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earlier monthsJuly 2023
Virtual Orchard Meetup - Managing the Uncontrollable
July 13, 2023
7 - 8:30pm (EST)
Online using link below listed speakers
The virtual meetups are titled 'Managing the Uncontrollable': Over the past decade growers have been forced to confront wildly vacillating winter temperatures, uneven and often excessively heavy precipitation events, and extreme temperatures coupled with extended droughts.
2023 Honeycrisp Peel SAP Analysis
July 7 - July 14, 2023
Estimated Collection Timing: July 7-10 for Geneva and inland sites, July 11-14 for lake sites
In early July we will begin for the third consecutive time a cooperative effort between Cornell extension, growers, consultants, and storage operators to collect Honeycrisp fruitlets statewide to analyze them for mineral nutrient concentrations. This is part of a statewide extension effort funded by ARDP to evaluate Honeycrisp orchards throughout the state for determination of fruit storage potential and the risk of bitter pit in storage.
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
July 27, 2023 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
7-8:30pm
Burnap's Farm Market
Sodus, 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.
1st Annual Western NY Fruit Grower Tour
July 28, 2023
8:30am - 4:45pm
Wayne County Orchards
NOTE-Pre-registration has closed! At the door cost is $20 per person.
We are excited to announce the first annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! The first of many tours to come, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruitgrower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
August 2023
HarvestWatch Workshop: Technical training on HarvestWatch DCA-CF for Optimal Low Oxygen Storage of Apples
August 15, 2023
3:00 - 4:30 PM
NOTE VENUE CHANGE- Event will be held at Cornell Orchards,the Winery Lab in the back of the building
Ithaca, NY
Please join Gas At Site for a HarvestWatch technical workshop, focused on understanding the Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere - Chlorophyll Fluorescence (DCA-CF) monitoring technology for low oxygen storage of apples. The workshop will provide practical tips and training for utilizing the technology during the storage season.
Registration: RSVP with an email to VegaB@GasAtSite.com
NOTE VENUE CHANGE- Event will be held at Cornell Orchards,the Winery Lab in the back of the building
709 Dryden Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
Cornell Storage Workshop
August 16, 2023
8:30am - 4:30pm; optional mixer 6:30-8:30pm Aug 15th
NOTE VENUE CHANGE- Event will be held at Cornell Orchards,the Winery Lab in the back of the building
Ithaca, NY
PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSED - PAY AT DOOR OPTION - $75 per person, make checks payable to "CCE"
NOTE VENUE CHANGE- -Event will be held at Cornell Orchards, at the Winery Lab in the back of the building
709 Dryden Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
The Cornell Storage Workshop is back! We welcome you to Ithaca on August 16 to get the latest updates on storage technologies and recommendations. I am delighted that we have excellent speakers - Caroline Torres and Randy Beaudry, Postharvest Science Professors from Washington State University and Michigan State University, respectively - as well as our own Kerik Cox and Yosef Al Shoffe.
Thank you to our sponsors - AgroFresh, Gas at Site, PACE, Storage Control Systems, and Valent.
Annual Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour
August 16, 2023
8:30am - Noon; Lunch to follow
G and S Orchards
Walworth, NY
This tour will cover topics including berries, irrigation, CSA, and much more.
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
August 31, 2023 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings Extended - Bonus Meeting!
DEC Credit sign-in 6:45pm; 7-8:30pm
Reality Research
Lyons, 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.
September 2023
No Events Scheduled at this Time
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Upcoming Events
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.