 'Honeycrisp' trees on Geneva rootstocks with grower hosts and participants. English and Spanish languages will be used during instruction.
2022 Statewide Pink Webinar
April 28, 2022
11:30am - 12:30pm
Zoom
CCE Annual Pink Meeting join CCE LOFP & CCE ENYCHP in reviewing horticulture and IPM strategies & recommendations for apples during the pink fruit growth stage.
May 2022
Petal Fall Webinar via Zoom
May 18, 2022
3:30pm
zoom
A review of precision thinning, the carbohydrate model, and region specific thinning strategies, along with pest and
disease management recommendations will be provided by Cornell University faculty. Hosted by CCE LOF and ENYCHP.
Note that Dr Robinson will be providing information on region-specific thinning recommendations for the Champlain
Valley beginning at 3pm, so please sign on by 3:30 to be sure to catch all the material that is relevant to our region.
June 2022
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series - Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
June 2, 2022 : Part 1 Labor - Grower Experiences
7 - 8:30 PM
Webinar
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 1 Labor - Grower Experiences
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series - Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
June 16, 2022 : Part 2 Labor - Specialist Panel
4 PM (PST)/ 7 PM (EST)
Webinar
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 2 Labor - Specialist Panel
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series - Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
June 30, 2022 : Part 3 Technology - Grower Experiences
4 PM (PST) / 7 PM (EST)
Webinar
2022 Virtual Orchard Meetup webinar series. Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology. A four-part webinar series on Orchard Efficiency: Labor and Technology.
Part 3 Technology - Grower Experiences
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
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.
Cornell Fruit Field Day
July 30, 2026
Geneva, NY
Join Cornell researchers in Geneva for Fruit Field Day, returning after 10 years, to tour research plots, learn from experts—including Dr. Terence Robinson with 40+ years in tree fruit research—and explore the latest orchard technologies and practices.