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earlier monthsOctober 2022
New York State Pawpaw Conference
October 1, 2022
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Kallet Theater
Pulaski, NY
This is for credit card registration only.
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November 2022
No Events Scheduled at this Time
December 2022
Farm Food Safety Meeting
December 5, 2022
9am - 4pm
Wayne CCE Building
Newark, NY
This meeting will focus on updates and key considerations in farm food safety. Topics to be covered include agricultural water quality assessments, traceability procedures, tips for improving flow and efficiency in wash/pack facilities, cleaning and sanitation updates, plus plenty of discussion to answer your questions.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 5, 2022 : Looking at the Big Financial Picture for Your Farm
12:30 - 1:30pm
Online, Registration Required for this Free Webinar Series
Your farm's big-3 financial records (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow) and how to use them to assess your overall financial situation. This information will help you assess what types of investments are likely to be viable for your farm business and whether or not you are likely to be able to use credit to finance that investment. We will specifically cover Farm Profitability, Cash Flow, and Key Financial Ratios.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 6, 2022 : Business Strategy and the Farm Business Value Chain
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
How do you create value? How do you differentiate yourself from your competitors? In other words - what is your farm's business strategy? Your investments should be in line with your strategy. Different business strategies will result in investments in different parts of the Farm Business Value Chain. Farm Business Value Chain - full range of activities needed to create a product or service.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 7, 2022 : Using Your Farm's Financial Data to Make Management Decisions
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
Identifying the Enterprises in Your Value Chain. Your Profit Centers and Cost Centers. We will cover: Direct vs Indirect Costs and Cost Allocation and Variable vs Fixed Costs and Relevant Range (when does a fixed cost become a variable cost?)
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 8, 2022 : Operating Budgets and Strategic Planning
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
Operating budgets are the overall financial plan for the business. You can use a budget based on your current situation as the base to model new scenarios.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 12, 2022 : Enterprise Budgets
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
It is more time-consuming to develop detailed budgets for your enterprises, but it is worthwhile to do this for areas where you are considering making major investments. We will demonstrate how to move from an operating budget to an enterprise budget to model specific scenarios within that enterprise.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 13, 2022 : 5 Step Decision-making Process for Capital Projects and Long-term Investments
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
Introduces a structured process for a manager to go through to decide among options for long-term investments, projects or changes to the farm business.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 14, 2022 : Cost Volume Profit Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
As you change your prices, volume of sales or costs of production how does your profit change? What is your break-even point and what output level do you need to achieve a target income? We will also cover sensitivity analysis that will help you see how your results will vary over a range of likely scenarios from best case to worst case. This will help you assess the riskiness of your plan.
How Profitable Will My New Orchard Investment Be? Zoom Series
December 15, 2022 : Capital Budgeting Tools - Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, and Payback Period
12:30 - 1:30pm
Webinar
Capital budgeting is defined as the process used to determine whether capital assets are worth investing in. it's the process of asking: is an asset worth the resources it requires? Capital assets are usually long-term investments like new equipment, facilities, and other infrastructure upgrades. By incorporating strategically planned capital budgeting into their financial processes, companies can more effectively determine and prioritize which projects, programs and other investment assets could be most financially beneficial in the long-term.
Annual LOF Advisory Committee Meeting
December 16, 2022
10am - 3pm
Ogden Town Hall
Spencerport, NY
Please join us in-person for our annual winter advisory meeting where you can spend time with the team reviewing the team's educational programs and most importantly providing us feedback. Please pre-registration by December 14th at 1 PM.
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Upcoming Events
Cornell and New York Cider Association's Hard Cider Tours (Attendees)
July 28 - July 29, 2026 : Cornell Research and Lab Testing Updates and New York Cider Association's Hard Cider Tours
Ithaca, NY
Online registration closed. Want to know if there are still spots available? Email or call/text Craig Kahlke at cjk37@cornell.edu, 585-735-5448.
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Join Cornell & the New York Cider Association for:
July 28 (PM) Tours and Updates on Cornell Research and Lab Testing at both Cornell Orchards in Ithaca and Lansing. There is are snack options at South Hill Cidery (attendees pay)
July 29 (all Day) - Annual New York Cider Summer Tour at about 5 cideries, including lunch at Finger Lakes Cider House (included in registration) . Also includes bus for the first 30 registrants.
There is a discounted hotel block at the Courtyard by Marriott Ithaca Airport/University for 169.00 USD - 179.00 USD per night
Last Day to Book : Sunday, July 12, 2026
Start Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
End Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: See Cornell and New York Cider Association's Hard Cider Tours details below for the hotel and registration links.
Book your group rate for New York Cider Association They must enter the code: NYCNYCA in the "corporate/promo" area of your Marriott Bonvoy App if guests are making reservations through that app
2026 Apple Socials
July 17, 2026 : Orleans County - Apple Social
Lyndonville, NY
Apple Socials Return for a Third Year, proudly sponsored by Valent and American Fruit Grower magazine.
July 29, 2026 : Wayne County - Apple Social
Williamson, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent.
Cornell Fruit Field Day
July 30, 2026
Geneva, NY
Online registration closed. Want to know if there are still spots available? Email or call/text Craig Kahlke at cjk37@cornell.edu, 585-735-5448.
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. At the catered lunch, network with industry, and visit sponsor displays and equipment. Our keynote speaker is Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball. DEC credits available.