Events - month view
earlier monthsJuly 2020
LOF Summer Fruit Series
July 7, 2020 : LOF Summer Fruit Series - Managing Irrigation in Apple Orchards this Season!
Noon-1pm
Online
Join us for irrigation presentations and Q&A with Mario Miranda Sazo and Dr. Terence Robinson.
Controlling Fruit Rots and Other Summer Diseases Webinar
July 8, 2020
4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Zoom webinar
Join the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program as Dr. Srdjan Acimovic of the Hudson Valley Research Lab discusses the basic biology and his recommended management approaches for multiple summer diseases.
Listening Session for New York State Apple Producers Changes Proposed for Apple Crop Insurance Program -
July 9, 2020
Noon-1:30PM
Online
See detials for meeting registration link and instructions for online meeting.
LOF Summer Fruit Series
July 14, 2020 : Peel SAP Analysis for Early Prediction of Bitter Pit in 'Honeycrisp'
Noon-1pm
Online
Join us for a review of peel SAP analysis and how it could help in your orchard. Presentations and Q&A session with Dr. Cheng & Dr. Robinson.
How Should my Business Respond to COIVID-19? A Q & A Zoom Session for Apple Packing Facilities
July 16, 2020
Noon - 1:15 PM
Zoom Webinar
A one-hour, 15 minute Q&A Zoom session to answer questions about your farm business response to the COVID-19 crisis. How can I reduce risk at my apple packing facility? You can submit questions ahead of time if you wish.
Register here: https://cornell.zoom.us/webina...
SAP Analysis
July 13, 2020
July 20, 2020
Please do not send samples after July 20 2020
Peel samples can be collected & delivered/picked up by LOF between now &... Please click details & fill out registration form for each block you intend to have peel SAP analysis run on. Please use the provided protocol for fruit and peel collection and preservation.
High Tech Precision Orchard Spraying
July 20, 2020
4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Zoom webinar
Join the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program the afternoon of July 20th to learn what's new in orchard precision spraying technology. We'll be joined by Dr. Jason Deveau, Dr. Heping Zhu, and Steve Booher. After their presentations, we will open up the meeting for all three presenters to field questions and comments.
August 2020
LOF Summer Fruit Series
August 11, 2020 : LOF Honeycrisp Bitter Pit Prediction Models
1:15 - 2:15pm
Online
In this webinar, Dr. Terence Robinson, Dr. Lailiang Cheng, CCE-LOF's Mario Miranda Sazo, and Lake Ontario Fruit Inc.'s Scott Henning will present a summary of the peel sap analysis for bitter pit prediction. Dr. Chris Watkins will follow with instructions on how to use the passive prediction model. CCE-LOF's Craig Kahlke will talk about arrangements for fruit storage for the passive model in commercial storages, along with help in evaluating the fruit. The panel will discuss recommendations/comparison between the 2 models to help guide storage regime and marketing plans
September 2020
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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
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.