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January 2018
2018 Becker Forum: Farm Employment Practices - Planning for the Future
January 15, 2018
8:30 AM registration, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Syracuse, NY
The 2018 Becker Forum will take place on Monday, January 15, one day prior to the opening of the Empire State Producers Expo. The forum will focus on agricultural workforce issues with three general themes: securing a legal agricultural workforce, labor law compliance and H-2A program topics.
2018 Empire State Producers EXPO
January 16 - January 18, 2018
1.25 hr sessions throughout each day
Syracuse, NY
The 2018 Empire State Producers Expo combines the major fruit, flower and vegetable associations of New York State in order to provide a comprehensive trade show and educational conference for New York producers, as well as the surrounding states and Eastern Canada.
FSMA Grower Training Courses
January 16 - January 20, 2018
Who Should Attend? Click here for FSMA Produce Safety Rule Timeline. Commercial fruit & vegetable growers who gross more than 500K/yr need to be in compliance for most produce by this January, January 2019 for >250K-500K, and January 2020 for >25K-250K.
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Produce Grower Food Safety Training - FSMA and GAPs/HGAPs
January 30, 2018 : FSMA and GAPs/HGAPs Produce Safety Alliance Training Course
January 31, 2018 : Workshop on Farm Food Safety Plan Writing
This program is for fruit and vegetable growers who need Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) certification or GAPs/HGAPs (Good Agricultural Practices/ Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices) training required by buyers (i.e. 3rd-party food safety audits based on a written food safety plan) or if you are just interested in learning about produce safety.
Over the course of the training, certified Produce Safety Alliance trainers will cover content contained in these seven modules:
Over the course of the training, certified Produce Safety Alliance trainers will cover content contained in these seven modules:
- Introduction to Produce Safety
- Worker Health, Hygiene, and Training
- Soil Amendments
- Wildlife, Domesticated Animals, and Land Use
- Agricultural Water (Part I: Production Water; Part II: Postharvest Water)
- Postharvest Handling and Sanitation
- How to Develop a Farm Food Safety Plan
February 2018
2018 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School Lockport
February 5, 2018
8am - 4:30pm
Lockport, NY
Regional winter education meetings for commercial tree fruit & small fruit industries in Western NY.
2.75 DEC credits available.
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Click details for registration.
2.75 DEC credits available.
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Click details for registration.
2018 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School
February 5, 2018 : Winter Fruit School Lockport
February 6, 2018 : Winter Fruit School Newark
2.75 DEC re-certification credits available the exact number is being determined
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Program (speakers & topics confirmed, order of presentations differs by day see agendas below)
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Program (speakers & topics confirmed, order of presentations differs by day see agendas below)
- Protected Culture: Low Tunnels, High Tunnels, Exclusion Netting and How to Control SWD in These Situations - Laura McDermott, CCE-ENYCHP
- Cherry Fruit Fly - Margaret Kelly, NYS Dept. of Ag & Mkts
- Launch of the New Precision Smart App - Poliana Francescatto & Jaume Lordan, Cornell
- IPM update - Tess Grasswitz, CCE-LOF
- FSMA Update/Requirements - Craig Kahlke, CCE-LOF
- Building a Fruiting Wall for Future Technology - Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE-LOF
- Orchard Soil Health - David Granatstein, WSU
- New York Apple Association—Marketing New York Apples (summary of promotional activities for 2017 crop year and NYAA's strategic work plan) - Cynthia Haskins, NYAA
- Labor Update - Brett Kast (Niagara County) & Liz Madison (Wayne County)
- Using Whole-Farm Revenue Protection with Yield Insurance for Fruit Production - Jenny Ifft, Cornell
- Importance of Bacterial Strains in Cultivar Response to Fire Blight - Awais Khan, Cornell
- Hail Netting: Is it Right for Your Farm? - Liz Higgins, CCE-ENYCHP
- Hispanic Worker Training - Kat McCarthy (Niagara County) & Anu Rangarajan (Wayne County), Cornell
- Orchard Weed Mgmt - Davis Granatstein, WSU
- Round Table Unanswered questions/discussion any of the day's talks
2018 Lake Ontario Winter Fruit School Newark
February 6, 2018
8am - 4:30pm
Newark, NY
Regional winter education meetings for commercial tree fruit & small fruit industries in Western NY.
2.75 DEC credits available.
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Check details for registration.
2.75 DEC credits available.
Bring your DEC Applicator ID. If you need DEC credits, please arrive on time to sign the roster and plan to stay all day. DEC will not allow partial credit.
Check details for registration.
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
February 21 - February 22, 2018
Niagara Falls, ON
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention is an annual gathering of horticultural crop producers involved in the production of fruits and vegetables.
Postponed - Lake Ontario Fruit Team Communications Focus Group
February 27, 2018
AM - details TBA
Hilton, NY
This event has been postponed - registration will reopen when a new date is set.
Please join us and share your thoughts on how the Lake Ontario Fruit Team should best communicate with you, the stakeholders! Technology information overload is upon us - the Lake Ontario Fruit Team wants to use the platforms that best serve you best. We need your feedback and ideas!
Please join us and share your thoughts on how the Lake Ontario Fruit Team should best communicate with you, the stakeholders! Technology information overload is upon us - the Lake Ontario Fruit Team wants to use the platforms that best serve you best. We need your feedback and ideas!
Cider Tasting & Sensory Education for Apple Growers
February 27, 2018
Lunch - 12PM; Meeting - 1:00PM - 2:30PM (Communications Focus Group Meeting -AM)
Hilton, NY
This tasting, led by grower-cider makers from the Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario, will give an overview of the components of orchard-based cider, and illustrate why older varieties and cider apples are prized in fermentation.
Register by February 9, 2018.
Register by February 9, 2018.
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
Upcoming Events
Advisory Committee Meeting - Winter Meeting Planning Session
December 3, 2025
Spencerport, NY
Please join us for our winter advisory meeting, join the team and provide input for the 2026 LOF Winter Meetings. Please pre-register by November 26th.